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Rolly Munro Hollower Instructions

Patrick Miller

Patrick Miller

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I recently purchased a used Munro hollowing tool. No instructions were available. The catalog sites often have a pdf of the manuals available for download but I haven't been able to find these even on Rolly's site. Would anyone have a copy of this they might be willing to scan and send to me in a PM?
thanks
 
Patrick Miller said:
Thanks
It looks like the video has been removed however a forum member was kind enough to scan and send a copy of his manual for which I am most grateful.
--pat
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How many pages are included in the manual? I bought a used one without a manual and have been using the information similar to the links posted here.
 
George Van Beynen said:
How many pages are included in the manual? I bought a used one without a manual and have been using the information similar to the links posted here.
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George-
I still have the email and the attached pdf files for the manual which I could forward to you. Send me a PM with an email address. It's about a 5meg file.
thanks
 
I bought a Rolly Munro hollowing cutter for my deep hollowing rig from Steve Sinner at SWAT a couple weeks ago. It also did not have any instructions, but I watched a demo in which Steve used it to hollow a piece of green wood. With the hollowing rig, the cutter is level and on the centerline. For green wood, the carbide cutter is exposed slightly more than 1/16". for finish turning dry wood, the cutting tip is barely exposed. I haven't used it yet so I guess that I will be flying by the seat of my pants until I find the best settings.
 
Using a Rolly Munro

Bill Boehme said:
I bought a Rolly Munro hollowing cutter for my deep hollowing rig from Steve Sinner at SWAT a couple weeks ago. It also did not have any instructions, but I watched a demo in which Steve used it to hollow a piece of green wood. With the hollowing rig, the cutter is level and on the centerline. For green wood, the carbide cutter is exposed slightly more than 1/16". for finish turning dry wood, the cutting tip is barely exposed. I haven't used it yet so I guess that I will be flying by the seat of my pants until I find the best settings.
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Bill, I've been using the Rolly in one of Steve's boring bars,for a number of yrs now & I will be assisting him with his class at Marc Adams this fall.
Your correct in that when doing roughing cuts you can open up the cutter a little for a more aggressive cut. Your also right in that you'll have to fly by the seat of your pants for awhile, until you get to know just how much you can open the cutter. A 1/16" doesn't sound like much but it is very aggressive when using the Rolly. I think its best to start out with a very slight opening to get a feel for it then open it up a little as you get more comfortable using it. You are also correct that the cutting edge should be right at the center line for best performance when used in a boring bar.
 
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