Sharpening Handbook

Slim Fluted Parting Tool

Edge angle

Guidelines shown below are for use with the Tormek SVS-50 Multi Jig. For the Slim Fluted Parting Tool, the Closed Seat is used.

It is a good practice to use a wire brush to clean the fluted edge before sharpening. That way you don't damage the cutting edge when cleaning it later. I use one from an old M-16 gun cleaning kit.

Where you find quality, you will find a craftsman, not a quality-control expert.

Robert Brault

General Guidelines
45°	20°	55 mm	B	Use the closed seat on the Tormek SVS-50 (shown to the right). It is recommended to not move side-to-side with the tool's edge engaged with the grinding surface. Instead, move to a position, ensure the SVS is engaged fully with the USB, and then raise the handle to engage the tool with the grinding surface. If you want to move use a different part of the grinding surface, lower the handle first, and then repeat the above-listed instructions.

General Guidelines

SVS-50

Comments

Hole

45°

20°

55 mm

Use the closed seat on the Tormek SVS-50 (shown to the right).

It is recommended to not move side-to-side with the tool's edge engaged with the grinding surface. Instead, move to a position, ensure the SVS is engaged fully with the USB, and then raise the handle to engage the tool with the grinding surface.

If you want to move use a different part of the grinding surface, lower the handle first, and then repeat the above-listed instructions.

Notes & Comments

Information regarding Grindstones

Marty Kiminsky noted that 45° is generally recommended for this tool, and that is his personal preference also. See also, "Woodturning" magazine, issue # 352.

More Information

Books & Papers

Videos & Presentations

Tormek Live Sharpening Class - Part 3 - Chisels, plane irons & Tormek grinding wheels (YouTube video). Sebastien and Wolfgang offer some great tips on the sharpening of chisels & plane irons using the various Tormek grinding wheels, including the use of the diamond wheels.

At 00:46, there is a great explanation of sharpening a tool with a radiused end using the SE-77 Square Edge Jig.
At 00:52, there is a great explanation of how to use the MB-100 Multi Base.

Tormek Sharpening Classes: Part 23 - Reshaping woodturning tools on a bench grinder (YouTube video). In this episode of the Tormek sharpening classes we explain how you can quickly and with full control, re-profile your turning tools on your bench grinder. The BGM-100 Bench Grinder Mounting Kit allows you to use the same jig settings as on your water-cooled Tormek sharpening system. It is therefore easy to do the rough shaping on the bench grinder and then continue to sharpen and maintain the edge of your Tormek machine.

How to sharpen roughing gouges, skews & parting tools - Tormek SVS-50 Multi Jig - with Nick Agar (YouTube video). In this third episode, Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a roughing gouge with a few simple steps using the open seat of Tormek's Multi Jig SVS-50. Further, he shows how to sharpen a parting tool and a skew using the closed seat of the SVS-50. Nick also demonstrates how to use the Tormek Marker Method when setting the angle and how to sharpen a custom skew shape on the side of Tormek's Diamond Wheel using MB-100 Multi Base. The part about parting tools starts around 3:25.

Jeff Farris - Sharpening with the Tormek SVS-50 Multi-Jig (YouTube video)

Tormek Multi jig SVS-50 (YouTube video)

Tormek Turning Tool Setter TTS-100 (YouTube video)

Tormek AngleMaster WM-200 (YouTube video)

Published Articles

"Woodturning" magazine, issue # 352.