On tools that are beveled on both sides (such as cold chisels, masonry chisels, axes, knives and so on) it is VERY important that the same number of passes must be taken on each side. This keeps the sharp edge (where the two bevels meet) centered on the blade.
Thanks! I have been meaning to look up this tool but have so many things I'm always looking up. Anyway, by your demo, I see I should easily be able to get a good, sharp edge on a couple of tools of mine that came to me dull. My Fiskars Machette Saw being one and my Big pizza rocking alleged knife. Haha. I knew there must be a way but never found time to look this up so my Dremel stuff that came in the blue toolbox has gone unused until now. You're a hero and an educator. Thanks! God bless you.
Wanted you to know the Dremal method worked prefect on my Loper Pruners , sharpened four pair I was going to throw away . I had this dremal attachment and didn't know what it was for , utube videos are a awesome help . Thanks again for you time and effort for giving this old man a helping hand and saving my doomed Loper Pruners .
If the Dremel was purchased new, it explained what the sharpening attachment was for. It doesn't really say how to use it, & in fact it is rather poorly designed. The Dremel is a very poor tool to sharpen edges because the circumference of the sharpening stone is so small it leaves lots of little arcs in the sharpening, almost like creating a serrated knife out of a straight-edged one, but what does Dremel care. They've got one tool and so it's good for everything. Their like the kid with a hammer: everything is a nail.
TY! I'm a single Mom who loves being able to fix things around the house on my own! I have always wondered that attachment was for! Now I can sharpen all my yard-working tools! Your presentation was visually awesome and easy to understand. : )
I use a whetstone grinder on cold chisels. Then touch up with dremel! Also lubricant to stop blocking stones! Lawnmower blades I pick up on trestle and dremel is so light and easy!
You should always link the specific accesories you use and demonstrate in your videos... That simple addition in your description is helpful for viewers... Thanks.
I think its this. www.amazon.com/Dremel-A679-02-Attachment-Sharpening-Gardening/dp/B003BIFMK6/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=dremel+932&qid=1610228934&sr=8-4
You need to file/grind the edge even, before using the jig, without the large chips missing, so you do no waste time, with the tool, with the tool, as in your video, dropping down into the gap left by the missing chip thus, keeping the blade from being it's best. In the long run, you'll be saving your grinding stones some wear, especially if you use on a tool that you want to run a "fine, finer, finest" progression on, such as a good machete/chopper. It will also likely save you time, a quick touch with a file or other tool, beforehand, when it comes to the prepping a straight mower blade, and if you do no chip the blades again, time after that. Thanks for the video.
I love that you shared your knowledge. I wish I could have seen what you were doing exactly: which attachment to use, how to put it on, what angle to put the blade in. In addition to the only angle you used, it would have been informative to also show the Dremel moving towards the camera since you stated there would be many passes over the blade. 🙂
Thanks. I am new to rotary tool use. I have a Dremel 200 and it came with many attachments. I’ll figure it out though. I am sure there’s quite a few more drama videos here on RU-vid. I believe you inspired me to do a few instructional videos of my own. Thanks for your reply.
Thanks for this video. I have some circular short cutter dies for cutting out circles of fabric for button making.Would this method sharpen them,or is there any other way? 😊
Thanks -fine video , its funny cause I have this blade sharper in my dremel package and have never used it . Sure going too now on my Loper pruners , thanks so much for the wake up call.
PPE is required when the work puts particles in the air. Larger particles can be seen, but you cannot move fast enough to avoid them. Small particles are harder to see, and are easily inhaled. The organs most likely to be damaged (eyes, ears & lungs) are not repairable nor easily replaceable. Yes you can get a lung transplant (if you have the wealth of Bill Gates). Yes there are prosthetics for the ears, but that is not as good as the real things. As for the eyes, there are very limited repairs that can be done, at high cost ($$$$$), but eyes are not replaceable. The body parts you were born with are generally the best available, so PROTECT THEM!
I was hoping it would work on my survival knife - but my survival knife is too thick for the slot - man if someone comes up with a system that connects to the Dremel that's rock solid with adjustable angles it would be a real hit
wish there was more talk about the actual bit used. My dremel kit is from a pawn shop, so i dont have the guide that explains all the diff bits and what they do.... but thanks for showing me how that attachment works for accurate sharpening
Ditto to Roberto below. Would it not be just as efficient to use a grinding wheel to begin with and then finish off with the Dremel? I look at how long the dremel sharpening stone is going to last.
Not being a donky here... Just a thought for next time maybe... When you're trying to get a better angle of the chisel, loosen the vice and rotate the chisel instead of trying to rotate the vice. The vice should be so tight to the table you wouldn't want to mess with it Great video, and thank you for it!
Thanks for the heart. Managed to find the answer by taking a nice picture from an online catalogue and using an online protractor: it is 30 degrees... I guess it could be used to restore a chisel or plane but people out there are usually doing a 25 degrees bevel with a 30 degrees microbevel...
