Craftsman carbide tipped turning tools

[Bob Weisner]

Hi:

How is Craftsman's Carbide-tipped turning tools? When were they last made?

Thanks

Bob

[Jim Becker]

I can't say I've ever seen or heard of "carbide tipped" tuning tools...perhaps you can give more information.

[Bob Weisner]

Jim:

They are listed on EBAY. The item number is 6166088496

[Wes Bischel]

Bob,
I haven't seen any with the exception of old sets. From what I gather from my old Deltagrams, they were mainly made for aluminum and brass turning.

Wes

[Bob Weisner]

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[Jeff Sudmeier]

Interesting, I have never heard of carbide tipped turning tools. I wonder if they would be worth having to send out to sharpen...?

[John Shuk]

Very strange. It isn't high speed steel because they tell you not to overheat when sharpening. It also says to sharpen on an ordinary grinder. Craftsman has not always been well aquainted with the truth. Maybe this is like the 5hp contractor tablesaw. Buy them and break them and bring them to Sears and ask for a replacement. You might get a HSS tool.

[Randy Meijer]

I have seen several offers on eBay for custom crafted carbide-tipped wood-turning tools. They run about $75 and have replaceable carbide inserts that can be resharpened or replaced. The "inserts" are held on a tool by a machine screw and can be rotated to several new positions when one edge gets dull!!!


In the same vein, I recently saw a suggestion that an inexpensive carbide-tipped "chisel" could be made by using a carbide router bit with an appropriate profile. The tool holder would be a drill "extender" with a turned wooden handle.

[Keith Outten]

I own a Craftsman carbide gouge and a skew, my father purchased them almost 50 years ago. The gouge has a 3/8" long carbide tip but I don't know how long it might have been originally. I expect that they have seen very little use, my Dad had one of the original ShopSmith's in the mid 50's and I know he only turned a few bowls.