Marking gauge

[Halfathumb]

Can the cutting wheel on a marking gauge be replaced? Mine is getting a little dim.

Jim

[Handplanesandmore]

You can sharpen it on a waterstone. Hone the flat side. Depending on what brand your gauge is, some sell replacement wheels (if broken).

Simon

[barryvabeach]

Jim,  If you try to resharpen, you have two options.  One is to just sharpen one spot -  when you use it ,  that spot will score the line and not move - at least I have a few that work that way.  The other method , which is more work, is to sharpen the entire circumference.

[fptahoe]

They can be replaced - I got mine from Lie Nielsen - https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/tit...&node=4179.

[handi]

Can the cutting wheel on a marking gauge be replaced? Mine is getting a little dim.

Jim

I would say depends on the marking gauge. 
I have a couple of Lee Valley marking gauges that have wheels that are held with screws, so they are certainly replaceable.

[Halfathumb]

I would say depends on the marking gauge. 
I have a couple of Lee Valley marking gauges that have wheels that are held with screws, so they are certainly replaceable.

Mine are held on with screws also.

[Phil S.]

A search on google turns up all sorts of places that sell replacement wheels -

https://www.google.com/search?q=marking+...e&ie=UTF-8

What brand is your gauge?  A match would be best, but I can't imagine there's all that much variation between them that you couldn't make another brand work.

[Tony Z]

Titemark wheels can be replaced (I bought a spare wheel about a half dozen years ago when the original was getting "dim"). However, I never put it on, instead opting to "brighten" the original up a bit. I honed it on a granite plate, on 2,000 grit Sc paper. Good as new.