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Arbortech Ball Gouge | Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
Arbortech Ball Gouge
The Arbortech Ball Gouge is a spherical angle grinder attachment that rapidly hollows small concave surfaces in wood. At approximately 1-3/16'' in diameter, the ball-shaped cutter is ideal for carving wooden spoons, small bowls and small to medium sculpting. It provides exceptional control, balance and performance in freehand wood shaping and carving, thanks in part to Anti-Grab Technology, which helps reduce the chance of dig-ins. When moved across a wooden surface, the Ball Gouge can also be used to create a rustic chisel-like texture. Its revolutionary, ring shaped blade is self-sharpening,
Price $129.00
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ARBORTECH Ball Gouge | Ø 30 mm Spherical Shaped Wood Gouge Power Carving Attachment for Angle Grinder | BAL.FG.2000: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement
Arbortech Precision Carving System - 3 Piece Precision Power Carving Attachment Set for Woodworkers Featuring Mini Ball Gouge - PCS.FG.1000.20
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ARBORTECH Ball Gouge Grinder Attachment | Arbortech Tools AU | Arbortech
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I have bought a fair amount of stuff from Harbor Freight for my woodturning. Some a good value and some not so much. As an Amazon Associate I earn from quali...
Published July 7, 2017 Views 131K
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1/2" roughing gouge?? | The International Association of Penturners
March 7, 2008 - I prefer to use my 1'' spindle gouge instead of my 1/2'' to rough blanks... I bought cheap tools from Harbor Freight and all the gouges seem the same: cut from a round stock (I though all gouges were). Believe it or not, they have been working fine for me (granted they probably suck compared to expensive high quality chisels).
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Power Carving Tips & Techniques - Arbortech Ball Gouge - YouTube
In this video, learn tips and techniques from the CEO and co-founder of Arbortech, Kevin Inkster.The Ball Gouge is a unique grinder attachment that can rapid...
Published November 2, 2022
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High-Performance Lathe Chisel Set, 6-Piece
High-Performance Lathe Chisel Set, 6-Piece
The BAUER™ High-Performance Lathe Chisel Set is made with high-speed steel for maximum edge sharpness. This complete set includes a parting tool, scraper, skew, and gouges, making it ideal for craftspeople working on custom wood-turning projects.
Price $84.99
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Wood Carving Set, 11-Piece
Wood Carving Set, 11-Piece
This 11-piece wood carving set includes straight and bent gouges, straight chisels, V-grooves, and skews. This carving set is constructed with hardwood handles for comfort and hardened points for durability.
Price $14.99
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Wood Lathe Chisel Set, 8-Piece
Wood Lathe Chisel Set, 8-Piece
This wood lathe chisel set is designed to stand up to prolonged use. The smooth hardwood handles are comfortable and provide plenty of leverage.
Price $54.99
Reddit
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r/turning on Reddit: Harbor Freight Chisels
February 2, 2025 -
Wanting to give my first bowl/cup a try. The lathe I got only game with a roughing gouge, skewer chisel, and a scraper. Curious if anyone has gotten this set at HF and if it’s good enough for a beginner like me before invest bigger money.
https://www.harborfreight.com/wood-lathe-chisel-set-8-piece-70461.html
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I have a set of these. I’ve turned a few things with them with no issue…I would say proper sharpening will allow you to get the most out of this tool set.
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$30 more but likely significantly better and more useful than the set you linked. https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/chisels-punches-stamps/chisels/high-performance-lathe-chisel-set-6-piece-59644.html
LumberJocks
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Help choosing 4" angle grinder tool for power carving | LumberJocks Woodworking Forum
I like the chain saw type as I can sharpen the blades and I know it can give be an acceptable finish to sand down further. It appears it would be a touch limited in getting into smaller recesses. And the Harbor Freight one is the same make as Woodcraft but $15 cheaper.
