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Post by modernist on May 18, 2008 17:03:46 GMT
Anyone care to share their wisdom on the above? Graduated slipstone, left to right or up and down? Rounded wheel on the Tormek? Seems difficult to me  Brian |
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Post by engineerone on May 18, 2008 17:37:25 GMT
how about following paul chapman's idea and making mdf wheels which follow the profile, and then using honing compound on them? certainly works for plane blades paul  |
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Post by paulchapman on May 18, 2008 18:56:36 GMT
Never tried it on gouges, but as engineerone says, it works on beading cutters.  Cheers Paul |
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Post by Alf on May 18, 2008 19:20:54 GMT
Seems difficult to me Join the club! There's an old Woodworker article here, and sharpening the shaped cutters for a combi plane here isn't entirely irrelevant. Basically it's just a case of bringing abrasive to the bevel at the right angle. What the abrasive is, which direction it's going or whether it's whirling like a dervish or not is pretty much a moot point. Except whirling dervishes can get you in trouble that much quicker. For bevels in serious need of work, there's a lot to be said for a Dremel fwiw. Cheers, Alf |
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Post by mrgrimsdale on May 18, 2008 20:49:42 GMT
I use one occasionally to scribe glazing bar joints, so it was interesting to read that Aunty Joyce calls them "scribing' gouges.
I sharpen by wiffling a slipstone up and down the bevel, sometimes in a vaguely figure of 8 pattern. Then remove burr on the stone holding it flat, moving sideways, with a rocking motion. Or if it need re-shaping in any way, holding slipstone in a vice and moving the gouge instead.
cheers
Jacob
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Post by paulchapman on May 18, 2008 21:06:00 GMT
wiffling a slipstone up and down the bevel Is that an Olde English term for honing, Jacob ;D |
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Post by mrgrimsdale on May 18, 2008 21:09:02 GMT
Certainly is, didn't you know? ;D
Not sure of the spelling, might have an h: "whiffling"
cheers
Jacob
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Post by modernist on May 18, 2008 21:22:19 GMT
So no one uses a graduated slipstone then  No wonder I was confused. I need some for scribing some mouldings and don't currently have any which is sometimes a problem. I noticed some Footprint ones on what seems a decent offer on the flyer from Tilgear. It's not something I use every day so I wont be visiting anywhere including the word "classic" or "heritage" just need something utilitarian - and the knowledge to keep it sharp. Thanks for your comments - please carry on. Brian |
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Post by pj on Jun 2, 2008 8:27:13 GMT
It's the same as giving something a whiff of paint etc. A good technical term and should be more often. ;D
Philip
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