How To Sharpen A Parting Tool

On a diamond parting tool I alternate sides to even the wear.

How to sharpen a parting tool. You can easily sharpen a parting tool on a diamond card or paddle. Sure its a great tool when parting-off deeply into the wood as the diamond shape helps to reduce friction. Learn how to sharpen a parting tool on your bench grinderShop sharpening supplies.

Ensure the parting tool is perpendicular to the face of the chuck you can use a 1-2-3 block whose surfaces are ground to be parallel to one another. Simply turn the wheel on and draw the tool across the surface of the stone. This includes the rectangular and diamond parting tools as well as the much wider beadingparting tool.

On a thin parting tool I only sharpen. Starting On Parting Tool Project. This is easy to do using a diamond sharpening tool.

A demonstration on how to sharpen a lathe parting tool. I never use a grinder to sharpen any of my edged tools rather a 6 X 48 belt sander with various grit belts from 100 to 320. Make sure your bench grinder is fastened securely to the floor with no wobble or give.

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. Loosen the tool post align the edge of the Be careful to not drop the 1-2-3 block. But that same shape makes sharpening difficult.

This can be done with wet dry sandpaper or a diamond stone. To effectively sharpen this tool you need to get the sharp side points to. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new.