Tool Gloat

[Bernie Weishapl]

Well it is finally all here. I bought a couple of gouges from Doug Thompson. 1/2" bowl gouge and 3/8" spindle gouge with handles from Dave Peebles. Hope I got the name right. I also had my Holdfast vacuum chuck come in last Friday. Finally got around to unpacking it tonight. Dave Hout gave me a demo using a pancake compressor and told me my Sears unit would work just fine. I got the tube that goes thru the headstock cut and now can't wait to give it a go. Now I just need some down time.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congrats Bernie! Nice looking tools....all of them!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Congrats on all your new tools Bernie! Really like the gouges! Looking forward to seeing how you like the Holdfast system!

[Bill Bolen]

Nice gloat Bernie! Unless you really like to sharpen you are gonna love those Thompson's!...Bill...

[Bruce Pennell]

Nice Bernie, you will love Doug's gouges. Can't wait to here your review on the holdfast system. I picked up a vacuum pump w/ vacuum bag on one of my buys off CL. Was looking for some feedback on the system you bought. Hope things calm down, so you can get back to turning soon....Enjoy your new toys..Bruce

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks for the comments. Yep I am hoping maybe this weekend to get some time. I can't wait to use the gouges. I am in the process as time permits getting the vacuum setup. I can't wait to try it and not have to use a donut chuck.

[Matt Hutchinson]

Sweet! I hope that vacuum chuck really sucks! :eek: Can't wait to see what you produce with it!

Hutch

[Burt Alcantara]

Bernie,
One possible gotcha is the pressure adjustment. It's one of those "in-the-middle" things, not a all-the-way-up or all-the-way-down things. When I got mine it hit 23hg out of the box. Trying to get more I ending up with 14hg so I called HoldFast. They put me straight on the adjustment and now I'm at 20-21hg.

If you have problems with porous wood try swirly some poly or reasonable-fact-similie for a good air tight seal.

Great tool. I'm very happy with mine.

Burt

[Brodie Brickey]

Bernie,

Congratulations. I guess you made a couple purchases at the Symposium huh?

[Ken Glass]

Bernie,
Congrats on the tool gloat. Please let us know how the Hold fast Vacuum Chuck System works. I know a lot of us have been wanting to know if it will do the job.

[robert hainstock]

Those are great tools, and yes we all wnt the report on the vac system.:):):)
Bob

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks again. Yes I will give a full report. Hopefully this weekend.