Chisel Sharpening - Help!

Jon Page jonpage@mediaone.net
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 22:51:48 -0500


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At 08:47 PM 12/16/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Do you wet sand? What kind of paper specifically? Sure sounds like an easy 
>way to go!
>

Wet sand with 32o, or 400 for roughing a battered edge it into shape and 
600 for a finer edge.
I not tried finer grit paper.

Wet sand with water as a lube if you are so fiscally aware.

Jon Page

>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
><mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net>Jon Page
>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>>Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 3:11 PM
>>Subject: Re: Chisel Sharpening - Help!
>>
>>At 12:24 PM 12/16/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Hi Shoprats! It's bridge notching time for me. I have two of David MAZZAGLIA
>>>wonderful bridge notching chisels, but am a dunce when it comes to
>>>sharpening them. What are the methods/equipment used by you folks to sharpen
>>>them. I found the Tormek SuperGrind on the web, but it's a tad pricey. I
>>>worry about maintaining proper bevel angles, etc. What about Japanese
>>>waterstones. I'm at a total loss. Help!
>>>
>>>Terry Farrell
>>>Piano Tuning & Service
>>>Tampa, Florida
>>>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>>
>>
>>A piece of 600 or finer sandpaper on a sheet of glass will put a nice 
>>edge on your chisel
>>without the expense of wet stones and have to find a place to store them 
>>when you are not
>>using them 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
>>99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the time.
>>
>>If tool edge maintenance were a daily task it would be another story.
>>
>>B#,
>>
>>
>>Jon Page,   piano technician
>>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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