Wet wheels still have the same maintenance problems as with dry grinders.
e.g.: wheel need dressing and truing etc. and the wheel will need replacing
every so often. Many woodturners have badly shaped tools or have bought new
tools that need re-shaping, in this case the wet wheels will take
considerable time to create the new edge, and also cause a lot of valuable
wheel wastage.

Not everyone can justify the expense of the wet system and all the jigs. A
good dry grinder will work extremely well and when you have honed the tool
after grinding, the edge will be just as good as any wet wheel. As for
ruining the temper: HSS will not lose the temper below red hot, but I
advocate frequent dipping of the tool into water (with a little soluble oil
to stop corrosion) to keep the heat down below 200 deg C or touch heat.


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Get a Tormec. Makes all others pale in comparison. Doesn't ruin the temper
and once I have the tools sharpened, successive sharpening takes about 5
minutes. I now turn with only razor sharp tools. Spoilled, I guess.
Keith