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DIY lathe by Jaak Euggelen
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:51 am
by Suso
Re: DIY lathe by Jaak Euggelen
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:57 am
by Suso
Re: DIY lathe by Jaak Euggelen
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:01 pm
by Suso
sharpening station. Jaak wrote me:
Hi Suso, I've installed the rotation switch I bought for my 3 phase motor.
Attached you will find some photos of the grinding (ply) and polishing (mdf) disks I made. I've used a worn out 100 grit belt sander belt I had lying about. A bit coarse but it does the job for knife sharpening untill I can go to the shop to buy some 240 grit. I will have to make a new one though because the diameter is smaller than the pulley housing box so I bump into that part when I want to grind longer knives.
I have flattened the mdf polishing disk and loaded it with polishing compound. works great to polish the back of chisels.
Conclusion : I always sharpened my chisels with a tormek, but with the lathe installation now ready, it takes far less time to grind and sharpen my tools. I am so pkeased with the result (scary sharp) that I've decided to put my tormek out for sale because it has become redundant.
Cheers,