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Any hope for this Craftsman Utility Sharpener?

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I bought this so many years ago that I don’t even remember. It was on clearance at Sears and I wasn’t really looking for one at the time, but thought I might be able to sharpen my chisels with it, but i never used it until this year. I never really knew how to sharpen tools until just recently and now I don’t know what it would be good for if it can’t properly sharpen a tool.

Also, I tried to clean up an old chisel that I used to scrap glue and caulking, but it left a layer of crap on the stone that I can’t get off. Is there a way to clean this and maintain its shape? The more I try to clean it, the more it seems to be developing bumpy surface.

 
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I also have one of these and I'd try to save it, if possible. It might be worthwhile to try to remove the gunk with some sort of cleaner...3M makes a really good adhesive remover. I don't think that it would damage the stone. After de-gunking, I'd use a grinding stone dresser like the one below to resurface the stone.


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....It might be worthwhile to try to remove the gunk with some sort of cleaner...3M makes a really good adhesive remover. I don't think that it would damage the stone. ......
Well I just tried some dish Soap with sandpaper and that didn't work. I'm debating on whether or not to use some Degreaser or Goof Off®
 
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Johnny,

This is the 3M product that I've used on all sorts of adhesives...it works great. A dressing tool alone might do it, but you might have to work at it for awhile in order to get past the glue and onto the surface of the stone itself. Another thought might be to turn the wheel on and then hold the bristles of a wire brush against it as it is rotating. Just be sure and wear some safety glasses in case any of the bristles break off.
 
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I have a similar unit

That is a very soft/fragible stone so you can take another grinding wheel or hardened steel plate and bear against it to remove the goop....just scrape it off. A pointed or bar type diamond wheel truer would work best, but it's hard to control the depth unless you make a stop on the handle.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=diamond+wheel+dresser
 
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Thanks Bill, I like that diamond dressing bar and I'm going to buy one of those. I had one those dressing wheels that came with a Craftsman grinder and I never got the hang of it. It never worked right for me because it was narrow and I had no real control.

I don’t know what they use to make these wheels, but I’m a little wary of using something to strong that would soak in. Maybe if I soak the wheel with water first, the solvent will not penetrate too deep.

I checked the Sears Parts website and I can still buy another wheel for $12. I’ve decided to in invest in some diamond sharpening stones after watching YouTube videos on how to sharpen chisels and plane irons, so I’m not sure if I’ll even need this Craftsman sharpener.

I’m still amazed at how this happened because I thought I scraped the chisel down pretty good with a razor blade before grinding, but I guess there was just enough of a resin film left to do it.
 
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