Er32 collet

[Tom Gibbons]

Is the robust and the Thompson tools only usable with there handle or could I buy a collet from Amazon make my own handle
And use either Thompson or robust in the same collet handle

And what is your choice of collet and where did you get it. Thanks

 

[hockenbery]

unhandled tools can be put in any handle that has a matching recepticle.
i make dedicated wooden handles for most of my tools.
collets of appropriate size would work. I don’t use them.
these are my tow Jamison gouges made by thompson

I have a robust gouge in a similar handle.

I drill a hole about 3” deep. The ferrels are various brass or copper pipe fittings
i don’t glue my tools in at the start - a bang of handle end on a bench usually seats the tools for life.
if the tool ever gets loose I add a few drops of thick CA and reseat the tool banging the Handel on a bench.

i don’t know if the thompson and robust are the exact same diameter.
they each seat well in 5/8” drilled hole but wood is not metal.

 

[William Rogers]

Never tried the E32 collets. Jimmy Clewes makes nice collets of various sizes for tools. I make my own tool insert from aluminum. I prefer to remove the tool from the handle when sharpening. I buy aluminum 1 1/4” round bar stock and turn it down where I have 2 1/2 - 3” inside the wood with about 1 + inches exposed and use set screws to hold the tool. Some hassle for sure, but I end up with an insert that is inexpensive.

Edit: I should also add that fill my wood handles with used lead shot for added weight.

 

[Tom Gibbons]

Never tried the E32 collets. Jimmy Clewes makes nice collets of various sizes for tools. I make my own tool insert from aluminum. I prefer to remove the tool from the handle when sharpening. I buy aluminum 1 1/4” round bar stock and turn it down where I have 2 1/2 - 3” inside the wood with about 1 + inches exposed and use set screws to hold the tool. Some hassle for sure, but I end up with an insert that is inexpensive.

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Someone else told me the same thing but with black gas pipe

 

[Tom Albrecht]

I turn most of my tool handles. I use copper pipe for ferrules. I do like to use removable collets for my gouges because it makes them much easier to sharpen at the grinder and I can also swap out tools that have the same shank diameter. Some of my collet tools have Robust collets and my other favorite is the setscrew type --one source is: Cindy Drozda.

 

[William Rogers]

Someone else told me the same thing but with black gas pipe

I did make one with black pipe and won’t make another one. I put tubing over it, but that one was more trouble.

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

Is the robust and the Thompson tools only usable with there handle or could I buy a collet from Amazon make my own handle
And use either Thompson or robust in the same collet handle

And what is your choice of collet and where did you get it. Thanks

Yes you can buy the tool without a handle from Thompson and D-Way. I buy the inserts from Cindy Drozda. They are Thompson inserts.

 

[Doug Freeman]

Another “turn my own handles”. For bowl gouges, I want removable handles for sharpening. I use the set screw tool holders from Cindy Drozda, I guess Thompson makes them. A lot cheaper vs the collet type.

Copper pipe for ferrules. A few tools, such as the tool holders, are too large for the pipe I have. I use heavy thread coated with CA as a ferrule.

 

[Steve Worcester]

Is the robust and the Thompson tools only usable with there handle or could I buy a collet from Amazon make my own handle
And use either Thompson or robust in the same collet handle

And what is your choice of collet and where did you get it. Thanks

The Robust uses standard collets and they do sell just the collet holder without a handle or collets

Tool Handles – Robust Collet Handle System – Robust Tools