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Diamond hones

John Terefenko

John Terefenko

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What is a good set of diamond hones for touching up turning tools such as skews??? What grits should I look for??/ where can I get them???
 
John I'd go with the Trend lines hone. http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p...-Machinist-File?term=trend diamond sharpening
It is 300 grit on one side and 600 on the other. It is pricey but it lasts many times longer than the DMT or E-Z lap hones. I had been using them for years and wear them out fairly quickly. At about $6 each that adds up after a few years. I've had the Trend hone for almost 2 years now and it's still working like day one. Sometimes I do sharpen my skew to 1200 grit which is the ultra fine on the E-Z lap but really 600 is enough most of the time. I also use their round hone. I hone the inside of the flute. Most of the time this works well to establish a good edge without having to do the outside. It's faster and easier. For a really keen edge I use the round one on the inside and flat ones on the outside.
 
No it's a diamond hone with a grit on each side. The 300 is for reshaping somewhat and the 600 is for honing.
 
john lucas said:
John I'd go with the Trend lines hone. http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p...-Machinist-File?term=trend diamond sharpening
It is 300 grit on one side and 600 on the other. It is pricey but it lasts many times longer than the DMT or E-Z lap hones. I had been using them for years and wear them out fairly quickly. At about $6 each that adds up after a few years. I've had the Trend hone for almost 2 years now and it's still working like day one. Sometimes I do sharpen my skew to 1200 grit which is the ultra fine on the E-Z lap but really 600 is enough most of the time. I also use their round hone. I hone the inside of the flute. Most of the time this works well to establish a good edge without having to do the outside. It's faster and easier. For a really keen edge I use the round one on the inside and flat ones on the outside.
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Just came back from a woodworking show in town and picked these stones up. The guy put on a nice demo and he did everything I was looking to do. Can't wait to give it a try. Thanks John.
 
D-Way Tools has a CBN hone - 320 one side, 600 the other. It's a good size (I'm guessing since I' too lazy to go measure) it's about 5 or 6" long, maybe 2-1/2" wide and 1/8" thick Steel plate base. That will last virtually forever. It does a good job on skews, gouges, just about anything that has an edge to touch up.
 
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