Handle collet

[stenik]

I'm hoping someone can help. I'm thinking of turning some handles and want to be able to swap out gouges as and when I want to. I've been looking and the hope/ sorby handles seem/are a little out of my price range. I was wondering if anyone knows of where you can get hold of the ferrel with the grub screws in to make it easy. I've attached a pic of the sorby system but I've seen on YouTube others with interchangable bars but no links to where they got the equipment.
Any help appreciated

 

[Robbo3]

You could make your own from an ER collet handle.
- Tips & Tricks

ER collets come in a range of sizes & holding capacities. Each (metric) collet has a 1mm gripping range thus a 13mm collet will grip down to 12mm.
ER 20 collets range up to 13mm
ER 25 collets range up to 16mm
ER32 collets range up to 20mm
- ER Collets - Arc Euro Trade

 

[Ed Weber]

Robust sells a collet handle insert and Hosaluk sells a grub screw version.
https://www.packardwoodworks.com/tools-hand-hosa.htmlhttps://www.turnrobust.com/product-category/accessories/tool-handles/

 

[LaymarCrafts]

I have made handles with the ER20 Collet system.

Look for strait shank extension collet chuck on e-bay

Richard

 

[Richard_C]

If you are turning your own handles, do you need interchangeability - just make more handles. Ash spindles are not expensive and you can use short bits of old 15 mm copper pipe (or something a bit bigger if you need to) for ferrules. I can understand the desire for swapping out the gouges if you have a big heavy 'system' handle for things like deep hollowing but aside from that why over complicate.

 

[Paul Hannaby]

Martin Clarkson sells an insert with grub screws that will do what you are looking for. His contact details are here