Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Vacuum Gouge
Stan Campbell
>I recently Purchased the Vacuum Gouge from CleanTurn Tools and I must say I like it alot. I don't have hardly any chips or dust on the floor or on me, it all goes into the Shop Vac. It is a round gouge about 27 inches long with the first 2.5 inches being M2 Steel. Another feature I like is if it gets dull, just rotate it a bit and use another part of the gouge. Being round that gives 2 to 3 inches that is sharpened.
http://www.cleanturn.net/
Stan Campbell
Columbus,OH
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Don Orr
>I've had one for a while also and I like it a lot. I use it mostly for roughing and reducing larger pieces to size. They really work great, are easy to sharpen, and cut down on the mess. One of our club members ground his to an Ellsworth style bowl gouge. You should see that thing hog wood! And no mess! I'm kind of surprised everybody doesn't have one of these since they work so well.
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John Trant (Baltimore/WashDC)
>I heard that they constantly clog especially if you are taking big bites. I have never used one ... this is just what I heard. I am glad to heard differently!
John
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Steve Roxberg
>I don't own one, but I have seen that they clog with green wood that gives you the long wet shavings.
With dry wood that chips in to smaller pieces, I have not heard anyone complain.
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Andy in Raleigh
>What kind of vacuum do you use? One of my concerns is the noise. I have a dirt cheap lathe, but I have tweaked it so that it is quiet enough for me to hear kids on my intercom. If I turned on my shop vac, I would need to waer ear protection.
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Jack Stevenson
>Hi,
I've got three of 'em. They work great. They don't clog. Sharpening is a breeze. Check their site for solutions for those who do not understand how to connect a vacuum to this puppy.
I even use one for rough cutting my pens. Clean and about 20+ cutting edges. I use a marking pen from where I start. Then a tad clockwise whenever the edge feels kinky.
I've used it on little vacuums, big vacuums, and in between. No clogs wet or dry. On some real wet stuff I've had some serious long strips come off. No clogs.
Now if this guy could just invent a vacuum skew and scraper...
Oh, you ask why I have 3? I grind each one to a different attack angle and use the one that works the best on that particular piece. One of my better investments in my lifetime.
Jack
Vacuum skew and scraper?
Fred in NC
>I have done the opposite with these. A small diameter transparent vinyl plastic hose taped to the tool with low pressure air coming out of it blows the chips right into the dust collector. Not for hollow forms, for sure, but works well otherwise.
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bill Crommett in seneca
>Don:Could you get a picture of that Ellsworth ground pipe and post it. It would be an interesting experiment
Good point
John Trant (Baltimore/DC area)
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