redneckmedic
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I want to preface this saying that I usually all but pride myself on being about to sharpen about every tool edge I own, from dozens of different types of knives, to chisels, mower blades, and even power tool teeth. So I do understand the concepts of sharpening... in general.
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I've tried every trick, article, how to, and youtube video idea there is. I can't get my tools sharp enough to serve warm butter on a cold roll! I'm going nuts. I think I have a nice sharp tool, it looks clean, feels pointy, but at the turn I'm lucky to scrape a blank round before my ears bleed from the noise I make from the vibration.
Now I know I just described several different thoughts so let me back up to my process and experiences.
I have a Delta sharpening system (pictured below). Several files, a couple stones, an Apex edge pro system, a couple small diamond files with a 1" face.
What I have done is create a tool rest from wood that has a 45 degree corner and a long arm to simulate this.
The white stone is fairly fine, not sure the grit, but does well enough. I adjust the arm out so that my skew or gouge face angle is flat against the stone. I turn the grinder on, run back and forth nice and easy, until the face is equal and smooth, repeat on the other side. Then I stand the tool on end and using my stone I knock off the burr on each side with a dozen or so controlled passes. Seems fairly good, but none the less its just a little better than it was before.
I turned a simple PR single tube for a Sierra Click pen today, as always I rounded the blank with a gouge then switched to my skew, and if the tool wasn't 100% parallel with the blank it would bounce or chip. Every article I've read about a skew says that you use the last half of the blade as you move it to cut the blank. Not today, no ribboning, no smoothness, just screeching and vibration. I wish I could get the upper half of my sharpening system to hold my tool, the problem is the tool HSS body is oval and won't hold consistently, at least I don't know how to make it hold well.
Turning wood is generally not a problem, and I remember well enough when this tool was sharp (new) how well she cut PR.
Please advise. (and I do know for every turner there is a different method for sharpening)
THX RNM
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I've tried every trick, article, how to, and youtube video idea there is. I can't get my tools sharp enough to serve warm butter on a cold roll! I'm going nuts. I think I have a nice sharp tool, it looks clean, feels pointy, but at the turn I'm lucky to scrape a blank round before my ears bleed from the noise I make from the vibration.
Now I know I just described several different thoughts so let me back up to my process and experiences.
I have a Delta sharpening system (pictured below). Several files, a couple stones, an Apex edge pro system, a couple small diamond files with a 1" face.
What I have done is create a tool rest from wood that has a 45 degree corner and a long arm to simulate this.
The white stone is fairly fine, not sure the grit, but does well enough. I adjust the arm out so that my skew or gouge face angle is flat against the stone. I turn the grinder on, run back and forth nice and easy, until the face is equal and smooth, repeat on the other side. Then I stand the tool on end and using my stone I knock off the burr on each side with a dozen or so controlled passes. Seems fairly good, but none the less its just a little better than it was before.
I turned a simple PR single tube for a Sierra Click pen today, as always I rounded the blank with a gouge then switched to my skew, and if the tool wasn't 100% parallel with the blank it would bounce or chip. Every article I've read about a skew says that you use the last half of the blade as you move it to cut the blank. Not today, no ribboning, no smoothness, just screeching and vibration. I wish I could get the upper half of my sharpening system to hold my tool, the problem is the tool HSS body is oval and won't hold consistently, at least I don't know how to make it hold well.
Turning wood is generally not a problem, and I remember well enough when this tool was sharp (new) how well she cut PR.
Please advise. (and I do know for every turner there is a different method for sharpening)
THX RNM
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