badgaz
21st June 2009, 10:15 PM
Hi folks
A couple of weekends worth of work and a few off-cuts and I have the beginnings of a sharpening station. I haven't put the system through it's paces properly, but it all seems pretty solid. I've used a combination of self made cam locks, bolts, screws and an unusual sliding lock on the removable skew rest (the design came to me in a moment of desperation/inspiration:;).
All that's left to do is a jig for fingernail grinds and to finally replace the grey wheel with the white Alox which has been quietly waiting in the wings for these grinding jigs.
I've included a couple of pics of the MC900 which just recently replaced the old Ryobi lathe (the MC900 is a vast improvement on the Ryobi and is in great condition for a 2nd hand unit, it even fits the stand I built:2tsup:), with my current (but modest) tool holding rack and a pic of the newly handled Ezicut Junior and Senior hollowers (thanks hughie!). Dark handle is walnut and light handle is leatherwood.
All the best
Gazza
A couple of weekends worth of work and a few off-cuts and I have the beginnings of a sharpening station. I haven't put the system through it's paces properly, but it all seems pretty solid. I've used a combination of self made cam locks, bolts, screws and an unusual sliding lock on the removable skew rest (the design came to me in a moment of desperation/inspiration:;).
All that's left to do is a jig for fingernail grinds and to finally replace the grey wheel with the white Alox which has been quietly waiting in the wings for these grinding jigs.
I've included a couple of pics of the MC900 which just recently replaced the old Ryobi lathe (the MC900 is a vast improvement on the Ryobi and is in great condition for a 2nd hand unit, it even fits the stand I built:2tsup:), with my current (but modest) tool holding rack and a pic of the newly handled Ezicut Junior and Senior hollowers (thanks hughie!). Dark handle is walnut and light handle is leatherwood.
All the best
Gazza