rocke1
I am sharping challanged,getting my bench chesels sharp on the strip sander is ok but doing my plane irons has always been the oil stone and mess. I just bought the Work Sharp tool and am very pleased with results. Even not made in China! That fits with my Shopsmith tools, made in the USA.
It takes minutes to get my stuff done and with a micro bevel too. I,ll stick with the Shopsmith for the lathe tools such as my roughing gouge. The see throuh under the disk requires a bit more skill.
Rock
cv3
I have had a Tormek for a number of years. It was a large investment but it has paid for itself a few times over now. It really works well on all my lathe and carving tools. And I have made a little back yard money sharpening knives, scissors, yard shears and tools for others.
easterngray
I also have a Work Sharp and will second your endorsment. I will never regret that purchase!
dusty
Sharpening and finishing, both necessary evils of the trade,
I too have a Work Sharp and I love it. It makes sharpeing a tolerable task and it was a lot cheaper than a Tormek.
cobalt60
Is there any reason that we SS owners couldn't mount some Work Sharp papers onto glass discs, mount those onto a SS arbor (Shaper arbor maybe), and have a new SS accessory that does the same work for us?
Chisel angle mounts may be an issue, but I'd imagine we could figure something out.
nuhobby
cobalt60 wroteIs there any reason that we SS owners couldn't mount some Work Sharp papers onto glass discs, mount those onto a SS arbor (Shaper arbor maybe), and have a new SS accessory that does the same work for us?
Chisel angle mounts may be an issue, but I'd imagine we could figure something out.
I am not yet to that full sophistication, but I will remark that being able to run the PowerPro down to 250rpm (fwd or reverse) with an aluminum-oxide sanding disk has been great for my occasional metal-shaping needs. In a pinch, I actually used my plane-blade bevel-guide (with a wheel on it) directly on the sanding disk, getting a quick flat (non crowned) grind on a plane-blade.
Ed in Tampa
I have a question about Work sharp. I have gone to buy one a couple of times and walk away confused.
At Sears they have a couple of models and a few attachments. I'm lead to believe not all attachments work on all Work Sharp models, is that correct?
Is there one model that you can attach all the existing attachments to?
Is there an easy way to tell which attachment goes on what Work Sharp?
I have tried matching model numbers and such but apparently Work Sharps at Sears and some other stores carry a unique model number which is made for the store line such as Sears and etc.
easterngray
The attachments only work on the WS 3000. That's the one you want, IMHO. Alec
ryanbp01
That's not entirely true. The WS 2000 was the first to offer a knife sharpening attachment. Last year, Work Sharp introduced a knife sharpening attachment for the WS 3000. That being said, Alec is right; you want the WS3000.
As far as creating an arbor for the glass wheels and running it on a Shopsmith, even with a Power Pro upgrade, I'd advise against it for two reasons: 1) they weren't designed to take sideways pressure and may break, and 2) I believe the Work Sharp operates at less than the 250 rpm although I would need to take a look at the manual. I guess it goes back to a rule I learned from my dear departed father, use the right tool for the right job.
BPR
ddvann79
ryanbp01 wroteAs far as creating an arbor for the glass wheels and running it on a Shopsmith, even with a Power Pro upgrade, I'd advise against it for two reasons: 1) they weren't designed to take sideways pressure and may break, and 2) I believe the Work Sharp operates at less than the 250 rpm although I would need to take a look at the manual. I guess it goes back to a rule I learned from my dear departed father, use the right tool for the right job.
BPR
Dad said he would use the aluminum sanding discs with a couple of grits of sand paper to sharpen his lathe tools. Of course, he didn't have the power pro so I'm sure the tools got hotter than they really should for sharpening.
But if you were to back up your glass wheel with a solid surface, that should prevent breakage. Not sure if an adhesive would be best for that but I'm not sure how else to accomplish that and keep an even glass surface.
ryanbp01
I still don't think it's a good idea since you are going to have to rely an adhesive only to hold the glass wheel in place. How do you propose to hold the glass wheel onto the disk mechanically? Sandpaper on an aluminum disk is one thing, glass on metal is another thing entirely. Why not just use the sanding disk that comes with the Shopsmith for your sharpening needs? It would be a lot safer than what you are thinking about doing.
BPR
jimthej
While I'm not really in favor of using the WS glass discs on a SS, I don't think it would be very dangerous. The glass is tempered, like that used in table tops and glass doors. The abrasives are PSA, so they would stay on vertically. IIRC the WS runs at 100 rpm, so a regular SS with speed reducer should work well. That seems like a lot of work for not very much gain.
