Making A Wood Turning Chisel Sharpening Jig

This way you can mount the tube either way around either side of the grinder.

Making a wood turning chisel sharpening jig. You can use this to sharpen the following items. Ad Find Deals on Products in Power Tools on Amazon. I drilled the holes the next size or 2 up from 516 so the screws had some room and the there is some room for error in welding the nuts.

By adding stops at the most common measurements you can skip the guesswork and get the right angle every time. Mar 24 2017 - Explore Gioia Blixs board lathe tool sharpening jig on Pinterest. This is a sharpening system that comes with everything you need to sharpen your turning tools.

The scraper is one of the easiest tools to sharpen the only technical part is the angle most literature suggests using a 70 degree angle. Grind the tip first and then pivot and swing the jig in each direction as shown to create an even grind. Adjust the jigs leg per the manufacturers instructions set it in the V-rest and then slide the rest out so that the center of the bevel rests on the center of the wheel.

After a bit of practice the sharpening becomes quick and easy. See more ideas about lathe tools wood turning woodturning tools. Ill use P240 which I think is enough to sharpen the chisels.

For the Varigrind I use two scraps of ply glued together in a wide flat V. It comes with all the angle set-up jigs and fixtures you need. It can be a nightmare to try and sharpen wood turning chisels such as bowl spindle roughing gouges and you can easily ruin your expensive tools if your not careful.

I screwed 2 sections of 10 oak to the ends of the bottom board this would be for supporting the outside edges. Same as any craft woodturning demands a strong foundation in the basics knowing the wood properties tools techniques and most especially design techniques or considerations. Now Ill change the grinding wheel sandpaper.