DIY woodturning sharpening jig (with plans)
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- Опубликовано: 22 июн 2023
- I had been struggling to get a clean grind on my bowl gouge and was considering buying a jig but after looking at a few they seemed basic in their design and figured I could make the same thing.
As you can see this was made from a few scrap pieces which makes it a perfect weekend build.
This build is similar to products you can buy like amzn.to/44eXU3X
Special thanks and full credit of this design goes to @MariusHornberger
This is based on Marius' video: • Homemade sharpening ji...
With Marius' permission I have created updated templates:
Metric: drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-Vz...
Imperial: drive.google.com/file/d/1SVFJ...
Lathe: MC900 / JWL1236
Nova Pro-Tek G3 Chuck
All of the wood shown in my videos is locally and sustainability sourced. Many pieces include recycled native timber from items such as old furniture, house renovations, building demolitions and the occasional tree.
Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only.
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This is awesome. Thanks for sharing the plans too.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for a great demo and the link to the templates. I'll be making this very soon.👍
You're welcome 😁
Very cool. Great idea.
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent result, thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
That is a awesome jig. I always wanted to buy those expensive sharpening jigs for my tools, but never did. I wish I could have seen this video a long time ago. It would have saved me some stress from trying to sharpen tools freehand. I have noticed in your videos your tools are very sharp and provide excellent cuts as their design.
This is a great little video to help out folks who are frustrated with uneven bevel results, like me. Even though I can't work with them anymore, I still love watching others who enjoy the satisfaction of turning wood and making cool stuff. Thanks for the video, take care and God bless.
As always, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I'm glad you get enjoyment out of these videos😊.
I do think some of the sharpening jigs can be quite expensive for what they are, which is why a DIY option is worth trying. Haha despite appearances my freehand sharpening is not the best. I get by, but pretty sure I take off too much material each time😅. When I tried with the jig I was impressed at how easy it was to use and how good the final result was.
@TurnedOutGood .... I understand. I didn't want to pay for a high-priced jig either. But I love the simple jig you made, and I'm sure there are plenty of others who would like it also. Keep up the good work. 👍
I would like to see the table mount you made for your lathe sanding wheel. There are so many things that can be accomplished using the lathe.
Mine is a little over engineered as the intention was to allow different sanding angles, but I never have, I always leave it flat. All you really need is a flat surface mounted to a shaft, which can then be put into the tool rest. I've made a quick video for you to see🙂ruclips.net/user/shortsSiDvf63KTA0
@TurnedOutGood ..... I don't think that is over- engineered. I think that is just right. You may have used it only in the flat position so far, but some day you may really need to sand something that can only be done at an angle (maybe because of the odd shape or size), and you will be glad for your over-engineering. Thanks for video.
Do you know of a way to accurately sharpen your turning tools without a bench top grinder or a tormek? Is there a jig that can be used with stones or paper or a file?
The flat tools would be easy, like sharpening a knife. I'm not aware of anything for the rounded tools.
Sharpening the tools involves 2 different processes: first we shape the tool point according to our needs establishing the sharpening angle, how much the wings are back from the point and so on, this phase can involve removing a lot of material and is better done with some power tool, usually it is done only once as you buy the tool or very few times if gaining experience you want to improve the edge shape, then we maintain the edge as it gets duller and here the goal is to have an edge that is sharp removing the minimum possible amount of steel to extend the life of the tool. If you don't have a bench top grinder to shape the tool you can use a sanding pad coated with sand paper mounted on the lathe, shaping free hand is not an easy task, needs experience, but as the sanding pad is flat is easier to do it compared to the grinding wheel that is curved, you can also create some jig that functionally is similar to the one shown here, but works with that setup. Once you have shaped the tool you can maintain it with a stone or diamond coated card, it is much easier to do it with the gouge stationary, the end of the handle resting on your hip, your off hand near the part you sharpen and the stone or diamond card controlled by the main hand. You can also use the sanding pad coated with a finer grit paper to maintain the edge, but it is annoying to dismount the chuck with the piece you are turning and mount the sanding pad each time you feel the edge needs to be sharpened and as it is wise to sharpen between the roughing of the piece and the final cuts to have the best possible out of the gouge surface minimizing sanding I personally don't suggerst it. An ordinary file can not be used on hardened steel and even less on HSS steel that is used for many modern tools, so use a diamond coated card, best option, or a stone, the grit can be anything between 600 and 1000, I would not use a much coarser one unless you have to remove some chipping in the edge or something finer, it is very important that you òrefresh the edge frequently, as soon as you feel that the edge begin to degrade as doing so only few seconds with the card or stone will suffice, while if the edge gets very dull you need much more time, sharpening without power tools the more often you sharpen the less time you spend sharpening. I hope it helps (but is possible to buy a bench top grinder and a decent grinding wheel for cheap, you don't have to spend the money a tormek system or a diamond coated grinding wheel or a professional grade grinder cost).
Is bench grinder suitable for lathe sharpening?
I use a bench grinder to sharpen my lathe chisels🙂
This is a copy of a video that was done 9 years ago by Marius Hornburger