The one drawback I see with the WS, and I have a 3000 that I use and like for most things, is that you can't put an arc or sharpen a plane blade with an arc for hogging off material. I'm not good enough freehand to do it right.
mgdesigns
Can the Work Sharp grind accurately a fingernail grind on a lathe gouge? I could not find that info on their site.
I've just started to turn wood on the lathe, and I have a full setup of diamond lapidary grinders - no jigs for grinding gouges, but I think I can make them. With water coolant I can keep the tools for de-tempering. I can easily get the right wheels for my setup to run dry.
worksharp
Hello guys, Work Sharp here.
I saw your question "Can the Work Sharp accurately a fingernail grind on a lathe gouge?" and thought I would answer.
Our current solution is to use the slotted see through wheel for lathe tools. The visibility of the tool's profile and cutting edge it great, though it still requires pratice and skill to resharpen such a challenging grind like a fingernail gouge.
Our new product development team is currently exploring a more fixtured solution for sharpening lathe tools thanks to questions and feedback such as yours.
Also, the WS3000 wheel speed is 580 RPM.
Stay Sharp!
JPG
worksharp wroteHello guys, Work Sharp here.
I saw your question "Can the Work Sharp accurately a fingernail grind on a lathe gouge?" and thought I would answer.
Our current solution is to use the slotted see through wheel for lathe tools. The visibility of the tool's profile and cutting edge it great, though it still requires pratice and skill to resharpen such a challenging grind like a fingernail gouge.
Our new product development team is currently exploring a more fixtured solution for sharpening lathe tools thanks to questions and feedback such as yours.
Also, the WS3000 wheel speed is 580 RPM.
Stay Sharp!
Gee your ears must have been burning!:D Interesting to note your interest in our interest. Must be a ss freak in your office!:D
Response IS appreciated by me! Information is quite welcome, as long as sales pitch is not included!
If only others. . . .
OH! BTW How about getting Sears to repeat their 'special' that was online(very briefly) last year.;)
pugetsoundwa
Good intell for sure on the WS3000. Have a Northern Tool catalog with one in it. Am thinking about buying the Knife and Tool Sharpener AKA... WSKTS ..after reading a great review of it in Fish Fur and Game Magazine, as the machine is cheaper then paying for a professional job to sharpen knives.
bucksaw
I just bought the new
Work Sharp hand held sharpener. $70 and it does a great job on knives and small tools. I even sharpened a couple of lawn mower blades I had sitting around. Quick and easy. And what is even better, it does a great job of de-rusting and polishing your old ShopSmith tubes. I just polished 12 inches of one of the lower tubes (in place) on my greenie that was rusted and had been painted over by the previous owner in about 60 seconds. Sure beat tearing down the saw, de-rusting and then mounting in some kind of lathe setup for polishing like I did on one of my other greenies. I'll probably have to buy a few extra belts to get the job done, but it will be worth the money.
jkandreasen
SS has a tool that uses a sanding disk to sharpen lathe tools and regular chisels. If you use the included template, drill a couple of holes, mount the guide on the accessory table and then mount the table on the left end of the SS you can run the lathe and sharpen tools when you need to. Lathe tools dull rapidly while you are turning. Only problem is, I have to take my band saw off the SS to mount the accessory table.
Guess you can't have everything running at once.
Jim
osx-addict
I had been planning on aquiring a WS3000 at some point but when visiting a local Rockler store recently, one of the guys there was steering me away from either the Tormek (which his opinion was that it ran too slowly, took too long to do the 'job') and the WorkSharp and was in favor of the OneWay Wolverine system instead which appears -- perhaps initially to be cheaper (unless you buy all the attachments up front) which uses any old bench mounted grinder.. I even asked about having a grinder that runs too fast (I've got the cheaper one speed Delta grinder -- runs at ~3450 RPM IIRC) and he indicated that wasn't a problem when you use a nice Norton white grinding disk which was 'soft' (his words)...
Anyway, anyone care to compare the two systems -- OneWay Wolverine & WorkSharp 3000? Just curious as I've not invested either way yet..
kd6vpe
I have both. I use the worksharp mainly for my bench chisels and hand planes it is the best for those in my opinion. I use the wolverine jig with a white stone and old hi speed grinder for my lathe tools. It works great. I just don't leave my chisels on the grinding stone for a very long time to help keep the heat down. The wolverine makes consistent bevels. I made some score marks on mine with a number to represent each of my chisels and their desirable angle. I hope this helps others will have more for you.
