How To Sharpen A Parting Tool

You can easily sharpen a parting tool on a diamond card or paddle.

How to sharpen a parting tool. In general the method is to use either a grinder or belt sander and then. S harpening this tool can be a real pain. On a thin parting tool I only sharpen.

1 Its difficult to sharpen the bevels of a parting tool and arrive at the correct side profile with the ears leading the nose. Loosen the tool post align the edge of the Be careful to not drop the 1-2-3 block. I lightly rub the bevel on the tool against the card or paddle until I can see that the surface of the bevel has been refreshed.

If youve used the bench grinder recently youll want to dress it removing the old bits of debris caught in the stone. A sharpening jig sy. But that same shape makes sharpening difficult.

About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new. Personally I would secure the tool in a wood jaw vise or clamp and move the stone which in my opinion would give more control. The un-skewed cutting edge of the parting tools actually makes them much easer to sharpen.

To effectively sharpen this tool you need to get the sharp side points to. This is easy to do using a diamond sharpening tool. I wanted a parting tool with a 18 blade.

BA DA Bing BA DA Boom. A demonstration on how to sharpen a lathe parting tool. Starting On Parting Tool Project.