Jamieson Style bit holder?

[Gary Conklin]

I am looking for instructions on how to make the bit holder portion of this piece(want to make my own tips), I just want the thicker piece with the "routed" part to hold a bit. What it's called and where to get it or info? Anyone?

http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/105804-img.jpg

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Gary,

If you took a photo to a good machine shop and showed them, I'll bet they could make one cheaply.

All it really is.....is a thick machined washer with a 3/16" groove cut into it to hold the 3/16" cutter. IIRC it is a 3/16" cutter. The hole in the middle is just big enough for the screw.

If I or someone else can find one, I'll take some measurements of mine and send them on to you with some crude drawings.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Gary,

It's called a swivel tip.

You can buy it at Packards

http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=packard&Product_Code=105809&Category_Code=tools-jamsn-hs-cuthold

Look around there Gary. You can get the 3/16" bits... etc. I believe I've seen Woodcraft advertising the bits for sale too.

[Alan Tolchinsky]

$30 seems like a lot of money for that! Why not just bore a hole in the end of a metal rod and glue in a HSS bit. I'm doing this and got the info. here. Check my previous posts and the specifics should be there. I think I just asked about making your own hollowing tool.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Uh....Alan...he asked where he could buy it.....

[Richard Madison]

Should be fairly obvious by inspection. All you need is a grinder, drill with bit, and a tap.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

I made one with the tooltip opening just drilled through, I used a slice cut off a round steel bar, here are a couple of pictures, and a rough sketch, you could also add a set screw to keep the bit locked in place. HTH
Ground the flat face on the side to start drilling easier.

[Gary Conklin]

http://www.lathedweller.com/catalog/product_reviews.php?cPath=21&products_id=33

Least expensive I have found thus far.

Leo thanks for the info too.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

That looks good Gary, and at that price hardly worth it to try doing it yourself, unless you have all the stuff and like doing these things ;-))