How To Sharpen A Parting Tool

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.

How to sharpen a parting tool. The un-skewed cutting edge of the parting tools actually makes them much easer to sharpen. Starting On Parting Tool Project. A demonstration on how to sharpen a lathe parting tool.

Shape it a little on the disk sander and fine tune the cutting tip. Instead grind the profile first by feeding the nose of the tool into a sharpening machine. Though a parting tool is one of the easiest tools to sharpen just the smallest mistake will ruin the edge and waste your precious steel.

On a thin parting tool I only sharpen. Chase the wire edge to achieve sharpness then polish and strop. Learn how to sharpen a parting tool on your bench grinderShop sharpening supplies.

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. This flattens and dulls the cutting edges but you can use these flat edges as a guide to maintain the desired profile. On a diamond parting tool I alternate sides to even the wear.

But that same shape makes sharpening difficult. 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. Make sure your bench grinder is fastened securely to the floor with no wobble or give.

About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new. In general the method is to use either a grinder or belt sander and then. BA DA Bing BA DA Boom.