Lathe tools

Ron,

I have used slices of copper pipe joiner fittings, there are some ferrules available at Lee Valley Tools, and I understand that people who work on hydraulic hoses have a whole potload of the things in various sizes. Having a machinist make them might cost more than the lathe.

Walt C

"Walt Cheever" wrote: (clip) Having a machinist make them might cost more than the lathe. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That is certainly true. However, the problem will be finding ferrules that fit tightly on the existing handles.

Ferrules are there to keep the wood from splitting, and to snazz up the appearance. You could possibly wrap the handle with closely spaced wire winding, and then solder or tie the wire--if you don't care about looks. You might be able to shave off a little wood to make the available ferrules fit. Or, since you this newly acquired wood lathe, you could use it to make some wooden sleeves to "fatten" the handles to a size that fits an available ferrule.

Head over to your local hardware or plumbing store and pick up some copper couplings and maybe some reducers. One inch, 3/4" and 1/2" are readily available. If they won't fit your handles - turn some new ones that will.. Good practice and the tools will become more personal

And get them sharp. Lot more fun - and safer - to turn with sharp tools.

charlie b

Thanks for the help everyone. I now have another way to make saw dust.