Models for grinding HSS Lathe Tools

I've used the tube wax for drilling and tapping for many years but never for grinding, makes since though.

Now that I have a lathe again I can soon get back to the belt grinder project, I need to turn the wheels. Yea, I know I can buy them but that's no fun!!
 
Humph, can't be delivered to my address.....
 
I'm going to try using my WorkSharp sander for honing. It does an awesome job on knives so I'm thinking it will on the tool too. I'll let you know after I get a chance to try it. May be a side benefit too ........ no cramped hands.
 
That one works Mike. Thank you.
 
This is prrobably the "GREATEST" thread on Hobby Machinists ever! I tried to grind a tool as Mike described in an earlier thread,,n it did cut better than any I had ground before,,,but still not quite right. Got key stock today, n not very patiently waiting my turn with models. Hope to get a glass platen, n some decent belts for my Horrible Fright sander before they get here
 
Sackett said:
This is prrobably the "GREATEST" thread on Hobby Machinists ever! I tried to grind a tool as Mike described in an earlier thread,,n it did cut better than any I had ground before,,,but still not quite right. Got key stock today, n not very patiently waiting my turn with models. Hope to get a glass platen, n some decent belts for my Horrible Fright sander before they get here
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Thank you, Sackett! Now I'll be waiting to see how your tools turned out so please share them with us and join the fun. If I can clarify anything, please let me know.
 
Bonehead was over again last night - he wanted to catch up on this thread. He was happy to see that some of you have been making progress but he wanted to make a point. He says, "... the real point of altering the geometry of a tool to reduce cutting forces is not so much to enable deep cuts; it is to improve accuracy in small cuts. And it doesn't matter if the lathe is big or small."

I told him I already said that but he told me, "Yeah, but you took too many words to say it, and its spread out all over the place." Bonehead is right. A modified tool will allow a smaller lathe to take bigger cuts than it could with a conventional tool or inserted carbide tool but it is in the sizing and finishing cuts that you will see the real effect of a good tool. It will cut more accurately.

Bonehead says, "Rough ugly, size to get close and then micro-cut to come in on size."

So, I told him to write the article himself and he smiled and said, "Yeah, but I no can type!" :mooning:
 
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Bonehead sounds like my kind of a-hole.

Looks like it's almost my turn to attempt grinding my fingers off! :)

What size keystock are the originals? I don't have a lathe yet, so I'm just going to copy them in the original format for now.
 
ttabbal said:
Bonehead sounds like my kind of a-hole.

Looks like it's almost my turn to attempt grinding my fingers off! :)

What size keystock are the originals? I don't have a lathe yet, so I'm just going to copy them in the original format for now.
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I'll pass on your comments to Bonehead; he'll like that.

Originals are 3/8" keystock.
 
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