Bench grinder tool rests

[bennybmn]

So I have a worksharp... So I don't do much grinding on my bench grinder. But sometimes a chisel or old plane iron needs a complete reboot. The one that came with my (porter cable) grinder just has too much play in it. I've seen some DIY options here on the forum and youtube, and several commercial. I'd rather not break the bank, since I'm not using it much. I've seen some like this where you mount a track in front of the wheel, but the holes are small so I imagine you have to be dead-on in laying it out. I've also seen some like the veritas and others at Woodcraft and Grizzly where the mounting holes look larger or have slots, so you can fine tune the angle relative to the wheel face. 

What do you guys use? I am working on doing a Roubo book stand, and the chisel I have that would be the perfect size has a good nick in the corner (I've since put foam rubber floor tiles around and under my bench!), so I want to take a decent amount of meat off of it, and even an 80 grit disk on the worksharp is tedious. And as you know, if you get frustrated or bored sharpening, you're more likely to cut corners! I'd like to do it right.

Thanks, everyone.

[Boatman53]

I have this mounted in a Veritas base. It works very well. Lots of simple was to hold the tool.

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Jim

[AUswimKC]

Don't forget about the wolverine jig.

I am anxiously awaiting others' responses as I am contemplating the same at the moment few as you. Although I hadn't yet seen the one from TaylorTool yet. Interesting. I like the base.

[DaveParkis]

I also use a Worksharp for most of the grunt work, but I also use a grinder for a major rehab. I have the same set up as Jim, but before I got his attachment for the Veritas base I used the complete Veritas jig and it worked okay. I might have one or 2 clones of the Veritas model that I can part with. I'll check and get some pics to you later if you're interested.

[Gregory of Sherwood Forest]

I have several tool rests, including the Veritas, but the one that now lives in front of my grinder and gets the most use by far is the RoboRest sold by our own Reed Gray. I love this rest. No guessing, no other gauges needed, and easy to setup.

His site appears to be down temporarily, but it is:

 RoboHippy.net/store



Video to use of his rest- The video shows sharpening of lathe tools, but chisels and plane blades are even easier.

[bennybmn]

Wow, thanks for the replies guys.

Jim, I like your sneeze...spark guard. I need to set something like that up!

Dave, let me know what you find, but no worries if nothing works out.

As for the kind of jigs that mount in front of the wheels... how do you guys make sure they're lined up just right?

[Adnick]

Use the Oneway with the single rest, think it was less than $50.00 without the turning attachment. Would like to add a Robo rest to it for convenience, but it works great as it is.....

Andy
-- mos maiorum

[Cecil]

For the bench grinder I use the Veritas your post points to.  However, unless my memory is faulty, it was about 1/2 the current $50 price tag.

[DaveParkis]

As for the kind of jigs that mount in front of the wheels... how do you guys make sure they're lined up just right?

I set mine up be positioning the rest in front of the grinder with something I knew was at the angle I wanted. Laid it on the tool rest and just adjusted the distance/angle until I got it where I wanted it. Trust me, if I can do it it can't be that difficult.

[cputnam]

For the few major rehabs I'll have to do, 80 grit on the worksharp will work.