Tangential tooling

[Gordon]

I have been thinking about making some tangential tool holders for the lathe. I found this which shows one design. There are many other similar designs.

http://theamateurmachineshop.com/index.php/projects/13-tangential-lathe-tooling

Has anyone used this type of tooling and if so there must be some rules on how to grind the tool bits? Any insight welcome before I try making this.

 

[ChazzC]

Starting at 7:18 this video from Eccentric Engineering shows sharpening: