Tool & Cutter Sharpening for Home Machinists

Follow the instructions in Tool & Cutter Sharpening and working with blunt tools will be a thing of the past!

• An instructional guide to properly and inexpensively sharpen your everyday workshop tools and equipment
• Step-by-step directions illustrated with photographs, clear explanations, and technical drawings & diagrams
• Learn simple methods to sharpen tools that work just as well as buying more sophisticated, expensive equipment
• Projects included for a shop-made grinding rest and accessories that can be used with an off-hand grinder
• Sharpening instructions are included for drills, lathe tools, end mills, milling cutters, hand tools, and woodworking tools

Sharpening workshop tools is probably the activity that is least understood by most home machinists. Tool & Cutter Sharpening for Home Machinists shows how to perform most workshop sharpening tasks without any need for expensive tools and a cutter grinder.

This book shows you how to keep home workshop cutters and tools sharp and in good condition. It offers a simple design for a shop-made grinding rest, and accessories that can be used with an off-hand grinder to sharpen tools to a standard comparable to using much more sophisticated equipment. Instructions are provided for sharpening most workshop tools, including drills, lathe tools, end mills, milling cutters, hand tools, and woodworking tools.

Inside Tool & Cutter Sharpening, author Harold Hall presents simple, effective, and inexpensive solutions for most sharpening tasks, showing how they can be carried out using just an off-hand grinder and a few accessories. Containing fully illustrated step-by-step directions with photographs and technical drawings, this must-have guide is packed with essential information for the home machine shop enthusiast, model engineer, or serious metalworker.

"It doesn't take the beginning machinist long to realize that sharp cutting tools are a necessity, especially on hobby-sized equipment. Thus the hobbyist starts down the long and often difficult road of learning how to sharpen and maintain cutting tools using a variety of fixtures and specialized machinery. Fortunately, there is an easier way. Harold Hall, one of the leading model engineering authors, presents a straightforward and effective approach that will be welcome by both beginners and experienced machinists alike. With the common bench grinder serving as a foundation, this book describes how to build and use a simple grinding rest and fixtures to tackle any sharpening task that may face the home machine (or wood) shop."
—George Bulliss, The Home Shop Machinist magazine

Harold Hall worked as an electrical control systems engineer for thirty-five years before becoming editor of Model Engineer's Workshop magazine. He is the author of numerous books on workshop practice, including Metal Lathe for Home Machinists, The Metalworker's Workshop for Home Machinists, Milling for Home Machinists, and The Milling Machine for Home Machinists.