Since I've been doing more turning, I've been struggling to keep my lathe tools sharp. I just can't afford the Wolverine jig. I tried the Shopsmith lathe sharpening guide, but could never quite get it right. I tried freehanding based on some videos I watched, but couldn't master that either. I stumbled upon a YouTube video showing someone's shop made jig like the Wolverine and the light bulb lit up. Why didn't I think of that before?
I had rescued two good pieces of 3/4" plywood out of the scrap pile at work the day before and used them for this. No real plans, just making it up and figuring it out as I went along. And it works great! My lathe tools have never had such a great cutting edge!
I still need to make the skew attachment.
Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
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Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
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Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
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rcplaneguy
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Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Nice! Where did you find the red plastic varigrind-type jig?
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masonsailor2
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Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Nicely done. Having that really good edge on the tools makes turning a lot more fun.
Paul
Paul
Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
I printed it with my 3D printer!rcplaneguy wrote:Nice! Where did you find the red plastic varigrind-type jig?
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Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Heath,
Awesome platform. Are you holding the extension arm in place from underneath?
Did you design the "vari-grind" jig yourself or find? If found, would you mind sharing the link? My 3D printer isn't doing anything at the moment ;^)
Awesome platform. Are you holding the extension arm in place from underneath?
Did you design the "vari-grind" jig yourself or find? If found, would you mind sharing the link? My 3D printer isn't doing anything at the moment ;^)
Roy
Mark V/510, Mark V/500 with parts for 510 upgrade, bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, DC3300 w/1 micron bag
Sawstop 3HP 36" PCS w/router table insert
Home designed and built CNC router, another CNC router
desktop size, Avid 5x10 Pro CNC w/ATC, CNCed G0704 milling machine
Laser engraver
Way too much other stuff and not enough space
Mark V/510, Mark V/500 with parts for 510 upgrade, bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, DC3300 w/1 micron bag
Sawstop 3HP 36" PCS w/router table insert
Home designed and built CNC router, another CNC router
desktop size, Avid 5x10 Pro CNC w/ATC, CNCed G0704 milling machineLaser engraver
Way too much other stuff and not enough space
Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Heath. a bit off topic but, now that you are getting into turning, a set of these makes adjusting the tool rest a lot easier. 
https://www.mkctools.com/10ertoolresthandles.htm
https://www.mkctools.com/10ertoolresthandles.htm
Ron Dyck
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Right now, the arm is tight enough in the slot that I don't need anything else to hold it in place, but not so tight that I can't adjust it with a little nudging. As it loosens up through use, I'll add a bolt and knob on the top to clamp the bar down.roy_okc wrote:Heath,
Awesome platform. Are you holding the extension arm in place from underneath?
Did you design the "vari-grind" jig yourself or find? If found, would you mind sharing the link? My 3D printer isn't doing anything at the moment ;^)
Here's the link to the 3D printable Vari-Grind. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1855586
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
I sent that link to my wife yesterday as a suggested Christmas present!rpd wrote:Heath. a bit off topic but, now that you are getting into turning, a set of these makes adjusting the tool rest a lot easier.
https://www.mkctools.com/10ertoolresthandles.htm
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Thanks Heath, going to fire up the ol' printer shortly and see how it comes out.heathicus wrote:Right now, the arm is tight enough in the slot that I don't need anything else to hold it in place, but not so tight that I can't adjust it with a little nudging. As it loosens up through use, I'll add a bolt and knob on the top to clamp the bar down.
Here's the link to the 3D printable Vari-Grind. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1855586
Roy
Mark V/510, Mark V/500 with parts for 510 upgrade, bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, DC3300 w/1 micron bag
Sawstop 3HP 36" PCS w/router table insert
Home designed and built CNC router, another CNC router desktop size, Avid 5x10 Pro CNC w/ATC, CNCed G0704 milling machine
Laser engraver
Way too much other stuff and not enough space
Mark V/510, Mark V/500 with parts for 510 upgrade, bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, DC3300 w/1 micron bag
Sawstop 3HP 36" PCS w/router table insert
Home designed and built CNC router, another CNC router
desktop size, Avid 5x10 Pro CNC w/ATC, CNCed G0704 milling machineLaser engraver
Way too much other stuff and not enough space
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Locoloboblu
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Re: Homemade Lathe sharpening jig
Looks like a good idea. I hope to put it to use soon.
I have a problem with my Shopsmith. I bought it from some guy through a "For Sale" notice in the want ads of the local paper. He told me it was a 1953 Model, but now, thanks to technology, I see that is not correct. I have the same machine that is in the picture (20171202_211131.jpg) in this post. Can you tell me what model it is, where I can find an owners manual and where I can get replacement parts? My speed adustment bracket is broken.
I have a problem with my Shopsmith. I bought it from some guy through a "For Sale" notice in the want ads of the local paper. He told me it was a 1953 Model, but now, thanks to technology, I see that is not correct. I have the same machine that is in the picture (20171202_211131.jpg) in this post. Can you tell me what model it is, where I can find an owners manual and where I can get replacement parts? My speed adustment bracket is broken.