JANUARY 2017 | SINCE 1999 | VOLUME 18 NO 1

a chapter of American Association of Woodturners

Tidewater Turner

2016 Turner of the YEAR

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Jay Hartley

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N E W S TO U S E

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CHKD

Similar Letters to Dwight Bullock and Jay Hartley Well Done gentlemen!

C l iff Notes

January 2017

Well the election and holidays are behind us so we can all get back to just being woodturners. Having just retired that’s what I plan to do anyway. I do have a few things to mention.    First, I would like to see input from members regarding anything woodturning. If you want to see more (or less) of something at meetings tell an officer or member of the board. What do you want to see for programs? How can we attract more new members? What are your ideas on public woodturning demonstrations?  What ideas do you have that no one else has ever thought of or brought up? The bottom line is don’t just attend meetings and expect people to read your minds, speak up and help everyone make things better.   Second, once again we will be working with the Ceramic Design Association, also known as the potters, on the Empty Bowls Project. This is covered in another announcement in the newsletter so I won’t go into details right now except that it is a great opportunity to help local charities in our area.    Third, there has been a some discussion recently and in the past regarding the club’s Oneway lathe.  It is a valuable asset to the club both as a piece of equipment or as an item that could be sold with the receipts going to our treasury. Almost everyone feels that it is being underused. Because of the value of the lathe the board and officers feel that the final decision regarding what to do should be

presented to the general membership of the club for a vote. At the January meeting a committee will be selected from volunteers to propose options to be brought up to the general membership for resolution by voting at the February meeting. It is important that everyone be aware that a decision will not be made at the January meeting, only the selection of a committee to propose options. At the February meeting there will be discussion of these options followed by voting by the membership.  

Happy New Year and get back to turning...

Cliff

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Upcoming Demonstrations

January - Larry Shiera - TAGUA NUTS February - Video (WOOD FINISHES & TECHNIQUES) March - Ron Thomas - LACQUERING TECHNIQUES

Winter has arrived! January - February - March

should there be inclement weather affecting our meetings please check the website for updates. We

will also inform members by phone, email and Facebook.

Please don’t call Woodcraft they don’t know our plans

  Tidewater Turners AnnualChristmas Party

 Well Another Year Has Gone And Boy Did It Fly By. First I Want To Report On The Fantastic Party And To Everyone

For Coming To The Party. I Think It Gets Bigger Every Year. Thank You To Everyone For All The Delicious Food And All The Help To Set Up And Clean Up After.

 I Hope All Had A Merry And Safe Christmas.  And You Will Have A Safe, Happy And Healthy New Year.Second A List Of Our Competition Winners.

 Ornaments——— 1st - Joe Stephenson                              2nd - Larry Shiera

 Mantel————1st - Chuck Horton                           2nd - Cliff Guard

 Potpourri——1st - Jared Haley                          2nd - Ron Wood

 Last And By No Means Least Thank You To Howard Everton, Our Founder And Sponsor

And Heather And Bill Caillet Our Host And Sponsor For All They Did To Make This Party Happen, With All The Great Gifts Given For Our Members.

 That Is The End Of My Report For This Year. Stay Safe And I Hope To See All Of You At Our Next Meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2017. 

Oh Yes-----Dues Are Now Due 

Connie Shiera, Secretary, Reporting

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CONN IE’S Notes

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The owner, Vitali, buys wood in blocks and cuts it into veneer sheets.  He said, since they cut the block into sheets of varying thickness, they would sell the sheets to us.  

Vitali told me they have a shop on International Blvd near Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach.

Cliff: — discussed club participation in the Empty Bowls effort put on by the local potters guild.  The dinner will occur on Mar 17th and the club will ask members to make and contribute wooden bowls.  All proceeds from the dinner go to local charities..— hosted a discussion on options for club's One-Way lathe.  Since we’ve had a request to remove it from the Woodcraft storeroom, we need to determine a solution to the issue.  We've had several responses to our recent email and as a result, the club will assemble a committee from the membership at the January meeting.  They will be charged to identify several options that will be put to a membership vote.

