Who sharpens barrel trimmers?

[angboy]

I always seem to forget, since it's not something I need all that often, but can anyone remind of who on here sharpens barrel trimmers? I have three that are seriously dull and could use sharpening...

 

[Knight]

Paul in OKC, I believe.

 

[snyiper]

JohnnyCNC I believe

 

[johnnycnc]

Not me!
Try Paul Huffman, of pen vise fame.

 

[Paul in OKC]

Yep, it's me. Send me an email and I'll give you my address.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Paul, do you sharpen the 6 bladed ones or just the four?

 

[nava1uni]

I sharpen my own. It is very easy and can be done with a diamond file. It keeps them working great. I do both my 4 and 6 sided mills. I follow instructions that I got from the article in the library. Check it out.
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[workinforwood]

Right..the trick for the average joe to sharpen those is to file down the flat leading edge of each tooth. This way you do not disturb the length of each tooth or the angle of each tooth.

 

[randyrls]

Here is a video of how to sharpen the pen mill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG5heF0VGIE


PS. I WOULD NOT hold the blank in my hand while trimming the blank. I gently clamp the blank in a vise.

Paul; What do you think of this technique?

 

[Gary Max]

I bought one from Nolan and don't have to mess with it----used it for several 100 blanks and still going strong.
He just got a fresh patch in----Money well spent
before someone ask---------No Nolan desn't even know I posted this ---yet.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I have always sharpened mine (same one, seven years use) with a flat diamond file. But time has come to get done right. Will be writing Paul.