Scary Sharp Tools on a Drill Press Powered Sharpener! 

This press has worked like a charm for my projects ru-vid.comUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!

I like that. The stability and the ease of control is wonderful

sweet design and jig. The drill press has many hidden talents.

Thank you. This looks like a big improvement on the Worksharp, and will save money and time with the sandpaper disk setup. For wide chisels or plane irons, I would not use it. Like on the Worksharp, the rotation speed increases from the center to the circumference, and you end up with skewed blades over time because more metal is removed from the progressively faster rotation from the center to the outside of the disk. This is visible on the 2” chisel shown in the video. However, this jig could work great on curved carving gouges since only one point of the curve touches the disk at any point in time. I may build one. For my chiselers and plane irons, I use the Rob Cosman method, which takes about one minute, which encourages me to go to the sharpening stones whenever a blade shows the slightest sign of dullness. This just requires a 2 sided, 300/1000 Trend diamond stone and a 16,000 grit Shapton ceramic stone. With double micro bevels, I can get razor sharp edges in less than a minute, and they’re straight and square. You can start with Rob’s magnetic training guide until you develop the muscle memory to hit the correct angles without a guide. Watch Rob’s sharpening video on RU-vid.

A clever device. You could get a secondary bevel by adding a coin or two under the ends of the support arm. Thanks for the video and thumbs up to crush a troll.

I have been using a worksharp and you were spot on with your criticisms of it. The larger size, variable speed from the drill press makes so much sense, plus the tool rest is in a more appropriate and useful spot.

I bet my Shopsmith would be a good base for powering a horizontal disc sander.

I really like this idea, I’m going to have to build one! Thank you for sharing this!

Just a tip when you're sharpening anything. Use a black "sharpie" felt pen to ink the edge of the blade at each grit change so you can see better when you've actually sharpened to the very edge of the blade and sharpened the edge completely. Especially helpful to make sure you've sharpened all the way to the edge with your cut angle. It makes the "sliced finger test" at the end way less painful too

I have a torn down 4" jointer that has the same size pulleys and belt as this does. I might try to build this with that small motor instead of using my drill press.

I also meant to say that I think its better to remove the burr on a normal water stone as it is not easy to judge how you approach the wheel and you may not be perfectly flat.

THis looks like a great idea/build. However, one side of whatever blade is being sharpened will get ground more simply because it's getting more sandpaper action. It's the side towards the outside of the disc. The only way to come close to making it sharpen even is to skew that tool rest to where the end of the blade is pointing towards the radius of the disc.

Maybe best to buy a fine grinding wheel and flip it on its side

Was this ever featured in the physical magazine?

I have a two dollar sharpening stone and a 4 dollar guide . lol works perfectly if you sharpen your gear regularly!

Logan that looks more like a slick that would be used in Timber Frame style construction, and yeah I know a slick is just a giant chisel.

Why are you holding the Blade against the direction of travel of the sanding surface?

Mindblowing..

lovely toolsharp system.Could you incorporate using a honing guide instead of the flip bar?

Shouldn't you be sharpening on the other side of the disc so the sandpaper is cutting away from the edge? Reduce the chance of cutting into your paper.

Great job! keep it up

Seems like the edge would grab that and bury in slinging it backwards.

Haven't seen one of them in my country seems easier than a standard grinder

What is 12mm plywood used for?

but can it sharpen planer blade...

I have the worksharp system and have noticed that not only is it spinning quickly, but that the outer edge moves faster than the center and will remove metal faster potentially causing an uneven bevel. Is the bar centered on the wheel so that you can move to the other side and even the bevel?

Wow

I think you have done a really good job, but I would prefer to work on the other side with the platten/abrasive running away from me. That way do are less likely to suffer a dig in and ruining the paper. I agree with the previous comment about the peripheral speed but at these diameters and low speeds I don't think its a massive problem. I plan to build one similar as I have an 8" diameter glass platten which is about 5/8" thick and perfectly flat. Well done for coming up with a novel way of powering the wheel as it does away with the need for a separate motor. Great job - Stay safe.

watched it , and Im not scared at all.

No cutting test?

Bought the plans. No info about where you purchased the metal parts.

Is that sandpaper or emery cloth? Sand paper is for wood.

If i'm wrong then my bad. But it is not stable. The disk looks like its wobble. Which mean you will never get a flat and straight cut.

А если не секрет,как фиксируется абразив?

$500 drill press being used to do a job of $30 DC motor with speed controller? Rube Goldberg would be proud.

Windex , this guy has some Greek in his family tree !

No info on the required accessories. Where did you get them? I have the plans but no info there.

Those aren't your plans - those were plans taken from the 2009 ShopNotes Magazine vol 18 issue 107 so where do you get off selling them as your own?

WorkSmart sharpens AWAY from the edge. Recommend using opposite side.

I don't know if you meant scary sharp blade or scary sharp tool. I don't know if you ever seen what a drill press can do to you if it catches a sleeve or a glove but I have. It's hideous watching the EMTs roll the chuck backwards to remove the mechanics skin and glove from the chuck. I'd absolutely look into some kind of shield to protect your hand. The tool idea is genius otherwise.

I like this machine, but you don't have to "peel off" Worksharp abrasives (except to occasionally replace them)... that's baloney and BTW, the Worksharp 3000 works great, there's no downside that I know of...except you will need several of the glass disks, BUT, *unlike* this contraption, you can put an abrasive disk on each side of the glass disk. So 3 disks give you 6 grits. And the glass disks are dead flat - I've yet to see MDF that's dead flat. I do wish Worksharp would make a larger machine - maybe 8" disks - so you could sharpen wider blades.

Ya built this a few weeks ago and only works on chisels that are very long...

These comments regarding "long sleeves;" maybe we should call OSHA so they can demand guards are put on everything rendering you unproductive, and fine you into oblivion which will ensure that you go out of business. That way no one will get an owie of which *all Americans are convinced that thats how life should be;* oh, and the pizza *has to be there is 30 mins too, or is has to be free.* smh

Hook it up to a battery drill

long sleeves around powered equipment that is a big no no.

OMG roll your sleeves up. you came close a few times getting caught.

Where is the DIY version? I'm not interested in ads.

MDF and water? Lol.

its ok i say i will get them some what sharp if you want something sharp your gonna have to use a very very fine grit stone to me sharp is straight razor sharp and i can do that by hand with a razor stone not sandpaper

Doesn't the outside of the wheel actually turn faster than the inside. Shouldn't you use both sides of the wheel.

Sleeves!

Over kill

That's super dangerous to sharpen the blade against the rotation like that. If that edge caught that wheel, you could have a potentially serious situation on your hands. Always sharpen your blade with the rotation going away from the blade's edge, not towards it. Because you don't want your blade to dig into the material and possibly cause a serious accident.

Someone’s got beef with WorkSharp

Great Tool but, I do this by hand on a granite stone with paper much safer and less time all the way around.

Please sharpe from the other side . Let the paper go away from your blade not in to it like what you did to polish !!

MDF and liquid anything do not work well together, “ sealed” or not.

Your machine is just a wooden copy of the Lapsharp System that is brilliant but I think no longer made, such a shame given that it was designed and made in the USA.

sand paper wtf is that

Ah, for the old days when project plans would be offered for free … Sigh.

Mmmmm I like that