Dean:— provided the status of upcoming meeting demonstrators.  Larry Shiera will demonstrate turning tagua nuts in January.  We’ll have a video in February and Ron Thomas will do colored pieces in March.  Barbara Dill will demo in July.— asked for an entry in the budget to designate an amount to be spent on invited meeting demonstrators.  Sam has a line entry and will discuss during the budget section of the agenda.

Connie:— reported that between 6 and 12 members have paid their 2017 dues.  She will continue to report numbers of non-paying members to Sam so he can determine available funds for the budget. — asked the board to consider a date for the 2017 club picnic.

Sam:— reviewed the monthly financial report and discussed the draft of the 2017 budget.  The club will make the budget available to membership when complete.

Ray:— provided a copy of the draft planning calendar and asked all to review it and provide changes.— asked about completion of the inventory of the club’s tools and equipment.  Pete is working on it and Connie provided a copy of the last inventory.— asked Dean if he had received any information on the selection of one of our members for the AAW scholarship.  An announcement should be out on January 7th.— discussed a call he received concerning the Norfolk d’Art Center’s “Ask the Artist” gallery talk.  They have asked us to postpone our participation until the spring.— Mentioned that with Kenn Young stepping down from the Member Challenge position, we would need a new coordinator.  As a group, we should identify a member to replace him.

Terry:— provided the board with a status of the Amazon Smile account.

— discussed the public demo at the Spring Craft Market.  In recent years, we’ve noticed an increase in the number of turners participating and in the number of items for sale in a relatively small booth.  Both the booth and the sale area have become over-crowded.  We will be looking at several alternatives including allotting a smaller area for each member’s sales and having a drawing to allot days for individual member participation.— asked the board to consider holding a public demo at the First Landing State Park Art Fair that occurs on the same date as the Francis Land House public demo.  With dwindling numbers of guilds participating at Francis Land House, this may be a better alternative.  Terry will research.— asked about club participation in the CASA Pinwheel Palooza this spring (which was snowed out in 2016).  Ray is researching.

Steve:— noted outstanding articles remaining for the newsletter.— discussed means to notify membership should a meeting be cancelled due to inclement weather.  Should we anticipate bad weather, we will make an email announcement and post an announcement on our web site.  We may consider making a call tree with designated callers contacting members by phone.  Cliff will announce plans at the next meeting.— noted that three display cases were being held at the Virginia Beach Public Library for our use in the month of January.  Since this was short notice, the club will email members and ask for participants.  Those wishing to participate can bring pieces to the public library at 5 PM on Tuesday, January 10th.— reported that the 2017 budget would be included in the January newsletter.— noted that the club 30th anniversary is in 2017 and asked if we wanted to have a celebration.  Officers and board decided we would not have a special celebration this year.— identified the wood the club bought at a discount at the Virginia Symposium and will sell to members during 2017 meetings.  The list includes:  Norfolk Island Pine (Jan); Camphor and Rosewood (Feb); Mango and Camphor (Mar); Mango, Rosewood and Camphor (Apr); Red Eucalyptus (May); Cuban Mahogany and Red Ironbark (Jun); Cadagi Eucalyptus, Mango and Camphor (Jul); Lemon Eucalyptus, and Eucalyptus (Aug), Spalted Sycamore, Bishop Wood and Rosewood (Sep); Avocado (Oct).

Pete:— discussed his inventory of the club tools.

Any members who have topics they would like discussed at a board meeting can forward the topic in writing to any officer or board member.

Ray Kallman Board Chairman

Ray’s Boa rd NotesOn January 5, 2017, the Turners Board of Directors and Officers

held their monthly meeting at Woodcraft.  To keep the membership informed about our efforts, here is a summary of the meeting.

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WOOD SALE

COMING IN JANUARY AND CONTINUING THROUGH OCTOBER

AT THE VIRGINIA SYMPOSIUM A LARGE “LOT” OF EXOTIC WOOD WAS PURCHASED TO SELL TO OUR MEMBERS.

WE WILL BE HOLDING SALES EACH MONTH OF SMALL “LOTS” OF THIS WOOD.

WE PURCHASED - RED EUCALYPTUS, ROSEWOOD, CAMPHOR, CUBAN MAHOGANY, RED IRON BARK, MANGO, CADAGI EUCALYPTUS,

BISHOP WOOD, LEMON EUCALYPTUS, AVOCADO, SPALTED SYCAMORE and NORFOLK ISLAND PINE.

