Tool Sharpening

Anybody using a Tormek/Jet wet sharpener on their lathe tools?

I have a Jet that I use for my chisles and planes but I use my Delta

23-710 slow speed grinder with a white wheel for the lathe tools. I do notice that I have to dress the wheel a LOT more and that the bevels are not as neat and clean as I would like. I wonder if I would get a longer lasting edge on my Jet even though it would be very tedious and slow ( I would think ).

Maybe it is time to get a better slow speed grinder, the delta wheels are not that great, they wear REAL fast and are such a small diameter I worry about the amount of hollow grind. It is only about 5" in diameter.

Any recomendations?

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Neillarson
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Yep (Tormek). Couldn't be happier.

Need to dress the Tormek only rarely.

Not an issue at all on the Tormek, IME.

It's tedious and slow the first time you grind it. After that, touching it up takes only a few minutes -- which IME is one of the biggest benefits of the Tormek: it's so quick and easy to touch up an edge that's no longer totally sharp, that I find myself doing it more often, and hence I'm using sharper tools more of the time.

Tormek!

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Doug Miller

Gotta love the conventional "wisdom" that's mindlessly repeated as if it were true. If the wheel is soft(er) -white- and the steel is hard(er) -HSS- you'll wear the wheel fast(er). Simple enough. Harder bond would hold shape better. Wouldn't sharpen any worse, either.

Use the wheel size that pleases you. I can't imagine how the wood could know that the depth of air over it was .002 or .003, nor what earthly difference it would make in the cut, so the convention which passes for wisdom seems OTL there, as well.

Just because "they" say something doesn't mean you can't think about it and maybe even disagree....

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George

I use a 1 inch belt sander with blue zirconia belts. the table (tool rest) is set at 35 degrees or whatever I'm using and it's a snap. Wouldn't go back to a grinder.

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Gerald Ross

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tdup2

Well, getting a fingernail profile on a 3/4" gouge took a long time, and I have to dress the wheel when I was done. I dressed it several times because it took several sessions, and I am still not happy with the profile. I think I need more practice on the Multi Jig.

But once you have the profile you want, re-sharpinging is a snap on a Tormek, expecially using the turning tool setup jig.

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Maxwell Lol

A grinding wheel is faster for rough work, especially when doing the initial shaping.

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Maxwell Lol

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William Noble

I rather spend my time turning, rather than spend my time sharpening,

10" regular speed grinder (1725rpm) with normal grey wheels, works very well indeed. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Reply to
l.vanderloo

Use what you have. I have the same system, plus two conventional ones. I use the slow speed to do the touch up and redress as needed. The only time I use the others is to change grinds, or if something ugly happens

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Ralph E Lindberg

Hi Neil, This seems to be as much about which makes the prettiest bevel as about the longest lasting edge; a wet Tormek, a dry grindstone, an abrasive belt, a barber's strop or a brick bat? I don't think there's ever been a consensus and I've forgotten if it was ever decided if it matters. If there's no one best way, then they all work or don't work for somebody.

I'm with Ralph, use what you've got unless of course, you want a reason for buying another accessory. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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Arch

I use a wet wheel. Not the tormek, but the cheap knockoff from Grizzly. the only downside to that one is its cheapness. Had to dress the wheel to make it round, and the bearings may be giving out (after several years) So it was a good purchase. If the Tormek lasts for

30-40 years, it may be cheaper to buy the expensive one, but I doubt it. The edge is great, and I love it, but if it needs serious grinding, start with a real grinder.

I find it is most useful for the small bits that go in multi tip tools and ring & hook tools where you can't afford to grind away a lot of metal. For regular scrapers and gouges, I don't use it as much for them, but use a faster dry wheel.

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Mark Fitzsimmons

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