I am looking for a brand name for a "go-to" diamond profile parting tool, I have a couple of PSI Benjamin's Best but have a problem with them. No knock on PSI tools in general, I've had great success with them as utility tools that I regrind to my shapes. I don't use a parting tool a lot, I usually make tenons and such with the Bedan or a skew chisel, and I cut off with a skew or my thin fluted parting tool - but I'd like one good utility diamond parting tool of about 3/16" or 1/4".
The problem with my BBs is that the edges (top and bottom) are not perfectly parallel, nor perfectly aligned with the high points (sides) of the diamond. That makes sharpening a pain in the butt. I'd like to have a parting tool that I can lay flat on its top and bottom edges on my tool rest and get a grind that has the end points at the wide points of the diamond. I know how to get around it, but it would be nice ot have one I don't have to fuss with. Does anyone know a brand that is consistent in its shape?
The problem with my BBs is that the edges (top and bottom) are not perfectly parallel, nor perfectly aligned with the high points (sides) of the diamond. That makes sharpening a pain in the butt. I'd like to have a parting tool that I can lay flat on its top and bottom edges on my tool rest and get a grind that has the end points at the wide points of the diamond. I know how to get around it, but it would be nice ot have one I don't have to fuss with. Does anyone know a brand that is consistent in its shape?
Diamond shaped parting tools
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