Advise on sharpening accesssories

[Dean Chapel]

I've been freehanding my sharpening of my lathe tools for the last 2 years on a belt sander. I can get them pretty sharp, but after a while notice the shape of the profile changing and then the tool gets harder and harder to sharpen. I finally decided to get the wolverine system and put an end to my freehanding. I primarily do bowl work. What accessories do I need with the wolverine system? They offer a bunch of things, and I want the right jigs etc the first time around.

Dean

[Scott Hackler]

For a bowl gouge grind (swept back wings) you will need the bowl gouge jig. That jig and the Wolverine base system is all you will need to get easily repeatable results.

[John Keeton]

To use OneWay's lingo, I would get the Wolverine grinding jig and the Vari-Grind attachment - the 1/8 - 5/8" size.

[Scott Hackler]

HA! For the life of me I couldn't remember the actual name "Vari-Grind"! Thanks John! At least I didn't call is a thingamajig or a whachamacallit!

[Jamie Donaldson]

And don't buy the Vari-grind II, because it limits some of the angles you can grind on tools, although it is safer by keeping the tools centered on the grinder wheels.

[Josh Bowman]

Dean....you've opened a can or worms!!
I use a Tormek wet grinder and also have the D-Way CBN wheel on my bench grinder with a Tormek mount on it.

[Tom Wilson66]

Diamond wheel dresser is essential.

[Reed Gray]

You can free hand a swept back design as easily as a conventional grind, just swing it to the side more. A platform helps. D Way CBN wheel and no need to balance, true, or clean ever again.

robo hippy

[Michelle Rich]

if you can't keep your profile, check out Craft supplies. they have some "grinds" done on steel stock, sorto of like using a template. Set your grinder to those & you will repeat each time

[Dean Chapel]

You can free hand a swept back design as easily as a conventional grind, just swing it to the side more. A platform helps. D Way CBN wheel and no need to balance, true, or clean ever again.

robo hippy

You'd think so, wouldn't you. Not working so well with me. If I only had opposible thumbs...

[Dean Chapel]

Thanks to all. What is the D way CBN wheel? Never heard of it.

[Derek Gilmer]

Thanks to all. What is the D way CBN wheel? Never heard of it.

A steel wheel with cubic boron nitride on the surface. Like a round dmt steel stone. If you google dway cbn wheel the first result will be what you want.