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   RLMillard | Dec 31, 2002 04:12am | #1

   I sharpen all my tools the same way, that is with a hand cranked grinder, Norton coarse/fine Indian stone , and then 800-2000 grit paper on a piece of glass. I use mineral oil for a lubricant, only because I use the same thing for rubbing out finishes, a lighter oil would be more common. I skip the paper on roughing gouges . Sometimes I use a buffing wheel charged with white compound, to touch up an edge while turning, on all the lathe tools other than the skews. I don’t buff the skews, for fear of rounding over the edge, which is probably a needless fear. I recently ( after reading in FWW) started using diamond paste to touch up an edge on skews while working. This stuff cuts quickly and leaves a mirror edge. I’ll be the first to admit, that lathe tools probably don’t need to be brought to this level of sharpness, but the procedure is second nature to me, and only takes a few minutes to do.

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   kennedy136 | Dec 31, 2002 05:37am | #2

   Jim,

           Go back to the archives as this was discussed in detail just  a couple of weeks ago.  Enough reading to keep you entertained for a while.

                                                         Mark

   Ps. the message you want is 9553.3 I believe, thread was titled sharpening lathe tools on dec 24

   
   

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   Edited 12/30/2002 9:44:36 PM ET by the professor

   
   

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   Edited 12/30/2002 9:45:04 PM ET by the professor