Hi everyone, has anyone ever tried one of these Parkside sharpening stations? Am tempted for £14.99..
http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=791
cheers,
Mack.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=791
cheers,
Mack.
Heads Up - Sharpening Station
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The concern with things like that is replacement wheels and the wheel supplied looked rather coarse.
However for £14.99 you won't loose too much sleep if it turns out to be a lemon.
However for £14.99 you won't loose too much sleep if it turns out to be a lemon.
That looks as though it has the potential to do a lot of damage in a short space of time.
Ogri the trog
Ogri the trog
I would consider using it on HSS Chisels for wood turning but i wouldnt put any of my decent carving tools anywhere near it. There is a reason a Tormek is the price it is. A bit of wet and dry and some elbow grease will see you right. Unless youre a sharpening stone obsessive like I am.
Nope, but i saw it and handled it. It looks ok, the diamond wheel is very fine, and you just have different slots to slide over it. Two things stopped me wanting , 1) how do you replace the wheel, and 2) having had and seen these parkside sharpening thing before (drill sharpener) they are not usually designed for even meduim use. If you want to sharpen one small item a month and take a couple of hours over it it may seem like value, but my estimation is that it would quickly fail being asked to sharpen anything that required more than a polish. Thing is with diamond is that you have to cool it, and a little wheel like this willburn quick, like diamond tile cutters etc. The wheel its also very lightweight so no heat dissapation. A polisher, but quite a versatile one.
https://www.westfalia.net/shops/too...s/wet_sanders/449153-electric_wet_grinder.htm
This for anything even near grinding
https://www.westfalia.net/shops/too...s/wet_sanders/449153-electric_wet_grinder.htm
This for anything even near grinding
Less than $5 3M fine automotive finishing sandpapers, some cereal box cardboard and a piece of CrOx honing compound ought to round out all your fine sharpening needs.
I know it sounds silly but it's simple and for expensive wood carving tools, it's enough. What you whack with your "carving axe" is up to you.
2K grit paper isn't costly. Box card is free.
I own all kinds of freehand sharpeining and honing things. In this day and time, I can equal the waterstone results in 5 minutes of careful, freehand sharpening effort.
All these systems work really well. But, you cannot buy a shortcut. Pick a system. Any one, which one, doesn't matter. Learn how to make it fly.
I know it sounds silly but it's simple and for expensive wood carving tools, it's enough. What you whack with your "carving axe" is up to you.
2K grit paper isn't costly. Box card is free.
I own all kinds of freehand sharpeining and honing things. In this day and time, I can equal the waterstone results in 5 minutes of careful, freehand sharpening effort.
All these systems work really well. But, you cannot buy a shortcut. Pick a system. Any one, which one, doesn't matter. Learn how to make it fly.
