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Well here it is "The Scary Sharp LGS"...:)
I just completed it today. An old inverted flat sander (self explanitory pics) mounted in a wooden frame.
The sanding pad is framed with a 1/4" lip to hold the glass plates. Brass adjustable clips with rubber pads insure that it stays in place.
I tried this and it works great. Little to no effort to sharpen my chisel. The vibration does all the work.
I simply held a dull chisel in place with the holder.. turned on the unit ran it forward slowly about 2 inches
twice through each grit.. Scarey enough edge for me..
So … that's it…

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I knew I saved that old sander for a reason!
 

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You sir, are a genius. I love your jigs, they've helped out greatly!
 

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As long as the result are up to snuff that all that matter and you save some cash as well. Nice work LMS….Blkcherry
 

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Careful! you are going to put TORMEK out of business. I too use the scary sharp system and would not go and spend hard earned cash on a motorised unit, but I do have one of those B&D that is not getting much action so, UHMMMM! I might give it a try. Thanks for the post>
 

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Yes.. I think everyone owns one of those relic sanders. GOD aweful color and not well designed.
I never used mine. I've kept it hidden so people wouldn't see it.LOL
I knew though that someday… it could be used for something.
 

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brilliant. I'm favoriting this one!
 

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David, you are always full of surprises. I love this one too.
 

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I like it a lot! Thanks for sharing a good idea!

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I just added this to my favorites. I WILL be trying this out tomorrow seeing as I don't have any work going on at the moment.:(
 

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I did put a new rubber pad on the unit and actually tore the whole sander apart and done a thorough cleaning before I started it. You'd be amazed how much crap is inside. I just figured it'll never be used for sanding again like that .. so why not start with a ******************** and span unit. I also sprayed every part with WD40 the motor the windings , everything and let it all dry out before re-assembling it.
 

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A terrific idea. Thanks for posting it!
 

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and I thought I was lazy… lol - nice device there David.

one question though - I assume this is one of those sanders that vibrates left-right-front-back (got one dewalt that has not been used in a long time) - how does it affect the honing jig? as (the way I understand it) also causes the abrasives to vibrate against the honing jig itself - wouldn't that rub it off?

when I use the honing jig with the ScarySharp Method, the motions is front-to-back which is the way the rollers on the jig are set to. but moving then side to side would abrade them off… maybe the 'tool rest' you've setup should have the honing-jig (angle setter) build into it, so that you don't have that jig in contact with the abrasives? (unless I completely didn't understand this setup… lol)
 

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purplev, you have a point there. I think that some sort of toolrest jig that ran along the edge of the sander mounts would solve the problem
 

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That's a pretty dang good idea you'd had there.. Anything else in the "Lazy man" category you want to share?? ;)
 

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...8-0…

Hell. Yes.

~DB
 

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That particular sander (Black & Decker) has an option switch for orbital or just front back. I set it for straight sanding (back & forth - front - back only).
If the sander that anyone else may be using does not have that option, then I will address that issue with a little platform toolrest (like Julian mentioned) and post it soon. Simple enough to do.
If someone else does this before I post it, you would want a very rigid , very thin plate for the honing jig to ride on. Metal would be the only option. Don't use anything that would flex. Anyhow I'll build what I have in mind and post it.
Thanks for bringing it up.
If anyone else can think of any other issues, please post them.. and we can collectivly resolve them I'm sure…:)
 

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Oh and one other thing.. hmm how could I have forgotten this. The three letters "LMS" after
The Scary Sharp name.. well they are interchangeable to "LWS" also..LOL
Sorry I didn't mention that straight up girls.
 

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Good thinking, thanks for sharing.
 

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I'm a little slow but it finally came to me..LOL
"The Scary Sharp LGS" guys and girls..:)
 

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this looks like a good idea, but I'm surprised that it doesn't vibrate too much to get a good edge. I don't own one of these sanders so its hard for me to really understand its operation, but if you are saying it works, its tough to argue. I'm glad you gave this a shot. I'll have to look into it. thanks for a great idea.
 
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