Brian Crocker on sat 16 jan 99
G'day Clayarters,
Has anyone knowlege of a manufacturer of pottery turning tools made of
Tungsten Carbide or Ferrotic "C"??? My hardened Stainless Steel tools just
dont last on grogged clay or Raku clay.
Both Tungsten Carbide and Ferrotic have been used in Engineering machining
tools since Adam was a teenager so surely it has migrated into the clay
world by now.
Can any one help??? Look forward to hearing from you ,, Kind regards, Brian C.,
Brian Crocker
Tea Tree Gully, South Australia,
{e.mail} crocker@dove.com.au
"Never loose sight of the bigger picture,"
"Never loose sight of what you set out to achieve."
Lynne Anderson on sun 17 jan 99
Hi Brian,
I bought a tungsten carbide trimming tool a couple years ago at NCECA. It was no
inexpensive, but I do love its performance......it is produced by:
Bison Studios
1409 South Commerce St.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Phone: 702-388-2891
Best Wishes!
Lynne in Colorado
Brian Crocker wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> G'day Clayarters,
>
> Has anyone knowlege of a manufacturer of pottery turning tools made of
> Tungsten Carbide or Ferrotic "C"??? My hardened Stainless Steel tools just
> dont last on grogged clay or Raku clay.
>
> Both Tungsten Carbide and Ferrotic have been used in Engineering machining
> tools since Adam was a teenager so surely it has migrated into the clay
> world by now.
>
> Can any one help??? Look forward to hearing from you ,, Kind regards, Brian C.
> Brian Crocker
> Tea Tree Gully, South Australia,
>
> {e.mail} crocker@dove.com.au
>
> "Never loose sight of the bigger picture,"
>
> "Never loose sight of what you set out to achieve."
Pierre brayford on sat 21 apr 01
I have still to find turning tools that work better for me than those =
made from the steel strapping that is used to secure packs of building =
materials.
It was the thread on sharpening turning tools that led me to post, as my =
tools are self sharpening and cost nothing. (And as I said above I =
prefer them to any I have purchased - in the UK).
I have even gone so far as to put up a couple of pictures.
http://www.ukpotters.co.uk/MyPage.htm and follow the link to turning =
tools.
Pierre in Shropshire UK
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