Kelton Center Saver System

Re: Kelton Center Saver System

Craig Daymon

>There is an article I saw somewhere on building a laser pointer device. It is intended for measuring wall thickness while creating hollow forms, but the article also demonstrated it being used with the Kelton saver. As far as the rig goes, you can easily search and find several such articles, even, I think, in the Wood Central Articles section.

Simply, there is a rig that extends up from the handle, over the turning project and has a laser pointer pen attached to the end. Before going into your cut, align the laser beam spot with the tip of the tool. This way you will always know where the tip is located. There are commercial rigs for this, but most are priced similar to buying a second Kelton set-up. If built from wood, shouldn't cost more than $50, including pointer.

-Craig

Re: Kelton Center Saver System

Darryl Hansen

>just remember that the cutting edge is an extension of the handle. The center of the cutting edge is on a line from the centerline of the handle. I took some flat aluminum bent it at 90 degrees. Ond leg is the height of my swing to allow for the possibility of a big bowl. The other leg is the length of the longest cutter. I put marks along that leg to correspond with the length of each cutter.

In use when I wnat to see where my cutter is I put the flat of the "swing" leg against the flat on the handle where the cutter goes in and look for the mark corresponding to the cutter I am using. It will be over the cutting edge. Cheeeepand works until you get used to the tool which takes practice. You'll probably like I did end up with some hand turned funnels at first.