Sharpening area upgrade

[Gary Max]

Looks like a mess but it's all in one place and everything is up and running.
I just added two new tools to my sharpening army---a 6 inch delta grinder and a 1x42 belt sander. I like running Norton Blue belts, they seem to last forever.

 

[holmqer]

I'm curious, which tools do you prefer the hollow grind of the grinding wheel and which do you prefer the flat grind of the belt sander?

 

[Gary Max]

The 4x36 belt is only for Skews----the 1x42 is for touch up on gouges.
The goal is to get away from grinding as much as possible.
Have you priced good tools this year---their prices have went nuts. The price of steel has sky rocketed.

 

[nava1uni]

Looks good. Nice looking set up. I have all of my grinders on a rolling stand that I built from an abandoned kitchen island.

 

[Gary Max]

I had them in 3 different locations until I got the last two machines. That mess covers about 10 foot of wall behind the Mustard Monster.

 

[Jgrden]

I cannot sharpen my gouge for the life of me. I even have trouble with a straight, flat skew.

 

[Lenny]

I cannot sharpen my gouge for the life of me. I even have trouble with a straight, flat skew.

Do you use any kind of a jig to help you keep it positioned?

Something as simple as this http://aroundthewoods.com/sharpening03.html

makes things a lot easier.


Gary, looks like a great setup!