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Carbide Tips for the Sorby tool

Emiliano Achaval said:
Are there any carbide tips for the Sorby hollowing system, the one with the arm brace? How about for the David Ellsworth hollowing tools? Tired of sharpening after just a few passes...
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I have Trent Bosch Hunter tips that replace the HSS cutters in my tools.
He now has tools made especially to hold the carbide. (#2 Hunter I think). He has the carbide separately.
http://www.trentbosch.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=32&osCsid=1cln0eabbjo70d1g04j8ulav30

I dislike the carbide in general because the cut is limited to about half the diameter of the cutter.
If you do mostly end grain hollowing that won't slow you down too much if at all.

I do mostly face grain hollowing and take 3/8 -1/2" cuts from the right side of the hook tool.
With the small carbides I have I can get an 1/8" cut.
For me carbides take 3 times a long for the rough hollowing.

I don't hollow real hard woods an I can usually hollow a 12" diameter form with 1 sharpening.
The sharpening is really quick, a swing across the nose and a pass down the right side on the left edge of the wheel for the hook tool.
For the straight tool a pass across the nose and both sides.

Al
 
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There are two different insert Hunter makes. There is a square shank for use in the Jamieson type systems, and a round shaft. Both take a #1 cutter.
If you want some measurements, email me and I can get out the calipers, I'm a Hunter dealer
 
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