Nick Allen Report post Posted July 14, 2017 Look at dis: https://youtu.be/_Wys07vfvDk Useful for roughing plates perhaps? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WorksAsIntended Report post Posted July 14, 2017 Hm, actually might be worth for some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Julian Cossmann Cooke Report post Posted July 14, 2017 Sure would bolster the argument for drilling depth gauge holes in a plate before taking this power scorp thing to it. Especially the spruce...Maybe they'll make a whole range of sizes and we can use it for scroll carving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Allen Report post Posted July 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Julian Cossmann Cooke said: Maybe they'll make a whole range of sizes and we can use it for scroll carving! Maybe a spindle router would be better for scrolls? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arglebargle Report post Posted July 15, 2017 It would certainly work. Doesn't seem to be aggressive at all. Almost to the point of being ineffective. Not sure a large, well sharpened gouge wouldn't be better. THIS is what I use to graduate cello backs. A hoof trimmer! Who'd of thought? Not aggressive and makes very nice, smooth cuts. I don't find tools of this sort necessary for tops, (or for violins and violas), but there is a lot of hard-ass wood to throw away in a cello back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JacksonMaberry Report post Posted July 16, 2017 I agree with argle. Seems like a big enough and sharp enough gouge could hog a plate just as quick if not quicker. I admit to an irrational fear of angle grinders, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Burgess Report post Posted July 17, 2017 4 hours ago, JacksonMaberry said: I agree with argle. Seems like a big enough and sharp enough gouge could hog a plate just as quick if not quicker. I agree too. This seems to be a tool more for mincing about, than aggressive material removal. The "chainsaw" wheels in an angle grinder can do much better, and so can a sharp gouge, at least on spruce. I probably can't rough out a cello back as quickly as someone with one of the chainsaw wheels, but I'd be willing to give it a try, as long as emergency medical intervention is standing by. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arglebargle Report post Posted July 17, 2017 I recently had one of those work changing experiences. You know, the kind where you step back and say what the f**k have I been doing all this time?! I had a nice buck bros. gouge for some time, and finally got around to making a handle for it. A long handle. Burgess style. Wow. It totally changed the speed which I could arch and graduate a cello. To the point of just stepping back and shaking my head at all those wasted hours. The handle was just a couple of components from Lowes. Cheap. So go make yourself one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Allen Report post Posted July 17, 2017 Did you make a string ferrule for that? I just turned a nice long handle for my arching gouge, and am having trouble finding a ferrule that's the right size. Is the string and CA glue good for that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arglebargle Report post Posted July 17, 2017 It's a socket gouge, so I fit the handle to the socket, glued them together with epoxy, then wrapped with the cord and epoxy the cord. It feels very secure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edi malinaric Report post Posted July 17, 2017 Hi All - if you open that Hus violin maker clip and freeze it at 3m23 you can see a high speed stock removal weapon in action. I especially like those long slicing cuts. cheers edi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorMouse Report post Posted October 10 There was a recent price drop so I decided to try one of these out. This is after just a few minutes with it.. With more practice I’d feel comfortable taking off more but as-is I feel like I’ve saved my hands from some amount of fatigue. I imagine these would be great for hogging out larger instruments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Allen Report post Posted October 10 1 hour ago, DoorMouse said: There was a recent price drop so I decided to try one of these out. This is after just a few minutes with it.. With more practice I’d feel comfortable taking off more but as-is I feel like I’ve saved my hands from some amount of fatigue. I imagine these would be great for hogging out larger instruments. Huh. Would ya look at that. I know that Arbortech wasn't a super hot seller for a while, and prices seemed to drop with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites