For years I have tried to find a slow grinder that I could afford.  Well, another factor raised it's head called space.  So, Shopsmith had an advertisement that I found to be plausible, not perfect.  

https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/sh_grindingwheelguard.htm  So sorry you have to click on the link to see the item, but pictures of mine will spare you.

 

 

 

Like the normal attachments for Shopsmith, you have to attach the arbor to the quill and then attach the housing to the housing.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the stone dresser that I purchased from someone else.  This is a necessary tool for grinding.  

 

 

 

Here it is turned so the stone is turning away from you for honing.  

 

 

 

Picture of label on top of unit.  

Edited February 4, 20206 yr by FlGatorwood

1 minute ago, FlGatorwood said:

that I could afford.

Are you kidding me??? 

 

On your Diamond Studded pension you can have a maid, personal assistant, and a gardener with plenty to spare.  

 

You sir need a Tormek, $729 plus another $300 in accessories.  Mere drop in the bucket.....  

 

Here is the LINK  order soon before they sell out.  Mention my name at checkout and get a free catalog.  

 

 

 

Thanks so much for your genuine concern.  I would have to take out a loan and I don't know if I would live that long to pay it off.  

Will try again.  Holes (1 3/4") bored so it fit the way tubes on the Shopsmith.  Attached with a 1/4" X 4" and a wing nut.  Pictures will show.  

 

Untrimmed but fits.  

 

 

 

 

Clamp installed.  

 

 

Needs a spacer to center the Vee rest to the stone.  

Edited February 4, 20206 yr by FlGatorwood

1 minute ago, FlGatorwood said:

I would have to take out a loan

I know a guy.  I'll put in a  good word for ya.. 

 

Having to disconnect what I am turning to hook up the sharpening system would make me lose interest in a hurry.  As long as you can live with that, okay, but you really should have a separate sharpening system. 

Will try to continue and hope it doesn't rearrange the pictures and blow away the words of explanation.  This Toshiba is headed to the dump.  Oh, well, here we go.  A piece of wood from the scrap pile may do the trick.  

 

 

Needs to be trimmed and attached.  

 

 

 

Mostly corrects alignment, needs some wedges to ensure it stays straight.  

 

 

 

Wow!  This is the easiest I have ever had to grind a chisel.  The grind is uniform.  Now, it takes a couple of minutes to set up and take down but no biggie.  I sharpen after I finish, so my tools are sharp each time I want to turn.  Or, if you have more than one machine, you could set up the second machine with the grinding system.  One last picture.  

 

 

 

This attachment is for the skew chisel.  It works very well.  There is also another attachment that is used for spindle gouges.  I didn't show it, but it takes some practice to get it to work well.  It's not the tool, but the user.  Anyway, if you have limited income and space, this works well.  A couple of minutes setup is no bother and I find it an advantage as it is all in one place.  I don't have to wonder somewhere else, plug in another cord, move stuff out of the way to accomodate my needs.  And, sharpening at the end of each session leaves me free to start each time I want to turn.  That's the way to attach to the Shopsmith.  It starts at 750 rpm and is a rather slow grind, but does an excellent job.  

Edited February 4, 20206 yr by FlGatorwood

How slow can the Shopsmith spin?

Works good for the price...

 

 

Steve, thanks for the tip! I love it! I didn't even know Shopsmith had a grinding wheel attachment, this would work beautifully in my shop to reduce more clutter and get my grinder off of a bench surface.

The variable speed on the Shopsmith makes this really good for woodworking tools.

Thanks for showing. Not too mention, the price of the grinder attachment is very reasonable, finally an attachment from SS that is reasonable in cost.

 

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

Steve, thanks for the tip! I love it! I didn't even know Shopsmith had a grinding wheel attachment, this would work beautifully in my shop to reduce more clutter and get my grinder off of a bench surface.

The variable speed on the Shopsmith makes this really good for woodworking tools.

Thanks for showing. Not too mention, the price of the grinder attachment is very reasonable, finally an attachment from SS that is reasonable in cost.

 

Yeah I was surprised at the cost as well. Having seen prices for other stuff.

...It seems to me by the time you get all of the attachments that one would not save a whole lot of space versus similar sized stand alone equipment.  Those attachments have to be stored when not being used.

10 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

How slow can the Shopsmith spin?

The MK 5 will spin at 700 rpm. I think the MK 7 like Artie's, being a DVR will go slower.

46 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Those attachments have to be stored when not being used.

you just hang em on the wall, they take up very little space. or in a cabinet, takes up waaaay less space than dedicated machinery. In this cabinet resides among other things, a band saw, beltsanding, joiner planer, strip sander, just one of those machines with a base would take up the same footprint as this cabinet does.

 

And then of course for the smaller accessories and small attachments, like the grinder, you can fit in a bottom cabinet.

3 minutes ago, John Morris said:

you just hang em on the wall, they take up very little space.

You still haven't converted me. 

They still take up room, and require having to do a set up.

I'll stick with just having to swap a belt to use the machine I want to use.

Line-Shafts Pullies and Belts Oh My!!! 

After seeing your sharpening set up now I am wondering if you guys will shuck the autos 

for horse and buggies. Just think of the warning labels you won't have to read if you do???? once you get pass the smell.

  I did go through a period in my life owning one of those but I was young and could barely wave by-by and I realized every one probably goes through that kind of an adjustment in their lives. 

   I do have a burning question that keeps me up at night .  

17 minutes ago, Smallpatch said:

I am wondering if you guys will shuck the autos 

for horse and buggies.

I wish I could Jess, I wish I could!

 

@Larry Buskirk, not trying to convert, just informing is all. All I can say is I love my SS, it's not for everybody, but it is for me.

I believe the MK 7 will go as slow as 500 RPM. I agree with Larry that sometimes it really tries my patience (like I have any lol) to keep changing set-ups, especially when I haven’t done a good job of planning the project and have to go back and forth. BUT I only have 15 feet by 18 feet, and that has to be used by the Missus at times for non workshop purposes. If it wasn’t for the Shopsmith, I wouldn’t have a workshop. I used the space under the stairs to store my attachments. If I won the lottery would I have stand alones ?  YES (but I’d still keep the Shopsmith).

3 minutes ago, Artie said:

I believe the MK 7 will go as slow as 500 RPM. I agree with Larry that sometimes it really tries my patience (like I have any lol) to keep changing set-ups, especially when I haven’t done a good job of planning the project and have to go back and forth. BUT I only have 15 feet by 18 feet, and that has to be used by the Missus at times for non workshop purposes. If it wasn’t for the Shopsmith, I wouldn’t have a workshop. I used the space under the stairs to store my attachments. If I won the lottery would I have stand alones ?  YES (but I’d still keep the Shopsmith).

Artie, 

...I'm jealous, you've got about twice the space I've got. (Roughly 7'4" x 20') 

 

...500 RPM  ......If I did the math right  I can go as low as 37.5 RPM. 

Line-Shafts Pullies and Belts Oh My!! 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

I am wondering if you guys will shuck the autos for horse and buggies.

Sounds good to me!