white diamond shaping

[dendweller]

I just put a white diamond tip on a shaft I use for breaking.
Seems to have flattened a bit so I need to shape it. I have a lathe and usually shape tips with a razor bladed.

I'm assuming a razor blade isn't the way to go with these. Wondering what others do, use a willard, a file, something along that line?
Thanks

 

[SSDiver2112]

I just put a white diamond tip on a shaft I use for breaking.
Seems to have flattened a bit so I need to shape it. I have a lathe and usually shape tips with a razor bladed.

I'm assuming a razor blade isn't the way to go with these. Wondering what others do, use a willard, a file, something along that line?
Thanks

When I had one I shaped it like any other tip.

 

[dendweller]

When I had one I shaped it like any other tip.

Thanks, what do you normally use to shape them?

 

[garczar]

I just put a white diamond tip on a shaft I use for breaking.
Seems to have flattened a bit so I need to shape it. I have a lathe and usually shape tips with a razor bladed.

I'm assuming a razor blade isn't the way to go with these. Wondering what others do, use a willard, a file, something along that line?
Thanks

shape mine just like leather tip. use a Tweeten shaper and a kamui-style scuffer. keep it just a lil flatter than a nickel radius.

 

[cueman]

I just put a white diamond tip on a shaft I use for breaking.
Seems to have flattened a bit so I need to shape it. I have a lathe and usually shape tips with a razor bladed.

I'm assuming a razor blade isn't the way to go with these. Wondering what others do, use a willard, a file, something along that line?
Thanks

I use a Utility Knife blade to crown the top just like all other tips.

 

[SSDiver2112]

Thanks, what do you normally use to shape them?

I used a kiridashi knife (utility blade) when I installed it. Haven't use my Willards in a while so I probably used the Last4Ever in the field. I didn't like the WD so I didn't use it long enough to shape it too many times.

 

[dendweller]

I used a kiridashi knife (utility blade) when I installed it. Haven't use my Willards in a while so I probably used the Last4Ever in the field. I didn't like the WD so I didn't use it long enough to shape it too many times.

Thanks, it's my first time with any synthetic tip. Definitely jumps better than leather, that's for sure.