TROUBLESHOOTING
W O O D C U T - T O O L S . C O M | # W O O D C U T T O O L S
MAINTENANCE
Not cutting
- Check sharpness of the cutter
- Increase cutter exposure
- Check for clogging between gauge
and cutter
- Check tool angle.
Woodcut Tools recommends
keeping a firm cut at all times
to smooth out the bumps.
a ) U s i n g t h e s p a n n e r p r o v i d e d , l o o s e n t h e s e t s c r e w h o l d i n g t h e
d e p t h g a u g e s o t h a t i t w i l l s l i d e o n t h e c u t t e r m o u n t i n g . T i g h t e n
t h e s c r e w s w h e n t h e g a u g e i s b e t w e e n 0 . 5 m i n - 1 . 0 m m b e h i n d t h e
c u t t e r e d g e .
b ) T h e d e p t h g a u g e c a n b e p o s i t i o n e d c e n t r a l l y o r o n e i t h e r t h e
l e f t o r r i g h t s i d e o f t h e c u t t e r . T o e n a b l e c u t t i n g o n t h e e n t i r e
b l a d e , p o s i t i o n t h e d e p t h g a u g e c e n t r a l l y , t h e e d g e s h o u l d b e
v i s i b l e a l o n g t h e e n t i r e g a u g e e d g e .
Hollowing is made
up of two basic
cuts: the plunge
cut as seen in
Fig.1. and the
arcing cut as
illustrated in Fig. 2.
Fig 2.
Fig 1.
Clogging of cutter and gauge
- Check cutter for sharpness
- Slow the lathe
- Dry the wood
- Clear shavings with compressed air,
a reversed vacuum cleaner or a
stick.
Cutting at tip only
- Check gauge position
- Remove a small amount of material
from the left & right sides of the
gauge
Cuts on side of cutter only
- Check sharpness of the cutter
- Twist tool anti clockwise onto gauge
and back again, until desired cut is
obtained.
- Check gauge shape. If the tip of the
cutter is not being exposed while its
sides are, remove a little gauge
material at tip, using the diamond
hone with the cutter withdrawn.
Cuts too heavily or digs in
- Close or reduce cutter exposure.
