How To Sharpen A Diamond Parting Tool

To sharpen adjust the flat tool rest so that the tools bevel angle matches the wheel.

How to sharpen a diamond parting tool. Nick also demonstrates how to use the Tormek Marker Method when setting the angle and how to sharpen a custom skew shape on the side of Tormeks Diamond Wheel using MB-100 Multi Base. Take it slow and steady. If playback doesnt begin shortly.

This will be most likely needed for your diamond parting tool more than any other tool. The result should be a surface that slopes toward the groove. If your tool has a removable handle remove it less awkward Grind one half then the other left right then blend rather than trying to swing the tool around all the way from one wing to the other.

The part about parting tools starts around 325. Further he shows how to sharpen a parting tool and a skew using the closed seat of the SVS-50. Swing the handle to the right and rotate it to the left as before to initiate the cut.

The bowl gouges require swinging the handle as you rotate so take the most concentration and skill development. But that same shape makes sharpening difficult. You might try practicing the movement several hundred times with the sander off to get the muscle memory started.

On a diamond parting tool I alternate sides to even the wear. In this episode Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a woodturning scraper creating a large burr and a small burr depending on the material youre working in. Its not as easy as it sounds.

Always be careful not to over-grind or over sharpen the tool. The same techniques used to sharpen a skew can be applied to these tools so let me refer you to the article on sharpening skews. In addition Nick demonstrates how to sharpen small hollowing cutters and ordinary cutters using SVD-110 and SVD-186.