[Woodcarver] Small sharpening systems.

[Karen Henderson]

Thanks Joe,  I've heard of people who use the drill set up before.   
Guess I'm just lazy and want something done and ready.  Love Ev  
Ellenwood's DVD and sharpening method - but again - a wheel is just  
faster!  Thanks for the great info - the people on this list is are  
great!
Karen

On Dec 1, 2007, at 9:35 AM, Joe Dillett wrote:


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> Hi Karen and Sandie,

>

> The simple sharpening system I put together for the Carving Cruise  

> was small, cheap and very effective. I purchased a "Tool Shop" 1/2  

> hammer drill from Menards (zero to 2800 RPM) (model CT2341), 2  

> mandrels and a grinding wheel for under $50. I had a mount from  

> another drill but a clamp and block of wood can be used to mount it  

> to your bench. I made a buffing wheel out of a scrap piece of 3/4- 

> inch thick MDF board (Medium Density Fiber board) and applied the  

> buffing compound directly on it. I also took along an old leather  

> buffing wheel but didn't need it. There is a forward and reverse  

> and a dial on the trigger to adjust to any speed that you need.

>

> During the cruise I sharpened about 150 tools for the students and  

> the system worked great. It was fast and very effective. I ran the  

> 5-inch diameter grinding and buffing wheels between 200 and 300  

> rpm. It was very easy to get the exact speed I needed by dialing as  

> it was running.

>

> Other advantages for the power carvers/sanders would be to run a  

> flexible shaft off the drill in place of the wheels. Most shops  

> need a drill anyway so the only additional equipment needed, to  

> turn it into a sharpening system, is the block and clamp for  

> mounting and the wheels.

>

> Joe Dillett

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> Hi Friends,  Just wondering if any of you who have carving shops or

> supplies happen to have on hand the RV model of the Burke sharpening

> system.  They don't make them any more but it's all I have room for

> in my travel trailer.  Karen

>

>

> Karen,

>

> After a couple of years carrying the full size Burke in our  

> motorhome, we decided to go with the smaller sharpener that Dennis  

> Moore has. It has the various size/shape wheels that allow you to  

> do the inside of gouges. This fits much nicer into the motorhome.   

> We still use the Burke, and love it, at home. The smaller one is  

> just for touch ups needed on the road. We didn't get the smaller  

> Burke because there wasn't enough room between wheels to do a good  

> job sharpening. I think that was why they stopped making them.

>

> Dennis Moore has a web site called Chipping Away and advertises in  

> the major magazines.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Sandie

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