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DIS
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CUTTING EDGE
DIRECTION
AVOID WORKING
OR
SLIDING
OFF THE EDGE OF THE DISC!
This will prevent damage to the BACKPAD or the workpiece.
SHARPENING BASICS
STEP 1:
Lightly make
contact with
the “back” of
the edge to
the disc.
STEP 2:
Touch the entire
width of the
edge flat against
the disc.
Hold in place.
STEP 3:
When desired result is achieved,
disconnect the tool from the
abrasive by lowering it.
DO NOT SLIDE OFF THE DISC
! THIS
CAN RUIN THE ANGLE OF THE EDGE
To maintain the angle of your flat workpieces. Follow these steps.
ANIE’S TIP:
Know what you want to accomplish and use the correct abrasive for the task.
Using the right abrasives increases productivity, the quality of your work and the longevity of your abrasives.
Always start off with a finer abrasive, you can use a coarser grade if you need more abrasive power.
- With
BOTH
hands, Hold the workpiece directly
UNDER
the disc.
- Make GENTLE, uniform contact between the SPINNING disc and
the EDGE to be sharpened.
- ALWAYS WORK WITHIN THE SEE-THRU AREA OF THE DISC!
ANIE’S TIP:
To improve visibility of the surface or
edge you are working on, darken it with a black
marker (Sharpie
™
) or use a marker color that
contrasts with the surface to be worked. The
marker gets erased on contact with abrasive.
FIND THE EDGE ANGLE (as shown in STEPS 1-2 above), then GRADUALLY FEED the workpiece’s
edge under the disc while keeping a FULL and FLAT contact. Work from the inner to the outer
edge.
- ALWAYS KEEP SHARP EDGES OR TIPS IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE ROTATION!
- AVOID “SEE-SAWING” THE PIECE ON THE DISC!
(NOTE: This can cause unnecessary roundness)
- LOWER THE WORKPIECE WHEN DONE, DO NOT SLIDE OFF THE EDGE OF THE DISC!
For workpieces with rounded edges, keep in mind that they generally have a FLAT EDGE which
simply contours the rounded surface of the workpiece.
A-
Make contact with the FLAT EDGE to be worked on. (See STEP 2 above)
B-
Then, in a GRADUAL MOTION, move the workpiece so as to follow its ROUNDED SHAPE while
maintaining full contact with the FLAT EDGE. Stop when the desired result is achieved.
For lathe gouges with a fingernail shape:
Move the handle of the tool with pendulum-like motion while performing steps
A & B
here.
WORKPIECE
The motor rotation is COUNTER CLOCKWISE.
ALWAYS KEEP SHARP EDGES OR TIPS IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE ROTATION!
DIS
C ROTATIO
N
CUTTI
NG EDGE
DIRE
CTION
HOW TO HOLD WORKPIECES FOR SHARPENING
HOLDING THE WORKPIECE
MAINTAINING THE CORRECT ANGLE
TIPS FOR SHARPENING LONG FLAT TOOLS (Knives, Planer Blades & Similar)
TIPS FOR SHARPENING BEVELED TOOLS (Gouges, Auger Bits & Similar)
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2
2
DISC
WORKPIECE
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