Search results for query: Tungsten sharpening

...mother used for trimming her toenails. Only being a relative beginner in the art of TIG I do still suffer from touchdowns so tungsten sharpening is a too common requirement. It is well made and does what I need with the big plus it goes in the case with all the TIG bits. Overall a bit...

They are good. They used to do the belts on line. But I found a place in Southampton who did them cheaper. The power switch cover does not like being cleaned with meths.

We had one of those in the Mens shed I used to go to ... they need to be kept free of dust build up under the belt and often the belt needed retracking if it's been heavily use on one side edge. They are also great for hand sharpening all manner of twist drills & for sharpening tig...

...spot of retail therapy was in order. I ordered these a couple of weeks ago, they should fit nicely in my dad's old 5" grinder for tungsten sharpening. And I thought I would try out a standard gas lens, if it let's you poke out your tungsten a bit more and save a bit of gas it can't be a...

My back is much better today, it's still twinging occasionally to tell me to take it steady but I'm off the pain meds. So after a nice stroll into town over the moors with the daughter and pooch, a pizza and some shopping, I headed for the man cave. I did a couple of beads first. 60 amps, 1.6mm...

To accommodate a full length tungsten, you need the longest back cap. When you are learning, it can feel awkward. If you cut them, it also means you can sharpen 20 at a time. For sharpening, I use a diamond blade designed for tiles (so it has a continuous and smooth rim). The dust is not at all...

Thank you for sharing, I’m relieved I’m not the only one who spend more time sharpening tungsten’s than welding I was getting a bit of a complex about it! Try puting something under the bottom edge so the bit you are welding is horizontal so you can rest your torch hand On it.

All dedicated stuff used on ali, grinding discs, wire wheels, even got a dedicated mini bench grinder for sharpening tungsten for ali only. i have wondered if its the welder having a funny moment, tis only an Rtech thing, but all i could stretch to at the time of buying.

This week I've acquired a large heavy murex earth clamp, because it was cheap :thumbup: a machined adapter plate and guide bush for the cordless hikoki router as nothing of the old makita would fit and yesterday was in lidl late on and got a new tungsten sharpener/chisel grinder general...

Sometimes I get the feeling that people like complicating their lives . I use a tungsten tip in my battery drill & the 9 inch grinder to put a point on it. Sharpening it at both ends and having six or so in ready to go condition in a plastic box . Can't be bothered cluttering up my crammed...

This times a million. Everyone should put a cheap diamond wheel on, they are so superior to a standard abrasive it shouldn't be a question unless you cant spare half a bench grinder.

What grit diamond wheel is it? I'm wearing a groove in my cheapo wheel green grit wheel ...

...wheel in my bench grinder, not for the quality of grinding, but because it's fast, runs cool and doesn't wear! I've never had to adjust the grinding guide I made for it. It's faster than any other way of tungsten sharpening I've ever seen, and I'm a lazy sod so like things to be easy as possible.

I've tried a couple of types, 2% thoriated (still the best for steels in my opinion, 2% lanthanated is a good allrounder, Huntingdon multistrikes are also very good but a bit spendy really and CK Layzr. The Layzr is in my opinion better than the Lanthanated. It forms and holds a nicer "ball" for...

I note there are quite a few pointing upwards which I admit does concern me but some people seem to swear that's the way (on youtube etc) at least by doing it tha way as described if it does catch it'll be thrown to the floor with no chance of being scooped inside the guard. I note also from...

...speed) when I've got lots of flap discing / grinding to do - saves changing batteries and it's a lot lighter than the Makita. I've also got an ancient Makita mains one (which is REALLY heavy) that I inherited; I just use that one with a diamond disc (a bit like this one) for tungsten sharpening.

This was only thin stuff: 1mm wall tube to 1.6mm wall, so was <100 amps (I had the machine set to 75A, but backed off a lot once I got a pool going. Oh yes.... ! I was using 80Hz, btw. Light blue tungstens. I've wondered since whether a higher frequency may have been useful. When you say...

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You'd be surprised how efficient it is, to slip a tungsten into a collet holder, finger nip tight, slide into the guide and twizzle until sharp :) The one at work is really nice to use, and makes sharpening really short tungstens much easier. Ever sharpen tungstens 2" long by hand? I hate it.

I've just realised that my newinghall model g grinder (Google it) would probably be ideal if made up a tungsten holder for it. It's a diamond when thing, designed for sharpening precise angles onto tungsten carbide engraving cutters.