OK, here's a duck

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OK, here's a duck

11/27/00, 10:31 PM #1

Ellis Walentine
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OK, here's a duck

I would like to hear from folks who have used the Exocet tool. My pal Harry, from New Zealand, is the one who demonstrates them all over this country. To watch him, you'd think that any turning operation is as easy as falling off a log.

I've seriously considered buying one of Harry's tools, but on the couple occasions that I've tried them, I've been freaked out by how aggressively they seem to cut. If this aggressiveness is controllable, I might "give it a go" as they say down under.

Any feedback one way or the other?

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Re: OK, here's a duck

11/28/00, 1:51 AM #2

Bill Grumbine
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Re: OK, here's a duck

Hi Ellis

The only time I got a close up look at the Exocet tools, I was doing production pen work, I had a Jet lathe, and I couldn't afford them. I seem to remember though, that there was an adjustable top cover that allowed the user to determine how much of the tip was exposed, thus controlling the cut. I'd love to give them a try sometime, now that I have the power to do some seriously big turnings, but money is still tight for "optional" stuff.

As far as making this stuff easy, that's what demonstrators are supposed to do, right? I remember working for Sears years ago, and having Shopsmith show up for the holidays. They almost always had a very shapely woman in spike heels and a very short skirt strutting around, cutting wood like she was born with a saw in her hand. There was always a crowd of men, and they stood in line to spend their money so they could go home and do it too. However, judging by the number of "used but like new" Shopsmiths I've seen for sale, I'd say that quite a few of them never made it to the actual wood cutting part. ;-)

Bill