As a woodworker, I would NEVER consider using a high speed rotary tool (Dremel or equivalent) to sharpen any woodworking tool. Why? First, the stone is rotating incredibly fast. You do not have enough precise control over it, and no way to know what the speed really is. My rotary tools have a speed control numbered from 0 to 10, but what is the actual rotation speed of each number? 0 is obviously zero because the tool is off. But is 10 supposed to be the claimed top speed? And does the speed change linearly as you rotate the wheel? If a manufacturer claimed those things, I would have serious doubts unless I could measure it myself. Woodworking tools are sharpened with a low-speed grinder, or by hand. (I do my turning tools on the low-speed grinder, and most other tools (chisels, plane blades) on a set of diamond stones. In both cases, I use jigs for holding the tool at the desired (or "correct") angle. Using any high-speed grinder or sharpener risks damaging the strength of the tool, which basically ruins it unless you are (or know) a good blacksmith. With the low speed grinder, I am confident that when it is running it's speed is 800 rpm plus or minus the uncertainty of the power line frequency (which is negligible for this use case.) With hand sharpening I control the speed myself, and my fingertips tell me if the tool is getting too warm.
I bought a Dremel and I was wondering if I can use this attachment with scissors and knives. Also once you started on sharpening the tool on one side do you have to do the other side ? It might be a stupid question but I’m a newbie. Thank You !
Only the bladed edge on scissors which you can make between 0-20° maybe even wider depending on what you want to use the form. As for knives, it really depends on what kind of knife/knives you intend on sharpening. Everything can be sharpened with a rotary tool provided you have the right stone and the angular know how. I hope you got those blades sharpened for this is a reply six months out. 😅
@@ScrollsawVideo Well technically there's only one "if"... LOL! But I think I get what you're trying to say.... You don't really have the answer to my question... Lol I appreciate you taking the time to reply..
Thank you. What I noticed in the sharpening attachment that the angulated slit was maybe around 6mm wide. What happens if we have thinner blades to sharpen. Do we rest the top end of the slit on the blade ? There has to be a set technique to use this assessory on any blade . Can you please advise .
@@andrew_koala2974 don't be pedantic, you know the term still applies despite the technology change. Just like we still "tape" record things even though magnetic tape isn't used for that purpose anymore.
JIOOOO Well said. He mentioned the use of safety glasses AFTER he did the task. He needs to model the behaviour (safety glasses) he’s recommending. After all, Norm Abrams has made a career of his safety glasses warnings on ‘This Old House.’
i bought the plastic attachment, not knowing how to use it properly until i watch your video. Thanks ! So is it good also for kitchen knives and scissors?
Definitely not. This attachment isn't precision enough for knives....but some people do use them. I have approx 25 different knife sharpeners of different strengths and would never compare this to any of them. For yard tool....yes its fine.
Interesting but i found the video hard to watch because of too much random camera movement. Hold camera still, pan very slowly, dont move camera to emphasize words. Take it slow.
I got mine at Walmart 14.99 for the 3 peice set. Came with the one for lawn mower blade knife and a chainsaw. Does work well but takes practice for sure very easy to mess the blade up.
Super stunning talented oops model attached instruments parts for angular position of usability living.. one more thing... different angles are gougoues better'like available in the making of work worthy
Your remembered eye protection but let’s not forget your lungs don’t agree with shards of metal and grind stone Powder it all adds up to in time to mesothelioma.
It was representing a garden tool such as mower blade. Due to size I could not use a shovel, hoe, pick axe, etc. A cold chisel could be used to break apart landscape bricke though making it a garden tool. Thanks for the comment.
@@ScrollsawVideo Thanks for clarifying! So would you say that this tool (the dremel attachment) is not ideal if i want a straight edge where precision is probably needed?
Not at all. This attachment does a wonderful job on hedge clippers, lawnmower blades, hoes, spades, axes, hatchets plus hundreds of more tools. This video shows the basic function of how to use the attachment but the end user must decide the final outcome with patience and knowledge. Thanks for the discussion.
@@ScrollsawVideo You get better results holding the tool to be sharpened rather than the sharpening instrument. Especially if said instrument is vibrating as the result of a motor.
@@ScrollsawVideo Isn't the angle of the ground edge responsible for how much abuse the tool can take? Like a more fine edge (lower percentage slope) would be "sharper," but simultaneously be less able to absorb abuse? Conceptually, you could have an edge with a shallower edge, less "rake," and thus more metal backing up the edge, yet the actual edge itself is still just as keen, just as sharp, but unable to penetrate as deeply because the thickness of the blade is encountered sooner by the work? I've been watching a lot of videos on knife sharpening, so I'm not sure which one this is, but if I said the edge was "spectacularly crappy," it not only afforded me the opportunity to use a five-syllable word, it was "spectacularly crappy" (More properly grammar-wise "very poor."). I have found most of the youtube sharpening tips to be utterly without utility. Many are plain wrong. Many are highly dangerous and have the added bonus of being bereft of useful information. Most are patently obvious. It is surprising, really just how little good information there is out there. I guess those that have it largely aren't sharing. Such a shame.
@@ScrollsawVideo Since they are made to take a lot of abuse, damaging the heat treatment of the steel, by overheating the steel with a Dremmel, is not a wise idea. If you take a look, on knives and tools factories, when their sandbelts put the edges, there is always cool water, running allover the edge the whole time. Try to put the Dremmel to the lowest setting and also have another person spiling water on the edge, while you create the new edge bevel. Actually, it would be wiser, to use some stones or sandpapers, which is the besst way, to create edges on steel blades or chisels etc...
