Hi all,
I'm a brand new turner wannabe and have a question about sharpening. I have a Tormek grinder and am practicing sharpening on a HSS roughing gouge. I can see that changing gouge shapes ( not this one, I mean) will take a while with the stock wheel. I see they have a black carbide wheel for HSS steel and other modern steel tools. Does anyone have this? Does it make a difference?
I also have a Baldor high speed 6" grinder, but it doesn't have any side covering and am leery of using it. Also it seems from reading that most people are using 8" grinders.
I plan on going to the local turning club and joining but due to health reasons may not make the next meeting.
Thanks for any input.