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   pizza | Oct 16, 2019 01:11pm | #1

   Hi. I just watched the episode on sharpening turning tools. Good video. But Mike says to use 45 degrees then he sets the grinder's rest at that angle and starts grinding. Doesn't the height of that rest in relation to the wheels center also matter-I believe it does. He doesn't mention the height of the rest and where that should be. Because you could set that rest at 45 degrees but where it is vertically in relation to the wheels radius would change things. Thoughts?

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   user-217321 | Oct 16, 2019 07:22pm | #2

   I agree with Pizza.
   My coarse(r) wheel has been used for long enough that its diameter is no longer even close to the diameter of a fresh wheel. So when I set the rest at 45 degrees, the tool rode up high on the smaller wheel, resulting in grinding at a a very acute angle, less than 30 degrees at the point of contact with the wheel. Not just that it took forever, but it made for a very acute angle on the spindle gouge and in effect ruined its usefulness. That's repairable (replace the grinding wheel and start over).
   The answer? I suppose measure the grind angle often on the tool itself.

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   phantomtrapper | Aug 16, 2023 11:14am | #3

   Your lead in to this eletter says it is by David Douyard but you have a video with Mike Mahoney. I'm sure he is good but I was disappointed it wasn't David, I think he explains things more fully.

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   benstrano | Aug 16, 2023 01:12pm | #4

   This week's eLetter was supposed to go there. Sorry about that, we screwed up.
   https://www.finewoodworking.com/2019/04/02/sharpening-lathe-tools

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   phantomtrapper | Aug 16, 2023 03:57pm | #5

   Thanks, Ben. Much better, and you asking questions helps get the information out. Fine lunch time info, here on the west coast.

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   rusty_tools | Aug 16, 2023 06:20pm | #6

   I don't know anything about sharping turning tools but heating tool steal until it turns blue isn't good for any other cutting edges.

   Be Safe and have fun