What do you think about this grinder for sharpener (and honer, I think)
I am presently using an 8" high speed pedestal grinder, which seems
a little too aggressive for my amateur eyeballing skills.

I'll have an opportunity this week, and am seriously considering
bringing one home with me.

I respect (most of) the advise I've read here over many years.

Old Chief Lynn

http://www.grizzly.com/products/8-Gr...arpener/T10097

I hate it when I have to respond to my own post, but I did go for the
Grizzly sharpener, and will report later this fall when the weather
turns evil enough to get back inside and sidle up to the lathe.

Old Chief Lynn


What do you think about this grinder for sharpener (and honer, I
think)
I am presently using an 8" high speed pedestal grinder, which seems
a little too aggressive for my amateur eyeballing skills.

I'll have an opportunity this week, and am seriously considering
bringing one home with me.

I respect (most of) the advise I've read here over many years.

Old Chief Lynn

http://www.grizzly.com/products/8-Gr...arpener/T10097

Anything to report?

wrote in message
...
Anything to report?

Not much yet. It is still in the box. I didn't get any feedback here,
but
have been reading on-line, and have decided that the water
wheel grinder is what I want and need, but now need to make or buy
accessories to shape and hone bowl gouges. That is my aim.
I'll report here in a few days. Priority project is getting my
antique "hobby" metal turning lathe restored and running.
Might be able to use that lathe to clone a "Tormek" style
grinding jig. When I hand sharpened one of my el-cheapo
bowl gouges, it was so cool! But it took half an hour, and
only lasted less than half an hour on the lathe. Shesh!

Old Chief Lynn

coffelt2 wrote:

wrote in message
...
Anything to report?

Not much yet. It is still in the box. I didn't get any feedback here,
but
have been reading on-line, and have decided that the water
wheel grinder is what I want and need, but now need to make or buy
accessories to shape and hone bowl gouges. That is my aim.
I'll report here in a few days. Priority project is getting my
antique "hobby" metal turning lathe restored and running.
Might be able to use that lathe to clone a "Tormek" style
grinding jig. When I hand sharpened one of my el-cheapo
bowl gouges, it was so cool! But it took half an hour, and
only lasted less than half an hour on the lathe. Shesh!

Old Chief Lynn

That's why I use a Grizzly 1" belt sander to sharpen mine. Takes 10
seconds, turns for just as long. I never hone. It may not shave, but
I have a razor. And it cuts wood just as good as the high priced spread.

--
G.W. Ross

With an expense account, anything is
possible.

"G. Ross" wrote in message
news
coffelt2 wrote:

wrote in message
...
Anything to report?

Not much yet. It is still in the box. I didn't get any feedback
here,
but
have been reading on-line, and have decided that the water
wheel grinder is what I want and need, but now need to make or buy
accessories to shape and hone bowl gouges. That is my aim.
I'll report here in a few days. Priority project is getting my
antique "hobby" metal turning lathe restored and running.
Might be able to use that lathe to clone a "Tormek" style
grinding jig. When I hand sharpened one of my el-cheapo
bowl gouges, it was so cool! But it took half an hour, and
only lasted less than half an hour on the lathe. Shesh!

Old Chief Lynn

That's why I use a Grizzly 1" belt sander to sharpen mine. Takes 10
seconds, turns for just as long. I never hone. It may not shave, but I
have a razor. And it cuts wood just as good as the high priced spread.

G.W. Ross

Hey, maybe that's another thing MY Grizzly 1" belt sander could do.
I had thought about figuring out how to run that belt in reverse so
I wouldn't have to stand on my head to sharpen a chistle.
I have used my 4" Grizzly belt sander for sharpening with some
success, but I am neither a good sharpener nor wood turner, so I
need all the help I can muster. Thanks, G.W.R., I always enjoy
reading your contributions here.

Old Chief Lynn
..

coffelt2 wrote:

"G. wrote in message
news
coffelt2 wrote:

wrote in message
...
Anything to report?

Not much yet. It is still in the box. I didn't get any feedback
here,
but
have been reading on-line, and have decided that the water
wheel grinder is what I want and need, but now need to make or buy
accessories to shape and hone bowl gouges. That is my aim.
I'll report here in a few days. Priority project is getting my
antique "hobby" metal turning lathe restored and running.
Might be able to use that lathe to clone a "Tormek" style
grinding jig. When I hand sharpened one of my el-cheapo
bowl gouges, it was so cool! But it took half an hour, and
only lasted less than half an hour on the lathe. Shesh!

Old Chief Lynn

That's why I use a Grizzly 1" belt sander to sharpen mine. Takes 10
seconds, turns for just as long. I never hone. It may not shave, but I
have a razor. And it cuts wood just as good as the high priced spread.

G.W. Ross

Hey, maybe that's another thing MY Grizzly 1" belt sander could do.
I had thought about figuring out how to run that belt in reverse so
I wouldn't have to stand on my head to sharpen a chistle.
I have used my 4" Grizzly belt sander for sharpening with some
success, but I am neither a good sharpener nor wood turner, so I
need all the help I can muster. Thanks, G.W.R., I always enjoy
reading your contributions here.

Old Chief Lynn
.

I cut a template block with the 4 most used angles. Just loosen the
table tilt, hold the block on the table and tilt it to where the belt
is aligned with the end of the block. I usually turn with a
fingernail grind on my bowl gouges. Just lay it on the table,
starting with the left side and swing it around to the right side. I
used to hone out the burr (it is tiny) but learned that the first cut
knocks it off. I will hone the inside a swipe or two when starting a
finishing cut.

I had a turner visit my shop touting his tormek. Watching him turn on
a bowl, he held the gouge horizontal and perpendicular to the wood.
He was just using it as a scraper, not shaving off the wood.

Happy turning!

--
G.W. Ross

With an expense account, anything is
possible.

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:56:09 -0500, "G. Ross"
wrote:



I cut a template block with the 4 most used angles. Just loosen the
table tilt, hold the block on the table and tilt it to where the belt
is aligned with the end of the block. I usually turn with a
fingernail grind on my bowl gouges. Just lay it on the table,
starting with the left side and swing it around to the right side. I
used to hone out the burr (it is tiny) but learned that the first cut
knocks it off. I will hone the inside a swipe or two when starting a
finishing cut.

I had a turner visit my shop touting his tormek. Watching him turn on
a bowl, he held the gouge horizontal and perpendicular to the wood.
He was just using it as a scraper, not shaving off the wood.

Happy turning!

LOL! No doubt he "has been turning for 50+ years"! Had a similar
experience recently...

Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC