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Show me your sharpening bench - Martin S. - 02-12-2014
I've been sharpening on an old workbench, but since I use water stones, I want to make a change.
I don't want the water to ruin the old bench, as I have yet to find time to build my dream bench, so it is the only bench I have right now.
So I think I need to build a sharpening bench first.
I am thinking of something with a storage cabinet below, and maybe a 36 by 24 inch top of scrap granite, big enough for my stones and maybe a Tormek someday.
If anyone has built a dedicated sharpening bench, I'd sure like to see it and hear your thoughts on good/bad ideas to make it user friendly.
Thanks!
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - Morty847 - 02-12-2014
I took an old chest of drawers, put it on casters hung some vises on it and put a marble/granite tile top on it. Works well. I wrote a blog about it Here
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - baconpga - 02-12-2014
Great idea using the tiles on the top. I've been wanting to make a dedicated sharpening station myself for sharpening stones ( I use oil and diamond stones ) and also attaching my saw vise to it. No matter what design i end up with, I believe I'll use your idea of the tiles for the top. Thanks for that!
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - Wilbur Pan - 02-12-2014
Here’s mine:
It’s nothing special. It’s made with 2x material, plus a sheet of plywood for the lower shelf.
Here’s how I deal with water:
It’s a very shallow wooden box that sits under a wooden platform that the waterstone sits on. When I built it, I used a heroic amount of silicone caulk to make it watertight, but over time enough waterstone residue has built up at the bottom of the box that no water leaks out.
The surface of the table is finished with Waterlox. It has worked really well.
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - Martin S. - 02-13-2014
Wilbur,
Do you like having the Tormek on a table lower than your workbench?
I think I remember Norm building some sort of sharpening station where he put in a step to get him higher to use the Tormek more comfortably.
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - Bill Lyman - 02-13-2014
Mine is not always this neat. Someday I'll get around to building drawers to go on the left hand side. Anyway, it was quick to build and very steady.
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Re: Show me your sharpening bench - paulmaine - 02-13-2014
My five foot sharpening bench was just built.It is based upon a Wood Magazine "Back to the Basics" worktable-shelf added. An air hookup is nearby. I do wet sharpening on the outfeed table of the tablesaw(has no electrical near where I use water). A separate drawer holds small items. Several plastic storage boxes and open wood boxes allow me to move stuff around. I find that the workshop sink makes sharpening easier. Things are mostly hung on the wall where I can spot them in a flash. DMT diamond stones, waterstones, and sandpaper are used. I do not use a Tormack, etc. The shop is in a large basement.
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - titanxt - 02-13-2014
Man.... I wish I had the room for a sharpening station.
Andy
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - Wilbur Pan - 02-13-2014
Martin S. said:
Wilbur,
Do you like having the Tormek on a table lower than your workbench?
I think I remember Norm building some sort of sharpening station where he put in a step to get him higher to use the Tormek more comfortably.
Yes, I like the Tormek at a lower height, especially for using it in the mode where the jig is on the top of the Tormek. Same for using waterstones: it’s good to have them lower.
As a matter of fact, if I was to remake this table, I’d lower it by a couple of inches.
Re: Show me your sharpening bench - Derek Cohen - 02-13-2014
Look, if Wilbur is going to post here, then I am as well!
I have used his set up and it works well. Actually my own is similar - just a different bench height ... stones ... bench ... country ... otherwise it's the same ... sort of ...
Tormek, 8" grinder (half speed), waterstones, water, sunlight.
Tormek BGM100 system ..
My bench is a few feet away.
I prefer the grinders raised up high - no bending and better vision.
Regards from Perth
Derek