jttheclockman
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Somewhere in one of the recent posts someone asked how to hone carbide cutters. I could not find that post again so thought i would pass this info on. I recently was at a woodworking show and bought a Trend Diamond honing kit. I got this through a recomendation from a well known turner on another site. I saw the demo at the show and was very impressed. I brought the kit home and tried it on some old cutters and it worked very well.
I used the credit card stone with the trend cutting oil and a couple of quick figured8's on the flat side of the cutter is all it took. I will use the other stones in the kit to sharpen some saw blades as well. Also some router bits and fostner bits. Money well spent. I have found that not all dimond hones are the same. These are abit pricey but will last a long long time. As they say you get what you pay for.
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/docs/trend_diamond_sharpening.pdf
I used the credit card stone with the trend cutting oil and a couple of quick figured8's on the flat side of the cutter is all it took. I will use the other stones in the kit to sharpen some saw blades as well. Also some router bits and fostner bits. Money well spent. I have found that not all dimond hones are the same. These are abit pricey but will last a long long time. As they say you get what you pay for.
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/docs/trend_diamond_sharpening.pdf