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carbide: turn baby turn!
« on: October 29, 2009, 11:57:44 AM »
 :up1:  I'm liking these new carbide cutters!  Still getting used to them, but I'm having fun.

You've seen the center call before.

I'm just a barrel turner when it comes to duck calls.  I can't get past the sound of an ECHO double timber.

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2009, 12:50:06 PM »
Looking good Parker. Yep, I like the Echo inserts myself. My hearing is so bad I can't tune a call. I can't tell the difference between a single reed and a double reed. They both sound exactly the same to me. Hell getting old.
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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2009, 03:38:36 PM »
Those things sparkle like a new bass boat!  Nice work Parker.
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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 05:36:18 PM »
Im a believer in the carbide tips!! :bigup:  I will not turn acrylic with out my carbide chisels.
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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 06:49:47 PM »
Pretty work Parker!

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009, 09:51:56 PM »
 :up1:  Thanks Mutt.  My #1 waterfowl guy that helps me out with tone and materials and such has picked the green call.

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2009, 11:00:13 PM »
Those look great!!! :bigup:  Nice finish

I use my carbides 90%+ of the time now - I hate to sharpen :down1:

The Echo's look and sound good - it took me forever it seemed before I could get a decent toneboard to sound as good.

You probubly know this - but I found that if you get alittle dull with the carbide tips - no need to turn'em every time - just hit it with a cheap diamond rasp lightly just a couple times.  I think I got mine at Woodcraft for under $10.  They last forever!  More turn less hassle - did I say I hated sharpening!

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 11:17:39 PM »
Great tip Pat. I have not had to turn my tips yet. I got one of those stones you are talking about, maybe I will hit the tip to it in the morning.
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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2009, 11:28:43 PM »
 :rockon:  Thank you for the tip!  I've been looking for a reason to get one of those anyways!

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2009, 01:57:23 AM »
Awsome work Parker!!! Really love that barrel shape. :bigup:
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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2009, 02:25:24 AM »
Thank you Brandon.  Its a shape that's easy on cutting and sanding.  Its not mine though.  A friend helped me with it.  It fits your mouth well too.

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2009, 08:43:14 AM »
Maybe its just me, but when I try the carbides they dont seem to cut as easy as my regular tools. My go to tool for acrylic is a home made scraper made from a walmart wood chisel. lol


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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2009, 10:00:12 PM »
Great looking calls Parker! I use homemade tools with carbide inserts, they work great on acrylic.

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2009, 10:22:43 AM »
Question from a "carbide challenged" turner.  Which is the best carbide tip for standard turning, i.e. duck and goose calls?  I looked at the carbide tools at Things Western and there were a few different tips to choose from. Just looking for what you carbide users prefer.

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Re: carbide: turn baby turn!
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2009, 10:41:12 AM »
Mutt the round tip will be great for you to start out with. I have the round and triangle tips all I need now is the square. It will help you more than you can imagine. They cut so smooth it helps with the sanding. You can start out with a higher grit and less tearout in the wood means less sanding time!!!!   I dont know about you guys but I hate sanding.
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