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Post by peterdurand on May 29, 2014 17:29:43 GMT
Hello,
I recently bought a 16 inch sovereign handle along with a few inserts. Love that handle. Earlier I bought the handled turnmaster with extra cutters. Would that shank fit into the sovereign handle? If so any ideas on how to remove it from the wooden handle?
Cheers,
Peter
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Post by Jeff Farris on May 29, 2014 19:30:15 GMT
It certainly will, Peter.
Knocking the handle off the tool is really not much of a trick. It helps to have a bit of equipment about, though you can accomplish the task with nothing more than a hammer (no guarantees of what the handle will look like in this case, though).
"Best Practices" method would be to secure the tool in a vise, place a scrap of steel on the end of the ferrule and whack the scrap sharply with a hammer a few times. The scrap should take most of the abuse and minimize the damage done to the brass ferrule. If you have no intentions of ever using the handle again, just whack directly on the ferrule.
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Post by Ausjohn on Mar 12, 2016 8:44:02 GMT
Just bought the Sovereign Turnmaster Kit. As a novice I have to ask how much initial pressure I should use to get cutting started? Tried to turn square to round, using the square cutter but kept getting torn wood. From the video it looks as if the tip just touches the surface of the wood initially, and then as it removes the surface more pressure is applied. Or do you recommend a roughing gouge to do the initial work in this circumstance and then use the Sorby?
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Post by Pete on Mar 12, 2016 11:43:32 GMT
It's not about pressure, much more to do with angle. Same rules apply as for any other tool really rest the bevel on the wood, then lift the handle until the cutting edge starts work. Key difference between the TurnMaster and any gouge is the tool-rest height needs to be slightly above center not on it.
Problem is the bevel is not big on the TurnMaster, especially when rounding off as you only have the corners to rest on. There are many who say the right tool is the one that is in your hand, I don't hold with this, that would make my gouge, skew, scraper, and some specialised versions of them in a variety of sizes look as if I had been wasting money in tool shops ;-) So yes I would recommend the fastest, safest and best way to turn square stock round is with the Sorby 843 spindle roughing gouge. (or obviously a suitable size bowl gouge, if cutting across the grain)
Pete
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Post by S. Wellington on Mar 22, 2016 6:17:14 GMT
I recently purchased the Sovereign Turnmaster box set and noticed that when the cutter holder is in the middle indexing slot, the cutter is not perfectly horizontal. No matter what cutter I use the left side is lower than the right. Therefore, when I move the cutter to the left sheer scraping notch, the cutter is more than 45 degrees and when moving to the right notch the cutter is not quite 45 degrees. Hard to explain, but I wanted to know if this is normal for the tool. I was under the impression from watching the videos, that the center notch would make the cutter horizontal when putting the flat side down on the tool rest. I have had a difficult time finding an answer to my question. Can you please clarify? Not sure if I should send it back for exchange! Thank you!
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Post by Jeff Farris on Apr 15, 2016 12:36:03 GMT
S. Wellington,
What country are you in and where did you purchase your TurnMaster? If I understand you, you're saying the flat on the back of the tool is not properly aligned to the notches in the end of the shaft.
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Post by Tony Melichar on Jun 20, 2016 17:51:42 GMT
I also just purchased a Sovereign Turnmaster box set and I have noticed that the square cutter does not touch the "V" notch on the holder. This allow the square cutter to move slightly to the right or left and not be parallel to the workpiece. Is this the way it is suppose to be and why? It almost seems like the high speed steel cutter that came with my set is too small for the holder. Any help would be appreciated
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Post by sirbernard on Oct 28, 2017 22:44:17 GMT
My 12 inch sovereign's collet is too small for the Turnmaster. The tang one does. I cannot use the combination, I cannot purchase a half inch collet, which is all I need, here in Canada.
Any suggestions?
Does anybody else have this problem?
Thanks!
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Post by Robert on Oct 30, 2017 13:58:49 GMT
Hello sirbernard. I am sure we can fix you up. Please email us on sales@robert-sorby.co.uk
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Post by sirbernard on Oct 30, 2017 19:49:40 GMT
Thank you Robert. Your quick reply is much appreciated. I sent you an email a few minutes ago.
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Post by timogin on Jul 23, 2019 7:08:40 GMT
Can I purchase a Turnmaster shank and a Sovereign handle or does the Turnmaster shank only come with the wooden handle?
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Post by Pete on Jul 23, 2019 9:56:29 GMT
Hi Timogin Yes you can get it without the wooden handle for use with the Sovereign system or to make your own handle. Click Here
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Post by phoneman on Jul 26, 2019 15:31:07 GMT
Well answered, Pete. Good job!
phoneman
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Post by david1949 on Sept 2, 2022 17:14:29 GMT
It certainly will, Peter. Knocking the handle off the tool is really not much of a trick. It helps to have a bit of equipment about, though you can accomplish the task with nothing more than a hammer (no guarantees of what the handle will look like in this case, though). "Best Practices" method would be to secure the tool in a vise, place a scrap of steel on the end of the ferrule and whack the scrap sharply with a hammer a few times. The scrap should take most of the abuse and minimize the damage done to the brass ferrule. If you have no intentions of ever using the handle again, just whack directly on the ferrule.
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