Lathe Tool Sharpening

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Raven

just clamp your belt sander upside down in your big vice

Or ... 2 big screws or bolts about 1.5" from edge of the bench depending on the belt sander .. Mine hangs 45 dgreees ,, been there like 6 years of fairly heavy use . works great ... I have some beautiful Sorby tools that need sharpening but not on the belt sander .. Thats why I use inexpensive tools Craftsman and Magna I can just hit on the white stone in the grinder. White Stone dosen't heat up like the belt sander . Belt sander will make your tool turn red fast .. Red is bad ..I hate sharpening ,, no time for that .. I should sell the sorbys on ebay .. if I can find them under the dust ..

[Raven]

i highly recommend that you do a shop clean out before the season
begins....


if there's that much dust... that is...

just think ....you'll find all kinds of cool stuff
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i mentioned the upside down belt sander
as the cheapest way to go...
and not necessarily the best solution...

i would think however, that the finer the grit of sand paper
on the belt sander, the less friction ,and the least amount of heat
to touch up a chisel edge might be a compromise.