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Post by slimjimbones on Jan 1, 2020 20:48:09 GMT
I am new to the PE and have been practicing with old gouges. I set my angle at 25 degrees and am using the 600 grit trizact belt. Well the angle of the gouge was a little different than 25 degrees but I was alright with it. As I was sharpening with the 600 grit belt I noticed that it wasn't getting all the way to the tip of the gouge so I changed to the highest grit belt that came with it around 340 grit. When I did that I immediately had a chip in the center of the gouge. My question is should I have stayed with the 600 grit Trizact belt and then proceeded to the other 2 trizact belts and how do I fix this gouge? Just learning and any help would be appreciated. By the way was using the short platform and was turning the gouge from side to side. Thanks again!
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Post by Pete on Jan 2, 2020 8:54:44 GMT
There is often a bit of 're-profiling' between sharpening systems while your 25° gouges may have been 24.5° before they may be 25.2° on a new system. So it is best to start with a courser grit to get the tool and sharpening system in line.
If the 600 grit wasn't reaching the tip I would suggest that you probably had a micro-bevel on the gouge that was at a different angle, this is common practice when hand sharpening as you have less metal to remove to get the edge back.
The chip and how to fix it! it's not easy to say without seeing it, can you add a photograph? If you click the 'Reply' button on the right hand side of the message box, that will take you to the full reply editor, top right on that is Add Attachment, click that and you can add a photograph.
Chances are chip was coming anyway, a micro fracture in the edge or a carbon crystal in the metal that the more aggressive sharpening revealed by removing metal that was holding it. The best generic advice is to stay with the courser grit, and sharpen back to a new edge, then move up through the grits, but a photo would be good.
On a more positive note this is a one time problem, once all your tools are set to the ProEdge you will seldom go down to the 600 grit again, until you hit that embedded nail or piece of wire that so many trees contain!
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Post by slimjimbones on Jan 2, 2020 16:50:49 GMT
Thanks for the information, I will try and get a picture of it but I believe I have almost got it fixed and you won't be able to see it but the info you gave me is extremely helpful. Thanks again!
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