pete00
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I was building some shelves for a bedroom closet over the weekend and had a few pieces left over, just as I was about to throw them into the pile, I put them down in front of the grinder, and poof, brilliant idea number #345. I could use them for a sharpening jig.
I used a couple of 1x 12 and a few 1x3 boards, a bunch of exterior drywall screws and a couple of bolts to secure the grinder to the wood.
All I did was make a sandwich with the 1x12 putting the 1x3 in between. Then screwed it all together, done. The only thing I made sure of was that the sliding 1x3 were centered under the grinding wheel, all the rest just fell into place.
Because the sliding boards stick out the back I put a clamp there to keep it from sliding while sharpening. As the tool becomes shorter I’ll just adjust the clamp to give me the same angle.
I have been sharpening free hand. When I got my tools I marked the length and angle degree of each tool on handle. Figuring if I really messed up I got get it back to the original measurements.
To set the initial marks on the slider, I just put the angle flat on the stone and made a reference mark to go back to.
This worked like a champ. In fact I sharpened everything twice just because it was so easy and fast. I know …I know……..
a block to rest the handle on, and a mark for each tool
I was building some shelves for a bedroom closet over the weekend and had a few pieces left over, just as I was about to throw them into the pile, I put them down in front of the grinder, and poof, brilliant idea number #345. I could use them for a sharpening jig.
I used a couple of 1x 12 and a few 1x3 boards, a bunch of exterior drywall screws and a couple of bolts to secure the grinder to the wood.
All I did was make a sandwich with the 1x12 putting the 1x3 in between. Then screwed it all together, done. The only thing I made sure of was that the sliding 1x3 were centered under the grinding wheel, all the rest just fell into place.
Because the sliding boards stick out the back I put a clamp there to keep it from sliding while sharpening. As the tool becomes shorter I’ll just adjust the clamp to give me the same angle.
I have been sharpening free hand. When I got my tools I marked the length and angle degree of each tool on handle. Figuring if I really messed up I got get it back to the original measurements.
To set the initial marks on the slider, I just put the angle flat on the stone and made a reference mark to go back to.
This worked like a champ. In fact I sharpened everything twice just because it was so easy and fast. I know …I know……..
a block to rest the handle on, and a mark for each tool
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