Work Shop WS2000 sharpener?

[flyfisher117]

http://www.dynamitetoolco.com/Work-...rk=gdfV2469_a_7c555_a_7c1883_a_7cWOS_d_WS2000

Still unable to afford a bench top grinder and wolverine system to sharpen my lathe tools and today my dad was at sears i guess and got that sharpener.

He came home and told me to ask you guys if you think that little grinder deal will work for a while untill we can get the big 8 inch grinder like we plan or just return it and save up longer?

 

[Frank Nemke sr]

I looked at that unit and bought the tormak I spent alittle over $400 and got the lathe tool atchment and the stone. I aplied for the Sears card and they gave me 6 months, same as cash. finished it off the first of this month.
I'm still learning to use it, but you can mark your tools and when you need to sharped,its real easy to reset the tool in the jig. You can resharpen in less than a minite

 

[Finatic]

The work shop 2000 sharpener works great for me. I've had mine for over a year now and have no problems with it.

 

[phillywood]

John, first of all you said your dad bought this tool? From the price posted it is $99.00 and this sharpening tool will not sharpen your gouges for turning, I brought up this thread few weeks back and I got enough answer to convince me to buy the wolverine sharpening system. You can look at your craigslist in your area and find a grinder for $35 or maybe haggle with the guy and you can get it for cheaper. Then you buy the basic wolverine system and keep watching the instructional video over and over again and you'll get the technique right to keep your tools sharp. The other thing is ask at your local chapter penturning or wood turning club in your area to see if a member is willing to show you how to do it and you learn it first hand by watching them up close. I did that myself and I now know the difference of a really sharp tool.
The approach you are taking will cost you more in the long run.

 

[NewLondon88]

It will work, but it won't do a hollow grind. If you need that, you might
want to trade it. I prefer a flat grind and the WorkSharp did a great job
at it.
I used the slotted discs that you can see through. If you position a light
above the unit, you can watch the edge being sharpened.. something
you can't do any other way. That allows you to be certain you aren't
changing the angle of the grind without the use of a jig. Freehand is
pretty easy with those discs. You can put a very sharp edge on the tool

 

[flyfisher117]

Hmmm i just looked and saw that you could get the Basic wolvering system for $90

http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s...verine_Sharpening_System___oneway_basic?Args=

From what i understand is it comes with the V fixture and the flat plate? and then the bases that they fit into?

What would a decent 60 grit stone cost? $50?

 

[socdad]

Picked up a variable speed grinder on sale @ Lowe's ($90) and this is the jig I use to sharpen my tools, plans were $5 or so, materials were maybe $10. Simple to use and works fine for me …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVqWR1FcM0
Worth a look …

 

[flyfisher117]

technique right to keep your tools sharp. The other thing is ask at your local chapter penturning or wood turning club in your area to see if a member is willing to show you how to do it and you learn it first hand by watching them up close. I did that myself and I now know the difference of a really sharp tool.

I actually took 10 or so of my tools into woodcraft to have sharpened they said they would do it for so much or i could take the class and learn how to do it myself and it ended up being less its just i now need the grinder to practice what i learned from the class i guess its not too much more for the wolverine ill just see what he wants to do

 

[isustrik]

+1 for the Tormek, it is a truly amazing machine/system.

 

[InvisibleMan]

By the way, I use a 6" Craftsman grinder with the Wolverine system. Works just fine and cheaper than the 8", but I did have to raise the grinder up above the base about 3/4 of an inch or so. Got the grinder at Sears.

 

[flyfisher117]

oh my oh my... my day just got better....not

So i showed my dad your guys posts on here so today he went back and returned the worksharp and bought an 8 inch bench top grinder with the two sharpening stones... he brought it home plugs it in and sets it all up.

turns it on and grabs my brand new Pinnacle roughing gouge for pen making and trys to sharpen it...:crying: Now its edge is all titty wonkus and i cant make pens till i get that fixed then i picked up one of our low end garage sale round nose scrapers and got a decent little burr on it and he then takes it looks and says look how un even this grind is and trys to buff it but he held the tool wrong and sharpened it the opposite way hes supposed to. so now its got a pretty grind but it has no more bur

and he still doesnt think that a wolverine would be worth it... i guess as long as he leaves my new pen turning skew alone he can have fun

 

[NewLondon88]

ouch!

Some people don't understand the burr. But you can put it back.

The people who have or use the Wolverine swear by them, but
you can make something like it yourself. (do a search for home
made sharpening jigs and I'm sure you'll find it) You can save
some money.
An 8" wheel is good. It will give you a more gentle hollow grind
than the 6" (at least until you wear it down!)

 

[flyfisher117]

When we get the grinder anchored down im going to try and make my own wolverine style jig with the V and im going to try and modify the other plates so that they can be angled easier and have a bigger surface area. Shouldnt be to hard i dont think

 

[Hess]

I got a tormach yo me not worth the $$, Grizzly has near the same for 89 and for 100 more you can get the 10 inch one I have them both and there is not enough difference between grizzly and tromach to justify tormachs cost. Too many folks pass Grizzly up and that is sad much of my shop is grizz and have had excellent results not one break down in 4 years