lathe tool sharpening

glycerine · 08-26-2009, 03:26 PM

I don't have a grinder, I do have a disc/belt sander. I don't have any sharpening jigs, but I can make some. What's the best and easiest way to sharpen my gouge, skew chisel, etc with my sander?

Wildman · 08-26-2009, 04:03 PM

Before getting my grinder & Wolverine, used a belt sander to sharpen my tools. Made a jig to hold the belt sander & freehand sharpened my tools.

glycerine · 08-26-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildman

Before getting my grinder & Wolverine, used a belt sander to sharpen my tools. Made a jig to hold the belt sander & freehand sharpened my tools.

And I guess that worked well enough? my sander is a benchtop kind, not a handheld belt sander, so I could probably do that as well. I just don't know if I trust myself to get a good bevel. especially on the curved tools like the gouge.

Wheaties · 08-26-2009, 04:19 PM

I got a $20 grizzly grinder. Works great. I just free hand it, and am getting pretty good at it. Just another option if you don't want to break the bank on a fancy grinder.

Majorbdk · 08-26-2009, 04:42 PM

Until I can afford the pro setup I made this but it does require a grinder.

titan2 · 08-26-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glycerine

I don't have a grinder, I do have a disc/belt sander. I don't have any sharpening jigs, but I can make some. What's the best and easiest way to sharpen my gouge, skew chisel, etc with my sander?

Check out this site for Robert Sorby's ProEdge Sharpening System......
Looks pretty neat......

http://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/

Barney

bitshird · 08-26-2009, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titan2

Check out this site for Robert Sorby's ProEdge Sharpening System......
Looks pretty neat......

http://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/

Barney

Looks pretty expensive as well

JimB · 08-26-2009, 07:33 PM

I still use a $20 grinder from Big Lots and a home made jig.

jleiwig · 08-26-2009, 07:43 PM

I just use some diamond hones. That's all you really need as long as your not changing the profile of your tools.

thewishman · 08-26-2009, 07:55 PM

I used oilstones freehand for the first 18 months. Moved on to honing with leather and a honing compound for another 6 - 8 months. Finally got a slow speed grinder. The oilstones came from a variety store for a few dollars.

You don't need fancy equipment. Now, I mostly use a diamond credit card hone for most of my sharpening.

08-26-2009, 03:26 PM	#1
glycerine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oakton, VA Posts: 1,302 Photos: 29	lathe tool sharpening I don't have a grinder, I do have a disc/belt sander. I don't have any sharpening jigs, but I can make some. What's the best and easiest way to sharpen my gouge, skew chisel, etc with my sander?

08-26-2009, 04:19 PM	#4
Wheaties Join Date: May 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 690 Photos: 0	I got a $20 grizzly grinder. Works great. I just free hand it, and am getting pretty good at it. Just another option if you don't want to break the bank on a fancy grinder. __________________ Zach Wheat Omaha, NE It's like I live in a trailer of common sense, and stare out the window at a tornado of stupidity.

08-26-2009, 04:42 PM	#5
Majorbdk Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lexington KY Posts: 171 Photos: 0	Until I can afford the pro setup I made this but it does require a grinder. Attached Thumbnails

08-26-2009, 07:33 PM	#8
JimB Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Henrietta, NY, USA. Posts: 1,242 Photos: 0	I still use a $20 grinder from Big Lots and a home made jig. __________________ Jim West Henrietta, NY

08-26-2009, 07:43 PM	#9
jleiwig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA. Photos: 3	I just use some diamond hones. That's all you really need as long as your not changing the profile of your tools. __________________ It's not the size of the shop, but how you use it! Justin

08-26-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
Wildman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Jacksonville, NC, USA. Posts: 274 Photos: 2	Before getting my grinder & Wolverine, used a belt sander to sharpen my tools. Made a jig to hold the belt sander & freehand sharpened my tools.

08-26-2009, 07:55 PM	#10
thewishman Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA. Posts: 2,802 Photos: 0	I used oilstones freehand for the first 18 months. Moved on to honing with leather and a honing compound for another 6 - 8 months. Finally got a slow speed grinder. The oilstones came from a variety store for a few dollars. You don't need fancy equipment. Now, I mostly use a diamond credit card hone for most of my sharpening. __________________ Chris Non Impedite Raditioni Cogitationis. (Unencumbered by the thought process.) Tom and Ray Magliozzi

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