A few weeks ago there was a chart for angles on turning tools,Any help will be appreciated
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Turning Tool Angles
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Thanks Gill,There was a chart that showed the angles.I printed nit out but can't find it(happens when you get old)
Thanks Gill,There was a chart that showed the angles.I printed nit out but can't find it(happens when you get old)
Bill,
I found this article by Joe Fleming on the San Diego Woodturners web site, and it has drawings of the grind angles that you may be looking for.
http://www.sdwt.org/support_docs/techniques&tips/sharpening.pdf
I found this article by Joe Fleming on the San Diego Woodturners web site, and it has drawings of the grind angles that you may be looking for.
http://www.sdwt.org/support_docs/techniques&tips/sharpening.pdf
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gIL,
That was exactly what I was looking for,thanks.
gIL,
That was exactly what I was looking for,thanks.
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This is not what you asked for but this is perhaps one of the best explanations i have read on the angle of a gouge. It is an article from Woodturning by Design written by Dale Nish.
http://www.woodturningdesign.com/askdale/14/14.shtml
This is not what you asked for but this is perhaps one of the best explanations i have read on the angle of a gouge. It is an article from Woodturning by Design written by Dale Nish.
http://www.woodturningdesign.com/askdale/14/14.shtml
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Angles are what suit you. If your initial angles are too far out, you can try changing them by remembering that blunter angles poke well, more acute angles peel well. Its always a compromise. You did get this article? http://www.peterchild.co.uk/info1/sflute.htm Though it really comes down to your style, rather than letting someone else's dictate what you do.
If you can strike a shaving easily and maintain the cut, it's the right angle. If you have to press too much going downhill, it's too blunt. If it skates too much on entry, it's too acute.
If you can strike a shaving easily and maintain the cut, it's the right angle. If you have to press too much going downhill, it's too blunt. If it skates too much on entry, it's too acute.
I'm getting "Page cannot be found" on the page. It loooks like the domain may have expired.