Popular Post HandyDan Posted October 22, 2018 Popular Post Report Posted October 22, 2018 Below is a picture of my sharpening rig made from an old belt sander. The motor went bad so I rigged it up to a used fan motor. I made a dozen tube pockets so each tool has its own. I put a piece of all thread on the bottom and a lock nut for adjustability. I used some metal conduit I had on hand that fit over the tool handles. I epoxied a wood dowel into the end of the conduit and a piece of 1/4" all thread into the dowel. The all thread is inserted in the holder and the tool can be easily sharpened with very accurate repeatability. The lock nut is adjusted away from the tool as needed to keep the preferred bevel angle. I also have my bowl sharpening jig mounted in front. I have to remove the other holder but have a stop on it so it can be easily returned to the same spot. I used a lettering system and each tool has it's own holder. The tools are just here for visual purposes. They are not stored with the holders. I posted this a few years ago on the old Wood forum but posted it here for those who didn't see it. Dadio, Grandpadave52, Cal and 4 others 7 Quote
lew Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 Sweet! Your bowl gouge sharpening fixture looks a lot like the one from Tormek. FlGatorwood and HandyDan 1 1 Quote
HandyDan Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Posted October 22, 2018 29 minutes ago, lew said: Sweet! Your bowl gouge sharpening fixture looks a lot like the one from Tormek. Thanks. It is a Sorby unit. FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote
Gerald Posted October 23, 2018 Report Posted October 23, 2018 How do you determine when to adjust the screw out? HandyDan and FlGatorwood 1 1 Quote
HandyDan Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Posted October 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, Gerald said: How do you determine when to adjust the screw out? It is a visual thing. I watch the tip angles. Wind the nut out when it gets a bit off of how I like it. I suppose I could measure and record the tip angles but have been good so far doing it by eye. FlGatorwood 1 Quote
Buckaroo Posted October 24, 2018 Report Posted October 24, 2018 Nuttin like sperience to git tha job done. HandyDan and FlGatorwood 1 1 Quote
John Morris Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 @HandyDan I re-titled your topic from "My Sharpening Rig" to the current topic title, per our tip submittal guidelines as seen at https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forums/forum/64-woodworking-tips/ We must name our tip topic to reflect what the actual tip is. Thanks sir FlGatorwood 1 Quote
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