Sharpening Turning Tools

turning tools are usually sharpened on a grinder. I used to have the wolverine set which is pricey but lost it in a fire. I find that I can get satisfactory sharpness by hand but I think that the key is a fine wheel and slow speed. The grinder I use has variable speed and I believe it is a Task Force from lowes or Home Depot whichever carries that brand. the wheel I use is the fine one that comes with it. I do believe that exact angles vary some what with people probably due to differences in tallness and weather you or standing or sitting which I think only a few turners do. Hope that this helps.

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Could you problem with the belt sander have anything to do with the coarseness of the grit? I would try a finer grit and see if that helps. I use a 6” grinder with a medium pink disk on one and a finer white disk on the other side and with practice it does the job.
If you search around there are lots of idea for “home made” devices to hold the tools for sharpening on a grinder. There was one posted just a day or two ago on this site.

-- Les B, Oregon

The ability to produce a sharp edge on a tool is a very important aspect of turning. Unfortunately there is even less uniformity of method in sharpening than there is in turning itself. If the opportunity can be taken to watch a variety of turners’ sharpening tools, either at demonstrations or on videos, it will be seen that some very different methods are used. Hardware Tools

Try www.youtube.com and search for sharpening tools.

There a bunches of videos there.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Here is what I made,

Just get a fine white wheel and a diamond wheel truing tool, truing the wheel is very important I had a heck of a time before I did, I lost all my lathe favorites so if i can locate them I will post the plans I used.
Here is a good site for info, http://www.woodturningonline.com/Turning/Turning_articles.html

-- MARK IN BOB, So. CAL

Very nice jig, Mark. That’s something I think I can do. Thanks

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