What's the best way to sharpen the cutters for the Sorby hollowmaster tools?
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sharpening Sorby hollowmaster cutters
- Thread starter Alan Carter
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Sharpening
This link is for the Sorby Tip Holder which will hold almost any Sorby tool tip: http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Mer...de=packard&Product_Code=148701&Category_Code=
You might also Google Robert Sorby UK, and at the company website there are a number of videos about their tools. There may be one on the Hollowmaster that will shed some light.
This link is for the Sorby Tip Holder which will hold almost any Sorby tool tip: http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Mer...de=packard&Product_Code=148701&Category_Code=
You might also Google Robert Sorby UK, and at the company website there are a number of videos about their tools. There may be one on the Hollowmaster that will shed some light.
john lucas
AAW Forum Expert
grind a slot in your grinder tool rest so it sits very close to the stone. Then just remove the cutter and lay it on the tool rest. Gently push it into the stone and slide it around. I have all sorts of homemade cutters in lots of shapes and they all sharpen this way very quickly and safely.