New Sharpening & Grinding Setup

[Tom LaRussa]

Something I'm fooling around with which is supposed to make it really easy to put a bevel of exactly "X" on a blade -- plane, chisel-in-the-making, etc.

The "system" begins with a horizontal platform which I built across the end of my bench-mounted belt sander.

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I cut some blocks of pine at common angles I use in sharpening and grinding -- 20, 25, and 30 degrees.

I then attached a couple of guide-runners to the bottom of each block, so that when placed on the horizontal piece across the belt sander, it can move sideways but not forward or backward.

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I added a piece of plywood to one side of the block to act as a fence -- holding the blade parallel to the direction of travel of the sanding belt.

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Here is a big old cast-steel joiner plane blade ready to go:

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Still to be worked out:

How to deal with blades that are short.
A better system for holding the blade in place on the wood block.

[Brad Olson]

That is a pretty slick tool rest idea. To hold the blade down maybe you would just put a topper piece of wood with some star knobs similar to how the tormek jig works.

[Chris Padilla]

Looks spiffy, Tom!

[Tyler Howell]

Good Answer, Good answer.

I have a similar BS/DS, Looking for some type of DC. Also a tool rest to hog of a lot of metal on some of my Flea market finds.
Thanks for sharing.:cool: