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I have ze good news and ze bad news!

Good news: Having sharpened the offending barrel trimmer again, I realised that I was not sharpening it enough. I used it yesterday on some Pau Rosa blanks and some Lignum Vitae blanks without any burning.

Bad news: Following the warning in an earlier post about the risk of tearing Thuya Burr, even with a sharpened barrel trimmer, I decided to square off the ends using my Pro Edge. Not a good idea! While it squared off the ends nicely, it has clogged the belt badly. Any advice on cleaning the belt or will I need to bite the bullet and buy another one?

[QUOTE="Bob Ellis, post: 201000, member: 782"] I have ze good news and ze bad news! Good news: Having sharpened the offending barrel trimmer again, I realised that I was not sharpening it enough. I used it yesterday on some Pau Rosa blanks and some Lignum Vitae blanks without any burning. Bad news: Following the warning in an earlier post about the risk of tearing Thuya Burr, even with a sharpened barrel trimmer, I decided to square off the ends using my Pro Edge. Not a good idea! While it squared off the ends nicely, it has clogged the belt badly. Any advice on cleaning the belt or will I need to bite the bullet and buy another one? [/QUOTE]

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