I was just granted a small budget to add to my tool collection, and was thinking to add more hollow forms to my repertoire with the addition of 2 items - a Jacobs chuck to make bulk removal a lot easier, and some form of hollowing tool to refine the inside.
Now, I may well be going about this from the wrong direction (in which case - please point me in a better direction!), but having watched a number of vidoes on the making of vases and other hollow forms, it seems that going with carbide tools would be the way to go. Since my budget is really not that large, I'm looking to do this as economically as possible.
My question are:
Now, I may well be going about this from the wrong direction (in which case - please point me in a better direction!), but having watched a number of vidoes on the making of vases and other hollow forms, it seems that going with carbide tools would be the way to go. Since my budget is really not that large, I'm looking to do this as economically as possible.
My question are:
- What would be the minimal selection of tools needed - I was thinking a straight and swan necked tool, with square and round cutters (though I understand that this may be 2 tools, with 2 types of interchangeable cutters)?
- What brand is most economical - i.e. not complete junk (as I've discovered the costly way with my gouges before upgrading them), but perfectly sufficient to the job? What brands should I be sure to steer clear from? What features are most important?