Completed my sharpening jigs and started sharpening chisels , it was amazing. Quick and very precise. Hours of sharpening became minutes of sharpening.The best sharpening system I’ve ever had.
I first saw this on stumpy nubs RU-vid channel and I thought wow what a fantastic way to sharpen chisels. I work at a school as a technician for a craft and design department in Scotland and I have a lot of chisels to sharpen as the kids can be pretty rough and careless with them. I didn't purchase the product as I have access to a metal lathe and thought I'd try make one, it turned out pretty good and the principal of the product works very well. I got through all of the chisels in no time and now all I have to do is hone them with some fine grit on the jig and polish them up with some buffing compound and they're razor sharp again. I hadn't thought about those other uses for the jig though will have to give it a shot and brainstorm what else can be done with this jig. i will need to buy some of that 3m cubitron and see how much more effective it is. thanks for coming up with a wonderful tool.
Ordered my kit on 15 December expecting delivery after the festivities, they arrived on the 23 December. All my chisels are now razor sharp, thank you @TaylorToolworks Happy holidays from a satisfied customer from the U.K
Thank you for this!!! I have a buck tools 4x36 belt sander and I like it compared to a cheaper version. But it is dangerous and mainly because you can not slow it down! And you can not put a variable drive on it either. I make cigar box guitars and ukuleles and I sand a lot of small parts. This is a God Send! Thanks again.
Looks like you have a home-made Eversharp tool sharpening system. Great idea! Tip: Adhere a small piece of sandpaper to the 25 degree bevel area on your tooling and when you retract the chisel over the paper, it will remove the back burr.
@@TaylorToolworks Better than the Worksharp because it makes a flat cut. The Worksharp curves the surface which can be fine for a pocket knife but not a chisel.
@@316woodworks9 They are both flat and slow-spinning disks with sandpaper glued on. Why does Worksharp's spinning disk 'curve over the surface' while your spinning disk does not? We're talking about the spinning disk on the Worksharp and not the belt sanding attachment.
I purchased the kit and it works great. It's amazing how fast it does what it does. The only thing I changed was using 3/4" cabinet grade plywood for the jig - much easier to build and much less expensive than hardwood. I got the 6" kit - why quibble over $10, and then later regret that you didn't get the bigger disks? When calibrating the jig, use a 1" wide piece of wood or thin plywood to check squareness of the grind. That way, you waste scrap wood and not your precious metal chisels.
I saw this video well after ordering this system for my own drill press. I noticed that your disc doesn’t seem to be balanced in the chuck of your drill press. This would inevitably cause an uneven grind on the bevel of your chisels. I have not encountered this problem myself yet but am definitely on the lookout after seeing you operate this. I’ve only used this twice so far and have absolutely zero complaints.
It pretty much does the same job as a regular belt and Disc Sander, but with the side-mounted disc Sanders you have a level platform to work from. And they're pretty affordable, most guys have one in the shop somewhere. But if I didn't I would definitely consider trying something like this out. Thanks for sharing
The skeptic in me was watching this thinking, "I bet they want way to much for what is a very basic little tool, that leaves a lot to be done by the purchaser." But, no I was wrong, the price is quite reasonable,.. I'm impressed!
This is a great channel. I subscribed. I didn't know you could buy this! I made one with several plywood discs of different grades of sandpaper. I stick the sandpaper on with double sided tape. It works really well but it is smaller than this. Also, the chisel jig here is great, you could use a jig like this for doing a mitre or bevel on a timber edge. (But I sharpen my chisels with Richard Kell's honing gauge. PS. I don't know Richard Kell, he's in the uk and hand machines fine sharpening tools). My chisels are very narrow, for lathe work. For someone who has a lot of wider chisels this disc would be brilliant. Thanks for a good birthday idea for my brother.
When I first saw a link to this video I didn't really know what to make of this. Second time I saw the link I actually clicked on it. I wasn't sure about the "small parts" part at first, (even though I should have been excited since I've gotten myself in trouble on the belt sander more than once). But the dimensioning and grinding - pretty darned clever! I kind of wish I had seen this before I bought my Work Sharp. This grinding jig takes up less space, is easy to store and lets you use more of the sandpaper. And yes, that counter sink bit is fantastic! Only problem is, both sized discs are already sold out!
saw this video the day it posted and put the tools in my cart, a couple hours later when I was ready to purchase they were sold out !! haha looking forward to the restock, I’ll be first in line
They flew out the door much faster than we expected! We'll be getting more soon, so sign up by clicking the "email when available" option in the listing if you haven't already, and you'll be one of the first to know!
I purchased a used one as the piece is a bit pricey, but the machine ru-vid.comUgkxG6fbm3cHBd7CNTjk5D-dwYe9c9tCB9ZN has surpassed my expectations. We sand small parts by hand often, sized around 1"x1/2," and specifically look for a piece that's designed to be vertical. The motor has plenty of torque and great speed settings. The only inconvenience I had is that the disk measures 5" where we trim 6" stick-and-sand disks down easily by mounting it then cutting with a box cutter.
