Help with Sorby texturing and spiralling tool.

[Democritus]

Hi Guys,
My wife bought me the Sorby texturing and spiralling set for my birthday.
I have used the large texturing wheels on on a few bowls with mixed results, some good, some bad. This weekend I decided to use the small texturing wheels on a narrow strip around a bowl. The instructions with the set say that the small brass screw holding the wheel in the tool should be on top of the tool to prevent it fouling on the turning wood. I have done this with the large tool with no problems. However, using the small tool has proved problematic. Tilting the wheel to the right produces a texture. This worked ok. Tilting the wheel to the left should produce a texture a bit like machine turning. I tilted it to the left and what happened was that almost as soon as the wheel engaged with the bowl the brass screw came undone and the wheel flew out. I tried again, with the same result. Anybody had a similar problem?
D.

 

[Paul Hannaby]

If you flip the wheel over in the holder and use with the brass screw underneath it won't unscrew when tilting to the left.

 

[Democritus]

Thanks, Paul. I’ll try that, but I wonder why Sorby say to always have the brass screw on top.
Best wishes
D