Thread: basic setup, what do i need?

Originally Posted by robson valley

sorry, neil, i keep thinking in terms of finishing work in wood carving.

..... how does the saying; to the man with a hammer everything looks like a nail


We are all prone to that...

Originally Posted by D.W.

My digital scopes that claim 500x or 600x are actually about 100x optical. The metallurgical scope pictures that I posted are about 150x optical. My metallurgical scope goes to 600x optical, but little things are magnified so far that it gets tough to get enough in a picture to get context.

The cigar shaped scopes that do a true 100x optical will show most any difference you can feel or see on a wood surface.

I have a metallurgical scope only because I was selling Japanese natural stones for a while and it takes a decent microscope to ethically grade them based on scratch pattern.

OK, we definitely need a separate thread on the new economy digital scopes to work through those issues.

I'll kick something off.

Originally Posted by NeilS

OK, we definitely need a separate thread on the new economy digital scopes to work through those issues.

I'll kick something off.

Here is a start.... Economy digital scopes

Op here.

In the end i have bought an 8" bench grinder with a linsher attachment. I intended to buy a buff to give my narex chisels just that final hone, but with two young kids and 1000 other projects going on i havent needed to use either.

Ended up getting an abbot and ashley with a 50mm belt and 7" disc for just under $500

The grinder and linsher are a great general use tool in any home workshop. I took the stone off and have a 200mm wire wheel and am looking at a 200mm stitched buff for general polishing and honing of these chisels ready for use.

Sandpaper man has belts going up to 1200grit so might be worth knocking up a jig to quickly touch up any edges on it rather then buying a dedicated grinder.

For the amount of use they will probably get it might almost be just as easy to pay to get them sharpened and just hone as required?

What's the belt speed? I have a 2x48 belt grinder that runs 4800 feet per minute, and with the fine belts, it'll burn an edge before you can react.

I just bought an 8" Abbott and Ashby grinder which came with polishing and wire wheel attachments. Today I picked up a tool rest and a white wheel 120grit as I have some old titans that need to be lightly touched up before rehoning. Then also a 1000 and 4000 grit waterstone to help with my hnt blades also. Should be able to get some great edges with this small setup

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You'd be better off with a coarser wheel, even if it's a cheap one. The 120 grit white wheels are intended for high speed steel turning tools.

But with a light touch, you'll be fine with it. Over time, though, the need for that very light touch might become annoying, especially if you want to do more than just general hollow refreshing.

If you want to move more quickly with that wheel or have issues bluing tips of anything, you can fold over a small amount of paper towel, soak it and lay it on the back of the chisel/blade while grinding.