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Michael, I have the whole setup. I would describe it as the very best of its type. That meaning the best for a hollow grind. For grinding woodcarving chisels and their almost rounded bevels, you will need to modify the way that you handle the chisels against the stone, to keep the hollow grind out of the face(hold at about 60 degrees). On lathe tools and knives, the hollow grind is what you want. I use hand stones for keeping the carving chisels sharp, and the strap side of the tormek for honing/straping. It is designed much more for other items rather that carving, but all revolving stones are.
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I use the visible grinding wheel that goes into my drill press. It has slots in it that allow me to see through it to watch the grind I get from underneath.
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Mike, I wrote an article for Sign Business last year (July/Aug.) on sharpening on the flat wheel of Deltas Sharpening Center. About $160 in the catalogs...In my opinion...It's better than tormek for carving tools, but is not as good for the other stuff. If you or anyone else would like a copy of the article send me an SASE and I'd be happy to send you one. I'm going to demo it ON MARS this summer...(no! Deltas not payin me...but they should!)hehe. Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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Chisel "guys"?? Hmph! I still do it the way my Dad taught me. He has an old belt sander that's bolted upside down on the bench and it has a fine emory belt on it. I learned to do the shaping by hand with the belt locked in the run position. I finish them off with the old Arkansas stones he has. That's how the "guys" in Lost Prairie do it.
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Not me, Michael. She's run her own show for quite a while now. I've only been on the receiving end of that darning egg. Rosemary is hell-on-wheels, and I have NO idea where all that attitude came from.
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What is the "Tormec" sharpening system. . .I thought you just dressed the chisle on a buffing wheel!
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I'm with Rick on this one, the visible sharpening wheel is terrific for chisel sharpening. You can see exactly what you are doing, then hit the buffing wheel.
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