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Trying to use my rear cutoff tool to cut the piston ring grooves in my 1 inch diameter piston. The tool has a tendency to slide over in the groove and bend. I can normally move the carriage slightly to correct the cut. The question is " is there a good way to hand sharpen the tool it to get a straight cut"?
Tony, Thanks for the tip on setting he cutoff blade square to the work piece. I have been using a visual method setting the blade by eye. not so good.Jim, I have the #3018 rear mount cutoff tool which has the blade parallel to the carriage. The extension is adjustable and I will shorten it up for grooving. My front mount holder #3002 has the blade at about 8 degrees. I now see how it can be used at the rear by reversing the blade and adding the #3016 mounting block. First piston is toast. Hopefully aligning the blade will solve my problems. I will also look at the Warner tool.Thanks for your comments.