I made a home made Tormek sharpening jig
As you may know, I nicked a set of my jointer blades today. I couldn't find a pair that suited me so I ordered a new set online to be delivered tomorrow and decided to make a sharpening jig for my Tormek while I waited.
Basically I bolted a 3/4 piece of plywood to a really old Tormek support table I bought years ago, then I mounted 2 full extension drawer slides to that, then another 3/4 ply on top. Lastly, I took a piece of flat iron and drilled 6 hol......Aw f**k-it, just look at the pictures :icon_lol: The second photo was before stropping it. My hands get all nasty while using the strop so I took the pic before.
It turned out GREAT, better than I could have hoped, it even allowed me to put a micro-bevel on the blade. I made it to hold 3 blades but I ended up doing 1 at a time. Now all I need is an 18" planer and I can sharpen one of those suckers.
As you may know, I nicked a set of my jointer blades today. I couldn't find a pair that suited me so I ordered a new set online to be delivered tomorrow and decided to make a sharpening jig for my Tormek while I waited.
Basically I bolted a 3/4 piece of plywood to a really old Tormek support table I bought years ago, then I mounted 2 full extension drawer slides to that, then another 3/4 ply on top. Lastly, I took a piece of flat iron and drilled 6 hol......Aw f**k-it, just look at the pictures :icon_lol: The second photo was before stropping it. My hands get all nasty while using the strop so I took the pic before.
It turned out GREAT, better than I could have hoped, it even allowed me to put a micro-bevel on the blade. I made it to hold 3 blades but I ended up doing 1 at a time. Now all I need is an 18" planer and I can sharpen one of those suckers.
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