Neil
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Your opinion please gentlemen
- Thread starter Neil
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That is not something I would not recommend especially to a newbie this should not be tried not unless you want to end up in hospital bloody stupid I dont see the point in using a roughing gouge let alone publishing it
donwatson
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:nonono: I shudder to think what could have happened. the video should be taken down
Having tried to hollow out a form with a roughing gouge I can testify that it is dangerous ...
Am I the only one who thinks that sort of 'bedless' lathe head is quite unusual? Bit of a space-saver, I reckon!
Am I the only one who thinks that sort of 'bedless' lathe head is quite unusual? Bit of a space-saver, I reckon!
chas_41_uk
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Very nice bowl 
But a roughing gouge :nonono::nonono::nonono:
But a roughing gouge :nonono::nonono::nonono:
Lons
Fellow
Silly person. Should be wearing brown trousers not blue jeans. 
Time will tell. He'll learn... Hopefully.
Neil
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I'm guessing this is a classic case of ignorance. He is possibly self taught and having made a few things has decided to project himself as something a little greater than he actually is. It's possible that no one has ever told him that his arteries are in danger of being severed by using a tool with a flimsy tang to turn a sizeable cross-grain bowl. A beguiling website and a few YouTube uploads is all that are needed to get a sale from those with no technical knowledge - and why should his customers have technical knowledge anyway?
As my one time mother-in-law used to say, "all fur coat and no knickers". Fortunately for me, the NHS is already devolved in Scotland, so I won't be footing the bill when he comes a cropper.
As my one time mother-in-law used to say, "all fur coat and no knickers". Fortunately for me, the NHS is already devolved in Scotland, so I won't be footing the bill when he comes a cropper.
Cheers Neil. Aptly demonstrated.
You gotta admire the man's dedication to making a point.
I've just watched the video, but I have to say, that is only half the reason why not to use a roughing gouge for cross-grain work - the other half is that whereas a bowl gouge is held in its handle by the full diameter of the shaft, a roughing gouge is a forged tool which is held in only by a thin tang. The forces associated with cross-grain turning mean that in the event of a catch, the tang is not substantial enough to prevent the tool from possibly breaking at the point it enters the handle, resulting in, well, an ambulance, and possibly an undertaker. And no, I'm not going to make a video to illustrate my point.