ALL IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES.

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JANUARY — NORFOLK IS. PINE

Budget Report

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ARTICLE IX - OFFICERS J. Treasurer …He/she shall provide to the members, an annual statement of finances of the Corporation at

the January meeting. As a part of this statement, the treasurer will include a budget for income and expenses expected in that calendar year.

2017 BUDGET REPORT FOR TIDEWATER TURNERS OF VA as set forth in our By-Laws dated 10/27/2015

Affinity Programs 150 Dues 2.500 Programs 100 Promotional Items 400 Raffles 350 Sale of Assets 723 Miscellaneous 500

TOTAL INCOME 4723

Computer & AV Sys 500 Educational Materials 100 Food and Beverage 250 Gifts 500 Guest Demonstrators 1.200 Insurance 500 Miscellaneous 500 Promotional Resale 400

TOTAL EXPENSES 3950

BALANCE AFTER EXPENSES 773

MEMO

Amazon Smile and Kroger etc

Challenge etcLogo Product sales

Includes printing copies etc

723 fromsale of wood

Backya rd Art

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Thanks to Martha Rountreefor passing this along!

Chr istmas Pa rty

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Trave l ing Tu rner

On November 5 - 6, 2016

the Virginia Woodturning Symposium was held at the Augusta Expo Center, Fisherville, Va.

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Fisherville is community of over 5000 and is a part of the Staunton–Waynesboro metropolitan area.

The weather was perfect the entire weekend with blue, cloudless skies and temperatures in the 30’s overnight, warming to the upper 60’s during the day.

Our club was well represented at the event with over 30 members attending. Not present in the group photo were: Dave Zurek, Steve Wohlgemuth, Amos Peterson, Martha & Ray Rountree, Dave Roberson and Ron Wood.

Trent Bosch, Lyle Jamieson, Martha & Ray Rountree, Bob Rosand, Frank Penta, Johannes Michelsen, John Jordan and Barry Gross were the event’s featured demonstrators. Jimmy Clewes was scheduled to attend, but due to an illness he had to withdraw. Thanks to Fred Williamson and Barbra D i l l who were contacted at the last minute . They filled his slots for Saturday and Sunday.

Over 20 vendors were on hand to sell

their products ranging from airbrushing to wood and all items I might add, at great discounts. The AAW was present to answer questions and enroll new members.

There was also a skills area to offer new and prospective woodturners a chance to experience woodturning one-on-one.

R a f f l e s were held both days with prizes of tools, gift certif icates, glues, woodturning DVD’s and two prizes to the lucky winners, a Jimmy Clewes 3 day hands on course at his studio in Las Vegas and oh, yeah, I was one of the winners.

As for me, I spent the two days watching demos by Trent, Bob, Frank, Johannes and Barry. Between demos I perused the main floor and drooled over what to buy.

And when you’re visiting this neck of the woods make it a point to visit Mrs.Rowes restaurant

— for some great home style cooking!

For those of you who haven’t attended a woodturning symposium I highly recommend that you take time to visit one or more in your area. You won’t be disappointed.

The Virginia Woodturner’s Symposium is a bi-annual event. Their next event will be in 2018. See you there!

We know you’re hitting the road.

How about submitting some pictures and a short narrative of your

adventures.

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Symposium Facility

Kansas City Convention Center , 301 West 13th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 Host Hotel

Kansas City Marriott (not yet taking reservations), 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105

Want to be an exhibitor at our trade show? Please contact Erica Nelson at erica@pierreproductions.com or 763-497-1778.

Wish to Advertise?

Click here to learn about advertising in the AAW Symposium Handout Book and other advertising opportunities with the AAW.

Demonstrators for Kansas City Symposium Announced

The AAW is pleased to announce a partial list of demonstrators for its 31st Annual International Symposium, June 22-26, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dixie Biggs, USA Trent Bosch, USA Jimmy Clewes, USA Kurt Hertzog, USA Michael Hosaluk, Canada Rudy Lopez, USA Glenn Lucas, Ireland Andrew Potocnik, Australia Tania Radda, USA

Richard Raffan, Australia Mark Sanger, England Merryll Saylan, USA Betty Scarpino, USA Al Stirt, USA Derek Weidman, USA

John Wessels, South Africa

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AAW News

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from the archives DAVID ELLSWORTH 2010

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Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

Well, by now, most turners have heard about them, and they are taking the sharpening part of our world by storm. The reasons are many, and after a few years of answering questions on the turning forums, I haven't heard any new ones pop up. Well, at least not lately, so it is time for me to finish this article.

