Hi All,

Finally got to purchase a used lathe to practice woodturning. With the lathe I got a 6 in grinder for $10 but now I have to decide how I'll sharpen the turning chisels.

Option 1: Buy a 6 in CBN wheel to use with the grinder (craftsman)
Option 2: Buy a Rikon 1/2 hp grinder at lee valley and use whatever wheels they come with.

I will buy the wolverine grinding attachment to use with whichever sharpening method I go with. My lathe is a cheap beginner one (Delta midi non variable speed) and I have 3 sets of chisels (1 marples and 2 cheapies). I'm going to primarily doing spindle work and hopefully focusing on pens or bottle openers. Right now I'm using birch as blanks as it's cheap but I also want to eventually do some exotic woods.

I'm leaning towards option 1 simply from a cost perspective and if I really get into wood turning I can upgrade in the future at a small loss (I figure I could sell the CBN wheel 50% off so it's low risk).

Thoughts? Thanks in advance!