Robust 1 1/4″ Spindle Roughing Gouge – UNHANDLED

Steve Worcester — Thu, 02 May 2024 21:05:25 +0000

Woodturning tools manufactured by Robust using Nitrided M2 High Speed Steel.
Polished flute for great chip ejection, nitrided for edge holding. This is a brute. 1 1/4″ stock, comes unhandled but fits a 5/8″ holed handle. 7 1/2″ over all length

What’s special about Nitriding? Nitriding is frequently used on carbide and high speed steel cutting tools to improve their performance when machining metals. Not a coating or plating, Nitriding describes a treatment wherein carbon and nitrogen are added to the base metal and form a diffused zone within the surface of the tool. This zone is up to .002″ deep. Nitriding reduces surface friction, improves wear resistance and significantly enhances edge holding.

During product development, Robust Tools tested a number of different Nitriding treatments and selected a superior form that works especially well with woodturning tools.

To make Turner’s Edge gouges, we start with premium high-speed steel (M2). After machining, the tools are heat treated to 64 Rockwell C. The hardened tools then go through the Nitriding process, increasing cutting edge hardness to 1880 Vickers (75+ Rockwell C). Because the treatment is diffused into the metal itself, it will not ﬂake, peel or chip.

The results: Longer edge holding and smoother chip ejection from the polished ﬂute.

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Cup Center w/Bowl Drive Set

Christy Christoffersen — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:26:16 +0000

The Robust cup style drive center is perfect for safely driving spindles and small bowls. If you get a catch, the wood just spins on the center. Like our Live Center, the tip is adjustable and it is threaded ¾-10 for any accessories you may want to add.

The Bowl Drive threads onto the cup center and provides more surface area for driving larger work. When properly seated in the wood, the ring center allows the wood to spin if you get a catch. If you think you need a little more bite, you can file a few small notches in the ring.

Jointly developed with noted turner Alan Lacer, the Robust ring style drives are based on German and Japanese style drives that have been used for centuries. If you never tried a ring style drive before, you will be pleasantly surprised by how well they work.

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Robust 1 1/4″ Spindle Roughing Gouge – UNHANDLED

Cup Center w/Bowl Drive Set