First, CBN stands for Cubic Boron Nitride. It is an abrasive material. The only thing harder than it that I know if is diamond. There are both diamond and CBN wheels available for sharpening purposes. The diamond wheels are fine for carbide, glass, and ceramics, but don't handle heat well when used to sharpen the hardened steels like those we use for our turning tools. CBN is ideally suited for any hardened steels as there is little heat build up, so breakdown of the abrasive is very minimal.

I started turning almost 20 years ago. I got my first grinder, a no-name model from the local Woodcraft store, which had pretty standard white aluminum oxide wheels. It didn't take long to wear them out as I was doing a lot of turning, and kept the wheels clean. I went back and bought some fancy pink wheels which were the next best thing at the time, and they didn't last any longer. Being frugal, I figured this just wasn't good enough, and there had to be something better available. Thus began the search. I had been reading about diamond-coated router bits and saw blades, and that led me to search for diamond wheels. After calls to Norton and Amplex, they both said that my choices were diamond or CBN. They actually informed me that there was a place locally that could make them for me. So, I called them up and told them what I was looking for, and they told me that the CBN was better than diamond for my HSS tools, but very expensive: $300 for an 8 by 1 inch wheel. I bit the bullet, and ordered an 80 and 320 grit wheel. This was one of the best investments I ever made for my shop, even at the cost. After over 10 years of using CBN wheels, I cannot think of one single advantage that the more standard wheels offer.

WHY CBN WHEELS

First, the wheel itself. There are two types. One is a mix of abrasive and a bonding agent that is applied to an aluminum hub in a layer that is about 3/16 inch thick. The other type is a machined steel hub with the abrasive material electroplated to the surface of the wheel. Both types are already balanced when you get them. This means they will spin true and will not wobble unless your grinder has a bent shaft, or an unbalanced wheel on the other side. With the matrix bond type, there is tiny wear factor involved as the matrix is not as hard as the abrasive materials. They do develop a tiny

amount of run-out over a year or so of heavy use. I would take mine back and have them reground. I would clean them by using a very hard aluminum oxide stick that came with the wheel similar to using a diamond dresser on the standard wheels. This wheel is very similar to the Woodriver Diamond wheel that Woodcraft carries, or used to carry. Cindy Drozda had a You Tube clip up about using an oil lubricated brush on the wheel as she sharpened, but I am not sure it is still up. It seemed to help, and may have at least reduced run-out in the wheel as well as keeping the wheel clean. Electroplated wheels never change size or shape, or need cleaning. There is no need to ever balance these wheels. Generally, when you order them, they will include a machined bushing to match the wheel with your grinder shaft, or are drilled to spec. No cheap plastic bushings.

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FIGURE 1 - Nibs in the wheel guard that I had to grind down

Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

There is another advantage in that there is never any risk of these wheels exploding. They will not chip or crack from tool dig ins. You can not crack them from over tightening the nut. If you drop them they will not break.

The other factor is how long they last. My older matrix ones had different wear rates. The 80 grit, after over 6 years of production turning still had half of the matrix left on the hub. The 320 grit wore out within a little over a year. I got another one and had the same problem. I got a 150 grit wheel, and it seemed to last much better. It got retired after I got the electroplated wheels. The electroplated wheels do have a break-in period, which depends on how much you use them. It took me about a month. They are very aggressive when brand new, with the 180 grit cutting faster than 120 grit. The 80 grit wheels cut a lot faster than standard 80 grit wheels. After they break in, they still cut faster, but the resulting bevel surface is more polished looking. The biggest difference between the two types is that the matrix wheels will leave a more shiny bevel surface, and do not cut as fast. After three years, my electroplated CBN wheels are still cutting like they did after the initial break in period. They will outlast by far any comparable dollar amount of any other grinding wheels I have ever seen. I have two sets that I am now using, and expect that my birth certificate will expire before they will.

