Worksharp system

[Greg Hines, MD]

I recently purchases a Worksharp 3000, and had a question for owners/users. Which grits of sandpaper do you use the most in your sharpening? In particular, in the slotted wheel? Do you have multiple slotted wheels for different grits?

Thanks,

Doc

[Kent A Bathurst]

search the history here - you are looking for a thread on the Worksharp by John Coloccia...........he did a great job of evaluation - - a couple years old..........

I think the thread title was : Worksharp YES............I happen to recall it because it caught my interest.

John is very accessible via PM, if you like - good guy.

[Myk Rian]

6000 on the slotted wheel, but I rarely use it.
I have wheels with 120, 450, 1000 and 4000 that i use all the time.

[John McClanahan]

I use coarse grit on my slotted wheel. I use it to correct the bevel angle before going to the glass wheels.. I don't use my slotted wheel much, either.


John

[Frederick Skelly]

Kent's right - there are several good threads in the archives that should help.

FWIW, I never use the slotted wheel. I use diamond lapidary disks, 100, 150, 220 and 320 grit. I use mine mostly for changing bevel angles and for flattening backs of irons and chisels. DMT also makes a set for WS-3000.

Fred

[David Wong]

I use diamond lapidary wheels like Fred does. Also for changing bevel angles or fixing large chips. I purchased the diamond wheels from a seller on eBay. I think they were $11 or $15 each.

[Mike Henderson]

I use diamond lapidary wheels like Fred does. Also for changing bevel angles or fixing large chips. I purchased the diamond wheels from a seller on eBay. I think they were $11 or $15 each.

I use diamond wheel, also. I only establish the primary bevel (25 degrees) on the WorkSharp and put a secondary bevel with Shapton stones (usually just the 8000 stone) by hand. I describe my process here (http://www.mikes-woodwork.com/SharpeningChisels.htm).

Mike