Taylor Toolworks, maybe this would work better. Use 3/8" whatever plastic and drill a countersink on both sides. Do not cut the paper larger than the countersink as the grit can be the thread locker. Then, if you have two grits on the disc, when you need the finer grit, just remove the screw and flip the disc, and then sand till your done. I'm gonna try to make a jig like what you posted for sharpening 13" planer knives. Thanks for this video. ............ Jerry
its mostly about Cubitron II abrasives that it wont heat up average abrasives like to heat up material Cubitron II everything from this material (cutting disc , belt sander , sanding discs etc and more with cubitron II) just wont heat up the material like competitive materials i love this material , it last for me at least 10x longer and cut/ sand 2-3x faster than any other brand on the market , even mirka cant stand oposit it where its cheaper than mirka/ festool etc
Drill press sanding disk not available 😩 Lovely idea though. I may just try and make a similar think with a bolt and a bit of acrylic. It’s not going to be as sweet as this at up though.
Given that the usable area is 65-70% larger with the 6 inch sanding pads over the 5 inch for only a 6.5 increase in price I know which pads and discs I’ll be buying.
I use the 3M Sandnet, never tried cubitron. Is it porous? I ask be cause I made a very similar design (with ¾" hdpe) but I drilled holes into the disc to help with (a very crude) dust collection.
Worksharp made a very similar in-use, dedicated machine to do the things you're showing. Look up the WS3000. The thing I do like though is the ability change the speed at the drill press. FWIW, the loose clothing comments seem unfounded at only 500 rpm. I get it with regards to safety but it's not like you're running at the speed of an angle grinder.
Any chance you guys are going to start selling/shipping to europe again ? Even with the 20% VAT we have to pay on imports it would be worth it IMO, there are so many things you sell that I simply can't find here.
We love selling to Europe, we've just had so many problems shipping there with missed packages, VAT problems, duties etc. We aren't able to do it at the moment.
I would say the 320 is pretty close to the aluminum oxide. The 320 did a good job flushing up the heartwood. I had the drill press slowed down to 500 rpms so it wouldn't burn.
Wear work gloves when working with those 3M disc. Putting my hand sander down while it was coasting to a stop the sander in my right hand passed by my left hand . The edge of the disc is so sharp that it sliced my thumb requiring stitches. I was lucky, a hair deeper and I would have sliced the tendon. The edge is like a meat slicer. Gloves, please.
I ordered this and am simply confounded!! Like I said in the review I tried to leave on your website but never saw it posted... Its like 2 R & D guys came up with a bet to see if they could create an awesome product idea and then only make it 25 % useful to the customer as delivered! The 2 included acrylic discs have countersunk screw holes to attach the ardor and unless you redrill the holes, you only get to adhere 2 of the 6 sanding discs included in the kit! Include 6 sanding discs but design the product to only be able to use 2 of them...??????? Uhmmmm..... To anyone reading this.... If you only need 2 grit levels to sharpen your chisels or plane irons, go for it! The product works well, but if you want or need to use the stepped grit levels, just know you will have to modify this product to get a couple more grit levels, but will still need to buy more acrylic discs if you want to use the strop ring and final sanding grit disc. As sold, only 2 usable sides (technically 3 if you use the strop ring) on the acrylic discs, redrill the screw holes and you get 4 usable sides but still have a total of 7 grit options. A great product with a lot of head scratching.
As with all acrylic/plexiglas, or even polycarbonate, yes. It's one of the reasons I made mine years ago from HDPE (a cutting board actually) I tried Plexiglas back then, but it needed to be really thick for my needs, and was too heavy on my drill press as it damaged my bearings. The system Taylor has appears great for it though... A bit of super glue, with some felt or even a bit of sandpaper between the tapered head if the screw, and the countersunk hole bevels to cushion it, and keep in from spinning while chucked should be more than enough to keep it in place. Just don't overnighter, and it should be fine.
I'd say no, due to the speeds. It would need to be ran at a very low RPM. If you ran it at like 4k RPM, it would likely explode. You could do it with a thin, well balanced aluminum disc, but you better have a massive motor system and at least a 20mm shank/collet. So, I'd say no, because anything pulling that degree of force at high speeds will end up being a death trap.
Edit: Just spoke to Izzy Swan, and he advises not to since the lowest RPM is 2000, which is too fast. I can't confirm or deny. You probably could, but you'd have to take really light passes. It would probably be best if you had a pad underneath it. First attach the replacement pad to the disc: lddy.no/1emau - Then attach the backup pad to that: lddy.no/1emav - Then you'll use Hook & Loop discs instead of PSA, I recommend the 775L for this: lddy.no/1emax Stay low RPM's (500).
Jez dude! first you cover up the sanding with your hands.....and use the video. Second , loose clothing? You are lucky you have any arms at all. Beckel up!
Omg get to it already... it’s a disc you put in your drill press that you stick sandpaper on. We get it. Show it in action already. 5:15 before anything actually gets sanded.
Hi there, I watched your press drill sharpening video and thinks it's an excellent idea of how to sharpen chisels, would you ship these sharpening discs and arbours to the uk ?, many thanks, Mark.
