Comments on: All Dressed Up and Nothing To Grind http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/17/all-dressed-up-and-nothing-to-grind/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/17/all-dressed-up-and-nothing-to-grind/#comment-159299 Benjamen Johnson Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:59:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/17/all-dressed-up-and-nothing-to-grind/#comment-159299 John, it's not a dumb question, I just went out to the garage to dress my grinding wheel because I didn't remember how to either. Hold the dresser so that the two prongs rest on your tool rest. Then pivot the tool into the grinding wheel so the little wheels start turning. Move the tool back and forth across the face of the grinding wheel, keeping it perpendicular to the tool rest. That's it. Yeah it makes a lot of noise. I think a good indicator that you have a good surface is the the face of the disk is the same granular consistency that the side is. Run about 5 times back and forth, turn the grinder off and check. If you didn't do anything try a little more pressure. Lather, rinse, repeat. (no not literally) Truing will probably take a little more work and a little finesse. I'd recommend using another tool if you use your grinder to sharpen anything finer than a law mower blade. John, it’s not a dumb question, I just went out to the garage to dress my grinding wheel because I didn’t remember how to either.

Hold the dresser so that the two prongs rest on your tool rest. Then pivot the tool into the grinding wheel so the little wheels start turning. Move the tool back and forth across the face of the grinding wheel, keeping it perpendicular to the tool rest.

That’s it. Yeah it makes a lot of noise. I think a good indicator that you have a good surface is the the face of the disk is the same granular consistency that the side is. Run about 5 times back and forth, turn the grinder off and check. If you didn’t do anything try a little more pressure. Lather, rinse, repeat. (no not literally)

Truing will probably take a little more work and a little finesse. I’d recommend using another tool if you use your grinder to sharpen anything finer than a law mower blade.

]]> By: John http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/17/all-dressed-up-and-nothing-to-grind/#comment-159253 John Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:19:00 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/17/all-dressed-up-and-nothing-to-grind/#comment-159253 Brace yourself for a dumb question. I have a grinding wheel and a wheel dresser, but I'm not so confident on its proper use. I tried it once but I don't think I did it right. It made a lot of noise and not much difference to the grinding wheel. Do you hold the dressing wheel at an angle to the grinding wheel? Or should they run perfectly parallel to each other? How much pressure should you apply? Is it all a matter of developing a feel for the particular situation? Brace yourself for a dumb question. I have a grinding wheel and a wheel dresser, but I’m not so confident on its proper use. I tried it once but I don’t think I did it right. It made a lot of noise and not much difference to the grinding wheel.

Do you hold the dressing wheel at an angle to the grinding wheel? Or should they run perfectly parallel to each other? How much pressure should you apply? Is it all a matter of developing a feel for the particular situation?

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