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wm460

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TrevT881 said:
Hi Mark
thanks for that, the tormek is expensive for what it is though don't you think?
I visited Australia many years ago, Darwin, courtesy of the RAF and found it hot with a shortage of vegetables!:winking:
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How long ago? I never noticed the shortage of vegetables there, if fact whenever I drive up there I fill the boot with veggies on the way home.
I am 1000km south, if you drive slow its a 10 hour trip.




The Tormek may be expensive but worth it.:thumbs:
 
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Welcome Trev... Photos of rusty old lathes is as much food to us as brand new ones, so don't be shy :thumbs:

You will get razer sharp edges with a wetstone but only need that for the skew. Go for the Sorby pro edge and diamond sharpen your skew if you use one. With a wetstone you'll spend a lot more time setting up and sharpening than with the pro edge which takes seconds.
 
wm460

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Lons said:
Hi Trev


but gouges tend to groove the surface of the stone which is pretty soft.
I sharpen my turning tools and use them straight off a dry bench grinder, just need to be carefull not to overheat the edge.
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Bob, This happened to me when I first bought mine, this was my fault for pressing down too hard and leaving it in one spot.
I now use the entire width when sharpening.:thumbs::thumbs:
 
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wm460 said:
Bob, This happened to me when I first bought mine, this was my fault for pressing down too hard and leaving it in one spot.
I now use the entire width when sharpening.:thumbs::thumbs:
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Easy for a newbie to do and always by too much pressure and too long on the stone. I don't think I've drawn the temper from an edge in 20 years. I will now I've said that though
I do run a slipstone on the inside of gouges these days whilst I never used to bother. I don't know if it makes any difference as the wood soon knocks off the wire edge.

I quick question. Can I expect to get wifi in the wilds of Oz next week or has it not reached there yet:whistling::funny: I'll have withdrawl symptoms if I can't log in to read the gossip:winking:
 
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Many, many, many years ago. Darwin was pretty much a single storey town then, must have been 1972, I seem to remember lots of large beasties crawling through the hut we slept in during the night. The Swan brewery was good though! :drunked:
 
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