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Hi Mike
Thanks again for taking the time and putting forth the effort to help all of us with this endeavor! I have a question regarding the grinding tool. I am currently stuck with a bench grinder to use for grinding my tools. Using the periphery of the wheel to grind, where do I need to set the angle in relation to the tool? Does the 15-degree tangent need to fall at the top, middle, or bottom of the tool? In other words, If I match your example to my grinder, would I set the table angle with the wheel actually touching the ground face on the top or what? I ask because the tangent location will change the apparent angle of the ground face as seen by the workpiece being cut in the lathe.
Thanks again for your guidance.
Randall
This is a difficult thing to answer because a lot depends on how the tool rest is situated. Some grinders allow the top of the rest to be at the centerline of the motor spindle; this is a true zero. Most don't do this so who knows where zero is, much less where 15 degrees is. This is one reason why many of us use an independent rest that is not attached to the grinder. Examples are like the one Jeff/ @Z2V made, or the Veritas rest or the Glendo Grind-R rest.
For grinding the model tools, I would just butt the face of the tool to the wheel and set the rest to duplicate the angle as close as you can. That's why I made a physical model. That angle should allow you to duplicate the three tools. Then, when you have time, you can sort out how you want to make your own rest or choose one to buy.
Sorry to be of no help, Randall. I ground tools on a bench grinder for 10 years and hated it the whole time. The rest was one of the reasons for hating it. A belt sander works better for me.