worksharp tool sharpener - first impressions

Hey, Bob, Check again. My Worksharp takes 2 inch plane irons. Yours is identical and should as well. Thanks for he tip on using the top rack. I didn’t like what I got from that either.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I was wondering about that too, Tom. According to the Worksharp Website: The WS3000 sharpens chisel and plane blades up to 2” wide to a perfect 20°, 25°, 30° or 35° bevel angle without any set up time! It also allows you to sharpen a perfect 5° micro-bevel for even faster re-honing.

Bob, is there a quality control issue that you see with the tool that your tool gate doesn’t allow for a 2” iron?

I wonder if you could use the guide from the Mk.II system to ride the top tool post. It is designed to ride the tool post…if not, maybe it can be used as a template to make one specific to the Worksharp’s tool post.

When I purchased the Mk.II, I felt it could stand to have three platters as well. Three platters and three toolrests would have been even better. It looks like they’d be happy to sell me more though. :)

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Maybe I’m thinking 2-1/4” Thom.
I tried to set the blade from my #6 in there and no luck. (busy week)
I’ll check that today and let you know .

Tom, I have to look at that rest but it seems the arms are too long for the Worksharp.
I think the abrasive discs are smaller?
At any rate the one I showed in the pics can be modified but taking the roller bearing off and replacing that side with a piece of HDPE shaped to the tool rest.
Part of my errands this AM ;-)

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

It looks like a nice finish on the tool, though.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I can see where I skipped a grit.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

That’s why they call them, “first impressions.” LOL

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I went down to the store that sold me the Worksharp this morning to get additional sanding disks and and extra glass backing.
The clerk who was designated as ‘head honcho’ for the day gazed off into the distance and gave me that ”don’t bother me I’m waiting to be discovered by hollywood look” and told me they don’t stock any abrasives for that model and they had to be ordered.
I rapidly brought him up to speed by telling him that I just purchased it last Saturday at the wood show and fully expected something to work with today.

O.K. I was a bit more enthusiastic than mere computer screens transmit.

Soon they were cannibalizing the stock units to fill my request.
I am back in business and did leave a number where I could be reached should they desire payment for the stock I removed.

Now back to the shop to make a tool holder .

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

good one, Bob. That’s almost as much fun as smashing Cosman’s dovetails. Your #6 has a 2 3/8 wide iron. Dat’s why it don’t go in da little doohicky. Sure hope the clerks aren’t having trouble finding clean underwear!!!

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Hi Bob

Is the work sharp able to accomodate planer and jointer blades?

Thanks for the tip on using the Wixey guage for setting up the angle – I use the Wixey guage for a lot of set-ups, but never thought about the sharpening system. Keep them comming

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

Wayne, I’m as gentle as a lamb.

I have to admit I do have a short fuse for disinterest and deliberate stupidity.
I seem more able to communicate if there is a mild hint of fear in the air and that is a shame.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Tony, I am not sure it is the best solution as the discs are only 14.5 cm and realistically you can only hone on one side of the full circle.
Someone will make a small fortune with a larger disc and perhaps motor.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob…that group at House of Tools can really make you smash your head against a wall. When we were at the Woodshow, I asked if they had a Performax sander at the show. I was told, no. I have spent thousands there over the years, as they are really the only game in town…until Busy Bee showed up…but Marson was never interested in selling anything. It’s a tough place to buy anything from, that’s for sure. Do you remember the paperwork gestapo lady…I said we were checked out by the “grumpy one.” She replied, “Sadly that doesn’t narrow it down for me.” Oh well, you got what you need!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

“the grumpy one” .. sigh

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

House of Tools represented about 30% of the Wood show here.
I found it surprising as did Mot that they were able to take the orders, process the credit cards , lodge the goods with duplicate invoices for later pick up and then——demand to see the original prior to release.
Mot at least is very intelligent and intuitive so had we been told the requirements over the space of a half dozen separate purchases at least one of us could have complied.
Having a large hissy fit behind the show curtains did not hasen the process or eliminate the misunderstanding either.
It’s hard to find good help today.

bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I notice that Woodcraft is offering a free Glass disk via mail-in offer. I don’t know if woodcraft is offering it or the manufacturer is offering it. It might pay to give them a call.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thanks Karson. I hope they convince their dealers to stock a bit more than the introductory offers.
There is nothing here to work with and I am making up discs from 8-1/2×11 sheets of various abrasives and laminators double sidesed substrates.

Absolute Bummer for a good tool!

bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob, I found adhesive backed abrasives at a local auto parts store that worked well. I had to trim about 1 mm from around the edge and cut the hole in the center, but that was easy to do. They are made by 3M, I paid about $8 for a 4 pack in a 600 grit. That was the only grit they had in stock at the time. but they are going to order a couple other grits for me, up to 1200. Much cheaper than the $15 I paid at Rockler for 2, for the little work it required to modify.

-- North Texas

Tom:
Good on you. Don’t you just hate it when someone you are trying to do business with considers you a fool?

p.s. If you visit a sign shop they use double sided adhesive for laminating pictures to substrates. Get some of their off cuts and just smooth them on any papers you can use and they will work just fine.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Has anyone got the leather disc they sell as a hone? That was something I have been thinking about getting.

-- Maplewood, MN