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Harbor Freight HSS chisels | Sawmill Creek Woodworking Community
October 19, 2009 - I would go to Penn State and get this set. http://www.pennstateind.com/store/LXWM1007.html?mybuyscid=6425366343 Every tool is a basic useful tool, including the bowl gouge. Harbor Freight is missing some pretty basic tools, like a bowl gouge, and needlessly repeats others.
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r/Woodcarving on Reddit: Power carvers
January 10, 2025 -
Looking for advice on a quality power carver for my husband for Father's Day. He values high quality tools for his detail and hobby work but he's cheap too so I'm extending my own search. I'm torn between perhaps an Arbortech (no clue which one) and the Proxxon MSG? Has anyone used either of these or do any of you know of any German-made or Japanese-made rotary carving tools I can look for? Any help appreciated! Thanks in advance!!
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Arbortech makes quality tools (and expensive) but they have no monopoly on power carving. Kutzall makes very good accessories also, particularly their shaping discs for angle grinders. Arbortech is Australian and Kutzall is made in USA. Consider dust collection and protection equipment as they are a must with the hobby. A well powered leaf blower is another good tool for outdoor work. Vacs, full face shields, respirators...
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Like others, depends on what size stuff you'll want (him) to make. If it's a 'surprise' you might like this gift and you don't want him to lose a finger... Start small. I have and use all the below. Low tier: Dremel 4000 with a set of kutzall burs and a flexshats. (Plus whatever burs come with the kit) That's 30.000 rpm and 175 watt. Loads of fun. You can step down to 3000 for same rpms and the 100 watt. If you add a die grinder. Proxxom micromot (the msg) range. Less 20.000 rpms. 100 watt. Same same really. Less noise. Less forgiving with abuse. It's German. And that's the only reason I got any of it. Bit more expensive even. So why would you. Foredom (guessing EU, this is overkill and expensive and you should ask your husband). Just get the proxxon foot pedal and pretend. mid tier: Scrollsaws: EU proxxon is ok/price Bandsaw:Proxxon or twice the money for anything bigger if needed. Really just ask him. You'll want both saws in the end. Die/straight grinders: Makita gd0600 (20.000 rpm and 400watt). Really really recommend the deathman switch variant to keep body parts intact. Only use kutzall burs. Ever. Aka: big dremel This variant is just 90 euro ish Makita gd0800.(Forgot the number. The 350 euro one..) 20.000 rpm 800 watt. No Deadman switch. Buy all protection gear. Angle grinders: Makita. Any 125mm (eu) angle grinder. Once again I suggest the Deadman switch. Only ever use kutzall discs. Never ever buy a chainsaw disc. Watch 'Stumbynubs angle grinder' on YT. King Arthur and Proxxon both have a 'mini' angle grinder. They both die if you abuse them. (I only killed a Proxxon). That's 130 euro. Arbotech: Has an angle grinder and carving unit. Never used it. Stuff is really expensive. Reviews are mostly sponsored/fake. Check 'carving fusion' on YT. He likes it he kinda really knows the big boy stuff. Don't forget a big or small disc or belt sander. Powerful carving units. Proxxon disc sanders are nice. And I have a Lidl/Parkside belt sander. Chainsaws. Different world of power carving. I can't help. Not worth risking your husband IMHO. Edit: Saburrtooth seems and sounds equal in quality to Kutzall. Kutzall however is easy to get in EU and well Saburrtooth isn't..
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r/woodworking on Reddit: Harbor Freight got me again
June 22, 2024 -
I've done some turning on a friend's lathe and really enjoyed it. I didn't plan on getting one for myself, but stumbled across this on clearance for $90. Damn you Harbour Freight! Anyway, now it's mine. What upgrades/accessories would you get for this machine? Anyone have experience with this tool?
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I’ll let more experienced people answer, but you’re gonna have a lot of fun with that, I think. I also think that was just the first $90.00 you spent on turning wood, but far from the last.
