{"id":1291,"date":"2009-04-16T20:46:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T00:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkersguide.com\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2016-09-26T19:58:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T19:58:48","slug":"the-rolly-munro-articulated-hollower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravenview.com\/the-rolly-munro-articulated-hollower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thanks to my good friend, David Wilkins, I had a chance to try out the Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower recently and let me say from the outset that I was very impressed with it! It cut quickly, left a clean finish and it was comfortable to hold. I was able to turn a hollowed vase in record time and, well, in short, having one of my own has now moved to the top my wish list! <\/p>\n

Here you can see the handle, the shaft, the heads, sharpening jig and wrenches that comes with the set:<\/p>\n

The Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower<\/div>\n

Rolly Munro<\/a> spent over ten years experimenting with designs for hollowing tools that has culminated in this fine tool.<\/p>\n

It has been designed around the Technatool hollower cutting tip, which is coupled with a stainless steel depth gauge. The cutter head has an adjustable hood to control the depth of cut. When dull, the round cutter is simply rotated to reveal a fresh edge. The cutter can also be easily resharpened by rotating it on a grinder using the supplied jig. There are 3 cutters supplied.<\/p>\n

The articulated head allows for a multitude of configurations to get into even the toughest of areas. You can use it alone or you can combine it with the short 1-1\/4″ straight linkage and the longer 2-3\/4″ curved linkage for a variety of angles.<\/p>\n

The 5\/8″ diameter steel tool shaft is just over 16-1\/2″ long and the hollow aluminum handle is about 19-1\/2″ long by 1-1\/2″ in diameter. There is a knobbed screw on the handle that allows easy control of the back and forward motion as well as provide a visual reference of the cutter position within the hollow form.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video showing it in use (The quality of the video isn’t that great but it does get better as it goes along):<\/p>\n

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Impressive, huh? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Because of the shaft and head size this tool is best suited for medium to large vessels. (There is a similar mini-hollower available.) <\/p>\n

Here is a photo of the small head:<\/p>\n

The Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower small head<\/div>\n

Here’s a photo of the large head:<\/p>\n

The Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower large head<\/div>\n

Here’s a photo of the sharpening jig:<\/p>\n

The Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower sharpening jig<\/div>\n

This is a ‘cutter’ as opposed to a ‘scraper’, therefore I found it to be a lot more aggressive at ‘hogging’ while at the same time the adjustable hood allowed for fine work. It was easy to control in both instances.<\/p>\n

The one thing that I did find a bit frustrating was the need for several different wrenches to change the various parts of the articulated head. It would be a lot more convenient just to have one size. I found that for some reason I always had the wrong size in my hand. However, this was just a small annoyance in scope of my overall pleasure in using it. As I said, it’s at the top of my wish list. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I was glad to have the opportunity to take the ‘Rolly’ out for a spin. This is not an inexpensive tool and therefore, for some, it may take some consideration before buying. However, I believe that, like me, once you try you’ll love it!<\/p>\n

My wife would also like to thank Dave for allowing me to try it out\u2026 \ud83d\ude09 LOL!<\/p>\n

The Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower is available from a variety of woodturning suppliers including Lee Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back to the shop…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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