I’ve read all the discussions about the Worksharp and I’m almost ready to purchase one. However I have a couple of more questions:
#1- The sales guy at Rockler said that you can burn your turning and carving tools easily by sharpening under the disk. You guys that already have one, what do you think?
#2- I believe a 5 degree secondary bevel is way too much. Is it possible to stick a piece of tape on the back of your chisel, therefore raising the end of the chisel (or plane iron) and hence put a small secondary bevel on at the highest grit?
Thanks for any more input!
Geppetto
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Well, it does spin fast enough to really heat up the tools, but a lot less so than a typical grinder.
As to the micro, I don't have a problem with a 5-er if I keep it really small (in other words, ground minimally).
My two cents, which is worth twice as much as the penny for your thoughts.
I have not had any problems with my chisels overheating. The instructions are pretty clear about only touching the blade against the wheel for a second or so and then pulling the blade back against the heat sink. I don't use a secondary bevel on chisels but using tape to change the angle would probably negate the effects of the heat sink. This may not be a problem, however, since you don't have to do much grinding to make a small secondary bevel.
I still use water stones for my plane blades because a) they're too wide for the WorkSharp and b) I put cambers on most of my plane blades. The WorkSharp sure is handy for quick tune-ups. No fuss, no mess, nothing to wipe off or put away and mirror sharp edges.
Sorry gepetto, I reread your post and realized you were talking about turning and carving tools where the heat sink doesn't come into play. I've got no experience there.
I don't use turning or carving tools. However, I find it is great for my scrub plane blade which has a severe camber on it. Being able to see the cutting surface as it is ground makes it very easy to free-hand the sharpening.
Edited 3/27/2008 9:45 pm ET by dherzig
geppetto,
#2 ... when you pull the chisel back after the quick secondary bevel, the chisel rest (which is covered in sand paper) removes the burr. not sure you could still do so w tape on the bottom of the chise ?
Thanks for the responses gentlemen.... it will probably be my next purchase. Happy trails.
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