FIGURE 2 - 1-inch wide Woodcut wheel FIGURE 3 - 1-inch wide Raptor

FIGURE 4 - Optigrind with side grind to the outside. It would work with a custom fitted nut that would fit into the recess

WHAT CAN YOU GRIND ON THEM:

CBN is made for hardened steel, so for all of the HSS, M4, and V10 and V15 powder metals, they are perfect. There are some who claim that you need the CBN wheels to get the best edges on the V10, V15, and M42 cobalt HSS steels. Doug Thompson does all of his sharpening of his tools on the more standard wheels. He does have an excellent sharpening video up on YouTube. Cindy Drozda did a blog spot about how the CBN wheels give a better edge on the V10 tools, and other turners agree. I have no experience with sharpening these more modern steels on standard wheels, so can't really say if one is better than the other.

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FIGURE 5 - Raptor on No Name grinder

Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

I use scrapers a lot, and they are my main bowl roughing and shear scraping tools. I noticed right away that the burr from the CBN wheels was by far superior to the burr from the standard wheels. It is much stronger, and sharper. I have experimented with burnishing a burr on my scrapers, and can't tell that the burnished burr has any real advantages. One note here, I use a triangle burnisher, and not the one that screws down to your work bench. I do sharpen them right side up as opposed to some who feel that doing it upside down gives a sharper burr. For sure, upside down on a CNB wheel leaves a sharp burr, but not as durable as the right side up burr. The actual sharpness is similar. I am going to have to question Jimmy Clewes about this at the AAW Symposium this year and get some feedback from him, as he sharpens his scrapers up side down on standard wheels.

I have tried carbide tips on them, and it does work, but is very slow. I guess you could get away with it for a bit, but I would not make a habit out of it. Diamond wheels are better for this.

The advice on what you can and can not grind on CBN wheels differs a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer, but general advise is not to grind non-hardened steel or other softer, non magnetic materials on them. The main reason is that they can load up and the wheel might be damaged. I have ground my bench chisels on them, and they work fine, with no loading at all. I have ground cold rolled steel on them, and they do load up a bit. You will notice a ticking sound and slight bump as you sharpen. You can remove this fairly easily by sharpening a HSS scraper on the wheel. It may take a time or two, but the wheels still seem to cut very well. I tried some aluminum on a wheel just out of curiosity. The interesting thing to me was that I could see little flakes flying off, which were a lot bigger than the metal dust that came off my other tools. I got a little silver line on the wheel. I took a scraper to it and it cleaned up very well, but took a couple of sharpenings to get it all off. To me, this means save the old grinding wheels if you want to grind away some soft steel or other things. You might get away with it a time or two, but for anything but the lightest touch ups, keep it restricted to hardened steels, not soft carbon, or non-magnetic materials.

I do turn a lot of sloppy wet wood. I do not get all of the sludge off my tools when I take them back to the grinder. This does load up the wheels and make them look dirty, and black. I don't worry about it. They still seem to cut just fine. I used to take them in to the kitchen sink and apply some Ajax and use a plastic bristle brush, which would clean them up almost as good as new. I haven't bothered in more than a year just to see how long they would continue to cut. My scrapers to seem to keep build-up at low levels, but never clean them up to good as new condition.

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FIGURE 6 - 1 1/2 inch wide Optigrind, mounted with side grind to the outside. Notice there is not much shaft left to thread a nut onto.

FIGURE 7 - 1 1/2 inch Optigrind reversed. Plenty of thread left on the shaft. Note holes drilled to balance the wheel.

Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

WHICH ONE TO BUY

Well, to me, the main decision is do you want a 1 inch wide wheel or a 1 1/2 inch wide wheel. Most turners are used to the 1 inch wide wheels. The main problem I had with them was that no matter if I was using a jig to sharpen my gouges or doing it free hand, I would, on occasion, fall off the edge of the wheel and dig a big groove in the wing of my gouges. That has never happened with the wider wheels, so that makes them my favorites.

As far as over all quality of the wheels, there is almost no obvious difference. If I had to pick a 'best looking out of the box' winner, I would probably go with the Cuttermaster. I have sharpened extensively with it, the Optigrind, and the D Way wheels. I could detect no difference in how they cut for comparable grits. I would doubt that there is significant difference in how long they last under heavy use. I am still working very hard on wearing out the wheels I have. I will let you know if I ever accomplish this task.

