How To Sharpen A Diamond Parting Tool

Stop as soon as the edge is square and you feel a burr.

How to sharpen a diamond parting tool. Following the directions in the turning tool instruction guide I mounted the parting tool. Sure its a great tool when parting-off deeply into the wood as the diamond shape helps to reduce friction. I never use a grinder to sharpen any of my edged tools rather a 6 X 48 belt sander with various grit belts from 100 to 320.

But that same shape makes sharpening difficult. 1 Its difficult to sharpen the bevels of a parting tool and arrive at the correct side profile with the ears leading the nose. All went exceedingly well until I tried to sharpen my diamond parting tool using the SVS-50.

To sharpen adjust the flat tool rest so that the tools bevel angle matches the wheel. Always be careful not to over-grind or over sharpen the tool. The roughing and parting tools are less of a problem since they dont use compound movements to sharpen.

You can easily sharpen a parting tool on a diamond card or paddle. Nick also demonstrates how to use the Tormek Marker Method when setting the angle and how to sharpen a custom skew shape on the side of Tormeks Diamond Wheel using MB-100 Multi Base. If playback doesnt begin shortly.

You might try practicing the movement several hundred times with the sander off to get the muscle memory started. This will be most likely needed for your diamond parting tool more than any other tool. How to sharpen a knife with a diamond stone.

He uses the Tormek SVD-110 Tool Rest and the DF-250 Diamond Wheel Fine. In this episode Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a woodturning scraper creating a large burr and a small burr depending on the material youre working in. The bowl gouges require swinging the handle as you rotate so take the most concentration and skill development.