How To Sharpen A Roughing Gouge Without A Jig

I touch the heel of the bevel to the wheel first and then tilt the bevel toward the wheel until I feel it make full contact.

How to sharpen a roughing gouge without a jig. He uses flat stones in this case diamond stones in coarse 250. The roughing gouge and spindle roughing gouge is very easy to use provided you use it in the correct manner. Sharpening a roughing gouge is one of the easiest lathe chisels to sharpen.

DO NOT USE the roughing gouge on end grain. After a few tries it goes real easy. For example if you want to make a 40-40 grind start by grinding the 40 degree nose bevel square across without rolling the gouge.

In this third episode Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a roughing gouge with a few simple steps using the open seat of Tormeks Multi Jig SVS-50. Sharpening without a Jig This is fairly the same process as before less the adjustments of the gouge to the jig. I hope you enjoy the show.

This video demonstrates how to sharpen a roughing gouge with a grinder wheel. Take the gouge and place it on a coarse flat stone 250 grit at a 30-degree angle with the surface. Keep in mind these steps incorporate the Oneway sharpening system to produce consistent and repeatable results each time.

1 Position the bowl gouge in the jig with the pointed leg of the jig facing backward and down. Further he shows how to sharpen a parting tool and a skew using the closed seat of the SVS-50. Bowl Gouge Sharpening Techniques.

Small form scrapers are best ground to an edge on the table rest to about a 15 relief angle. Take the flat stones 250 grit 600 grit and 1200 grit and apply glass cleaner fluid on top of them to lubricate the surface to make sure that particles have grit. You might want to try keeping your hand steady while sharpening.