One wheel with a difference is the radius edge version that D Way makes. I looked at it and scratched my head to wonder why this was done. It was something that David Ellsworth wanted, and after hearing the explanation, it makes some sense. The main advantage would be for sharpening hollowing tips. These are generally put in jigs, and it is easier to push them around the round edge than it is to rotate the jig to sharpen the edge. I had seen a John Lucas YouTube clip about doing it this way with a more standard wheel, and after thinking about it, it made more sense to me. I can't really see it being any better for standard tools, but they do seem to be popular. This means more experimenting for me.

The side grind option: This is one that I don't use. I really can't see any need for it. In chatting with Dave Schweitzer of D Way tools, he said the main appeal is to carvers. Some turners seem to prefer no bevel on their skew chisels, which is the only other use I can think of, with the possible exception of some hollowing bits. If the side grind option was important to me, I would give the advantage to the Optigrind wheel which has a strip of abrasive, about 5/8 inch wide on the side of their fine grit wheel only. D Way and Cuttermaster have 1/4 inch.

Some turners can only afford one wheel. Understandable. If you can only get one, I would suggest the 180 grit. Main reasons for using the coarser 80 grit is because it is great for raising a good burr on scrapers, and some reshaping of your tools. The scraper burr raised from the 180 grit wheel is still very effective. The 180 grit is perfect for minimal reshaping and general sharpening. A number of turners have put one wheel on to try them out, and noticed how huge the difference was in how their grinder ran, and then put the other wheel on. You don't have to get two of them, but it is nice if you can afford it.

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FIGURE 8 - NW Super Abrasive Matrix wheelFIGURE 9 - Machined washer with groove /keyway for fitting over the pin on the shaft

Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

WHICH ONE TO BUY

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FIGURE 10 - 1 1/2 inch wide wheel on Baldor grinder with inside spacer.

FIGURE 11 - D Way Standard wheel on Baldor grinder.

FIGURE 12 - Sharpening a scraper with Radius edge D Way wheel

FIGURE 13 - NW Super Abrasive with standard flange on Baldor

FIGURE 15 - Machined washer with groove /keyway for fitting over the pin on the shaft.

Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

GRINDER CONSIDERATIONS:

High speed or slow speed: it really doesn't make any difference. These wheels work fine on either grinder. They are probably safer than standard wheels on the high speed grinders because they are balanced and run true. With the high speed grinders, you will take off steel at a higher rate. If this is a problem, it is because we tend to use too much pressure when sharpening, and go back over the grind a couple of times rather than one pass right through. I prefer the slow speed just because that is what I am used to. If you are a beginner, and are not used to being around a grinder, the slow speed models would be less intimidating. Because the wheels are more aggressive than standard wheels, if you want your tools to last longer, a very light touch is the most important thing.

Horse power: These wheels are heavy, with the Cuttermaster being the heaviest at around eight pounds. There can be a huge difference in actual strength of the motors. Both my no name and my Baldor Grinders have '3/4 hp' motors. The difference in actual strength is about the same difference in actual weight, with the Baldor being twice as heavy. I can barely stall my Baldor, but the no name is fairly easy to stall. This does make the light sharpening touch important, and for sure you are more aware of pressure on the weaker motor, which might be a good point. A newer grinder on the market is the Rikon 8 inch grinder. It has a 1/2 hp motor. I haven't put these wheels on this grinder, but others have. There doesn't seem to be any problems at this point. My main concern would be that start up is a strain on the motor with these heavy wheels, and with the weaker motors, it could lead to early wear out/burn out. If one of these was my main grinder, I would hand spin the wheel first before starting the grinder up. This could be more than is necessary, and maybe not even a point to consider. I did concrete construction for 30 years, and prefer everything to be over built rather than under built, so it is an opinion based on no actual facts that I have. To date, I have not heard of a grinder frying because the wheels were too heavy, so it may be nothing to worry about. In the same line of thought here, no, you should never run 8-inch wheels on a 6-inch grinder, ever.

Because of the extra weight of these wheels, when you turn your grinder off, they will continue to run for much longer than the standard light weight wheels. I just let them spin down and don't worry about it, because it is something I am now used to. If you have other people in your shop, it might be a good idea to stop the wheel. Since I round off the heel on both my scrapers and gouges, I use them as a brake by putting the secondary bevel on the wheel until it is stopped.