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There’s a pro woodworker in my area that does a lot of custom cabinets and furniture and frequently teaches a variety of classes in his shop. The dude is legit. He just posted that exact model for sale because it was finally time for him to upgrade to something larger, but he said that was the only one he’s ever owned, and it got him through any turning pieces he needed for work as well as all of his classes on woodturning for like ten years.
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r/turning on Reddit: Buying a Harbor Freight Lathe
February 21, 2023 -
Hello, I’ve been interested in wood turning, but don’t want to spend much money on a lathe. I’ve heard that the Harbor Freight benchtop lathe is good as long as you get one that doesn’t have many defects.
What are some defects that I should immediately return the lathe for?
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It is a generic Chinese export design. You can get basically the exact same lathe from any number of other importers, the main difference being the paint color. If that. Defects may be hiding beneath that paint job because these are fairly cheap castings. They don't want to throw out many castings for quality control reasons, so they will just spackle and fill any holes, as long as they don't interfere with the machined surfaces. You would only discover that after you strip the paint, which most people of course never do. It's mostly just cosmetics anyway. Also the Chinese often times have a real hard time to line up the bearing seats properly, but all that does is give a little more runout , which for beginning woodturning purposes does not have to be the end of the world. But the geometry should not be too wonky. At the very least, if you put centers into head and tailstock, their tips need to line up. And the axes should be parallel to the bed ways. Sadly you can only really determine that with several hundred bucks' worth of measuring equipment. But if you put a large forstner bit into a drill chuck in the tail stock and drill into a piece of wood chucked on the spindle (or screwed to the faceplate if you don't have a chuck yet), and you get really bad chatter, there is probably a misalignment. If the headstock spindle points sideways, it is probably easy to correct but if it points up or down, it will be a bigger challenge. In any event though, I would still not buy the HF lathe because I think they only sell the five-speed version. (They don't let me access the web site currently beause of my adblocker and/or cookie suppressor.) Basically the exact same machine is also available with three-speed pulleys plus variable motor speed, from other vendors, and although the motor speed control is achieved with fairly cheap electronics, I would take that over fixed speeds any day. Especially since the lowest speed of the fixed-speeds version is already 650 rpm, which is uncomfortably fast for trueing up larger unbalanced blanks. However, the five-inch three-speed/variable speed version also starts at about 650 rpm. So what you should do is spend a little more and get at least the Grizzly T25920. Or whatever the vendor of your choice chooses to call his version of that exact same machine. It has six inches of center height, so you can mount blanks up to about twelve inches, and EDIT: in the latest version, speeds start out at only 300 rpm, which may still not be quite ideal for large unbalanced blanks but it is a damn sight better than twice-as-fast. And it's only $125 more, which is a complete no-brainer. (Earlier versions of this machine, and possibly other vendors' versions that remain on sale, start out at 650 rpm.) Also, if you don't want to spend several years learning how to be an Indian woodturning yogi , you need to spend another couple hundred bucks on tools and accessories . For starters. You can make do without a Jacobs chuck, although it is nice to have, and you can make your own basic screw chuck , and every lathe usually comes with a spur drive, faceplate and live center. But beside the basic chisels, scrapers and gouges, you want at least a basic "dead" center and a basic four-jaw chuck with dovetail jaws for the headstock spindle. (If you want to save money in the long run, splurge on a set of "Piranha" or "shark tooth" jaws like in the video.) Some drills. Lots and lots of sand paper. Dust extraction. Some tools to measure wall thickness. Definitely some sort of grinder to sharpen your HSS tools and help cobble together your own tools, jigs and solutions. A router if you haven't got one already, plus an extra long 8mm HSS bit, as the most cost-effective way to make the largest bowl blanks that will fit on your machine. It all adds up.
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I started with that lathe. It was a fine starter benchtop unit, basically identical to all the others in its class. I upgraded to the bigger freestanding Harbor Freight lathe, and I wish I'd started with that one. It's not much more expensive and way more useful, if you have the space. It'll be a bit before I outgrow this one, main knock is the slowest speed is still kinda fast.
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