[Woodcarver] 1" Belt Sharpening equipment query

[Jeodea at aol.com]

Gord,
 yes I have the machine and love it. I believe the machine is still  being 
manufactured.
 
While more expensive than the "other" 1 in belt machines, it has several  
advantages: 
1. a small 2" pulley on the motor with an idler pulley instead of the 6"  
pulley on the "other" machine. This results in a much slower belt  speed with 
less possibility of burning or over grinding small  tools. 
2. an adjustable arm for setting the grinding angle and assuring you get  the 
tool back to the same angle each time you check your grinding progress. This  
is the biggest advantage for me.
 
I use a digital angle gauge with it to set the angle. They are available  now 
in the $30 range. they work best on straight shanks but with some  
experimenting you can figure out how to compensate for bent shanks. With the  angle 
gauge I can set angles to 1/10 of a degree accurracy. The problem now is  knowing 
what the "right" angle is. 
 
When I first got the angle gauge I checked many of my gouges and found that  
when I was setting them by eye and thinking I was following what the  
manufacturer had used, I now had angles from 14 to 25 degrees on my tools.  Course 
this was after many sharpening's on each tool so there is no telling what  angle 
the manufacturer oginally used. 
 
I know theoretically it also varies with what wood you are using it on etc,  
but for softwoods and with the ability to re sharpen quickly and easily, I 
want  the smallest angle I can get without breaking the edge off too often.
 
I suspect that the manufacturer is a little conservative on his angle and  
that the angle set at the factory varies with the quality of the steel used. So  
the "right" angle may vary for each line of tools.
 
Larry in his response mentions 18 degrees as an example. 
Since getting the angle gauge 9 months ago, I have been using 20 degrees  for 
most gouges with a few down to 16 degrees to "test". 
 
Hope this helps
Jim O'Dea
 
 
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:27:15 -0400
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Subject: [Woodcarver] 1" Belt Sharpening equipment  query
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Hi;

Does anyone on the list own a  1" belt sharpener called Carversharp or 
Carver-Sharp, it's somewhat similar  to the Chipping Away Ultimate Sharpener?
A few years ago this belt sharpener  was regularly advertised in the 
Mar-Apr issues of Chip Chats but I haven't  noticed the ad since about 2005.

>From the simple picture in the ads It looked  like it might be a well 

made piece of equipment, just wondering if anyone  has one and if they 
have any comments on it's operations  etc.?

TIA

Gord.




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