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FIGURE 16 - Cuttermaster on Baldor

Everything that you ever wanted to know about CBN Wheels by Reed Gray

Grinder shaft length: They are all different. With my Baldor grinders, the shaft is 3 1/8 inch long. The grinder comes with nice flanges to support standard flat sided wheels. They do not work on the steel hub CBN wheels. I had machined washers made that were 5/8 inch thick, 1 1/4 inch wide, and with a 3/4+ bore (3/4 inch exactly would be too tight to put on and take off), and a slot cut for the cotter pin in the shaft. This spaces the wheel far enough from the motor so that the nut will tighten down onto the wheel. It needs some type of spacer here. I tried a bunch of the stamped washers from a big box store, and it worked--sort of. When I started the grinder up, there was noticeable sideways wobble in the wheel. When the wheels got to full speed, the wobble was almost totally gone. The machined spacer was much better. With my no name grinder, the shaft is 2 1/16 long. This is kind of minimal. I got the nut on to secure the wheel, and while the shaft does not go all the way through the nut, it is 3/4 of the way through, and sufficient to hold the wheel on. I did have to grind down the screw indents on the inside of the sheet metal wheel guard so the wheel would spin freely. I was not able to get the Optigrind wheel to fit on with the side grind facing the outside of the grinder, which is how they are supposed to mount. It did fit on securely with the side grind towards the grinder. Wheel guards: I asked Craft Supplies, who carries the Optigrind made wheel in a 1 inch width (Raptor wheel), why they didn't go with the 1 1/2 inch width wheels. Their main concern was in keeping the wheel covered with the wheel guard, and some grinders will not take the wider wheels and still be able to keep the full guard on. There are some turners who have entirely removed the wheel guard. For sure, there is no risk of the wheel breaking, so that would mean that a guard is not strictly necessary. Giving consideration to"'liability", I can see that it could be a concern. I have left the inside one on my Baldor grinder, in part because they are part of the structure to seal the inside of the grinder, but I don't have the outside one on. With my spacer on, the outside part of the guard will not fit on.

Metal dust: One turner, as an experiment, who had totally removed his wheel guards, hung a magnet about six inches above his grinder. It picked up a considerable amount of grinding powder. I also made a recent discovery. I took a Moffat lamp down from a shelf that was about 30 inches above my grinder. It was still in the box it was shipped in, which was one with the 1/4 round dog ear flaps on the top/lid that slip into the sides of the box to close it, but not taped shut. I opened up the box just to check on it, and found a ring of metal powder on the box that had the magnetic base. I had always thought that the metal dust was too coarse and heavy to float around like wood dust. I posted this discovery on the turning forums, and got a lot of different responses, but mostly it was yes, do wear your dust mask when grinding as well as when turning. I left my inside guards on both of my grinders, if for no other reason, just to confine the powder. After discovering this, I am thinking that I should put the full cover on my Baldor grinder to help contain the dust. Care must be used when hooking any type of dust collector to your grinders. There are some especially made for metal grinders and spark containment, but most of us will never have one. Some turners have put magnets in plastic bags under and behind the wheels, which pick up most of the dust. I do have a back splash, which helps contain things better, and have swept the dust on the bench into the shavings.

There have been a couple of reports of shavings starting to smolder from the sparks generated when sharpening. The sparks from the CBN wheels are very minimal, but it can happen. This happens with standard grinding wheels also. It is best to keep the area under the grinder free from shavings in the first place.

Fuzzy tools: When I sharpen, most of the time I do a number of tools at one time, then turn until they are all dull, then sharpen again. I found that when I lay a tool next to the grinder, then pick it up after I have sharpened a few other tools, it tends to be covered with metal powder. I tap it on some steel bar I have, and that gets rid of most of it, or at least enough so that I don't worry about it. This has been an old habit, because I green-turn my bowl to final thickness, then let them dry and warp. Any remnants of this powder will leave black specs all over my wet bowls. For finish cuts, I will actually wipe off the tool with shavings in addition to the tapping on bar stock. You can also pick up a 'demagnetizer' at the local big box stores.

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