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Mike - I bought a Lacer skew and I sharpen it on the Tormek using the toolrest in the vertical position. I doubt you will find any jig that will allow you to duplicate the grind that Lacer advocates.

Give it a try.

Ed
 
Alan keeps a small diamond card in his pocket and basically hones the skew frequently. He must grind it occassionally as well, but he can do hours of turning with honing only. I sharpen my Lacer skew with a Tormek using the flat plate set at the angle of the bevel. I maintain the radius by hand. My skew is too thick to fit in any of the jigs. I then hone it with a diamond card. The key is to hold the skew with one hand very near the plate and the other hand holding it down on the plate. I was told recently that the secondary bevel on the skew edge created by honing makes the skew more difficult to control. I plan to try not honing in the future.
 
Steve - You might try putting the toolrest (aka "flat plate") in the vertical position ("up top") so that the wheel rotation is pushing the tool onto the toolrest instead of off of it.

It helps avoid those sudden lift offs that can give you problems.

I don't hone my skew on the Tormek. I do use the diamond hone to keep the edge nice and sharp during turning.

Ed
 
Tormek SVS-50 Multi Jig, and TTS-100 Tool Setter

Blind_Squirrel has this one nailed!

The SVS-50 is about $58, and the TTS-100 is @$25. Both available on Amazon.

I asked Alan Lacer via email how he would recommend grinding his radiused tip skew profile, as I bought a 5/8" directly from his website. He replied that nine out of ten turners use a slow-speed grinder and not a wet grinder!! Surprised me. I still went ahead and bought the Sheppach Tiger 2000 wet grinder a couple weeks ago. So much for taking a world class turner's professional advice...

I am about to buy the Tormek Multi Jig and Tool Setter this week. After hours of research, that appears to be the best way to get a consistent bevel on the skew with repeatability.

I've got one chisel - that radiused tip Alan Lacer 2030SS skew. Great tool!
 
I've got both Lacers and I sharpen them by hand on my 1750 rpm grinder. It was the way he did it in his skew class. Rarely, I'll do the edge on my Tormek. It just takes too long.

Marc
 
I knew I had the turning tool setter, but when i went through my box of jigs i found that I already had the SVS-50. What I'm trying to figure out now is how the SVS works with the skew so that I can keep the edge the same all the way around. if you use the tool as it's set up and rotate the tool, you will get a longer edge on the tip and a shorter edge on the opposite side. i think the tool rest may be the way to go in order to get the constant bevel.
 
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