That's got to be frustrating Tim!
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It is, but on the other hand, if I get time the next couple days, I can have the handles turned with the ferrules, and when the tools get here, just insert them in the handles and go.
Merry Christmas to me. At long last they have arrived.
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Got a couple cheap Chinese diamond grinding wheel dressers of Amazon, only 8 or 9 bucks for the pair, 1 course and 1 fine.
You can see how dished my wheels are, lol. The course one flattened out this stone pretty quickly with little effort.
The wheels are flat now but now I notice that they are elliptical, not sure how to fix that. I'm still looking for a better tool for dressing the grinder wheels.
You can see how dished my wheels are, lol. The course one flattened out this stone pretty quickly with little effort.
The wheels are flat now but now I notice that they are elliptical, not sure how to fix that. I'm still looking for a better tool for dressing the grinder wheels.
Hope to see a shot of these with handles, especially the 3/8”.
Greg, you can solve your grinding wheel issues by getting CBN.
Before I got CBN wheels, I had over 1 thousand wheels at 36, 70-80 and 120 grit's. It didn't matter to me if I had to change a wheel. What mattered that my wheels were always round. That's why CBN. Always round........ ......... Jerry (in Tucson.
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I don't use these for sharpening, if I did I would run cbn wheels. The grinders in my metal shop are just for hogging rough steel. But I would like them to run more true and with less vibration, I'll probably need to make a single point jig to true the wheels.. I do intend to get a slow speed grinder and I'll probably change that to cbn wheels for sharpening.
I'll shoot a couple pictures tomorrow. Got a chance to briefly use both today and they are great. The spindle gouge is just in time, my old 3/8 has only about 1/8" of shaft left before it won't fit in the vari-grind.
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I understand. I used my first one up and got a second. Turned right around and ordered another because I wanted an additional grind. All of my 3/8 have been Hamlet’s.
Those cbn type wheels are awesome - however my only use has been lapidary.
I just discovered recently that they also work great for dressing the little grinding wheels for dremels, mine were getting a glaze on them and the diamond dresser freshened them right up...
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Here's a couple of pictures of my Thompson gouges. 5/8" V bowl gouge, 1/2" U bowl gouge and 3/8" spindle gouge. The 5/8" looks short only because I have it inserted deeper in the handle. May have to drill the spindle gouge handle a little deeper, not used to having that length gouge. The handles don't extend all the way into the ferrules, on the spindle gouge, the wood portion of the handle is 11". The two smaller gouges are about 10" long with 6" flute, and the 5/8" is 12" long with a 7" flute (per info sheet that comes with gouges).
Here's a couple of pictures of my Thompson gouges. 5/8" V bowl gouge, 1/2" U bowl gouge and 3/8" spindle gouge. The 5/8" looks short only because I have it inserted deeper in the handle. May have to drill the spindle gouge handle a little deeper, not used to having that length gouge. The handles don't extend all the way into the ferrules, on the spindle gouge, the wood portion of the handle is 11". The two smaller gouges are about 10" long with 6" flute, and the 5/8" is 12" long with a 7" flute (per info sheet that comes with gouges).
Thanks Tim. Your narrative and photos show off your handles really well. Great job on them. If we had an ugly handle contest I might win.
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Wow! your all set to make some bowls now! I'm envious...
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Got a new tool today!
2" x 36" belt attachment for a bench grinder, also has a 7" disc. I also ordered an assortment of belts to try out.
Nice!
It's going on this grinder, 1 hp 7 amp.
There will be a build thread on this over the weekend.
2" x 36" belt attachment for a bench grinder, also has a 7" disc. I also ordered an assortment of belts to try out.
Nice!
It's going on this grinder, 1 hp 7 amp.
There will be a build thread on this over the weekend.
Good. Will be looking forward to the thread.
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@Sprung Try this one. It's available in several different sizes.
www.trick-tools.com
Multitool 2x36 Belt Grinder Sander - Bench Grinder Accessory
The Multitool 2 x 36 belt grinding attachment will quickly become the most used tool in your shop! Very popular with fabricators, farriers and more.
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Greg, does it replace the grinding wheel or attach outside of it?@Sprung Try this one. It's available in several different sizes.
Multitool 2x36 Belt Grinder Sander - Bench Grinder Accessory
The Multitool 2 x 36 belt grinding attachment will quickly become the most used tool in your shop! Very popular with fabricators, farriers and more.
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