And I agree with Rusty. Get a high-speed grinder (I use a 7" Baldor) and the Oneway jig
system. Then have someone show you how to use them -- it will save you a lot of time and
steel. The slow speed grinder may help at first but as you get better at using it it will
become a frustration -- too slow -- and you will not grind when you really should.

Also, for your primary bowl gouges, I like a removable handle which comes off easily. That
allows me to turn with a very heavy tool, remove the handle quickly, and grind with just the
light gouge so that I can get the feel of what I'm doing.

Tormek is a waste of money for turners, I think. The Oneway balancing kit is a really nice-
to-have also.

Another thing, don't buy wheels which are too fine. For most of us, 100 grit is plenty fine.
I use a 36 on one side and an 80 on the other. Buy white wheels as a minimum. There are
some premium blue wheels which are also very nice to have.

Bill


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I agree with Peter. I have a high speed 8" grinder and a Woodcraft 8" slow
speed plus a Tormek. The Tormek never gets used with the turning tools.
Too much prep and maintenance, plus too slow. In fact, I use the high speed
grinder the most because I haven't ever moved my Wolverine setup over to it.
I have a couple of homemade setups on the slow speed that mimic some of the
Wolverine, but are harder to adjust. So they are fixed for certain grinds.
Very fast to sharpen my tools, just turn around from the lathe, flick the
switch, tool on the wheel, switch off, back to turning. No water container
to clean and keep refilled. Tormek is very nice for an extremely sharp
edge, but that's not the most important thing in woodturning.