Sharpening jigs/Systems recommendations please

[mickdundee]

I've decided to splash out a bit and get something to take the guess work out of sharpening. I can't justify mega bucks for a tormek or that end of the scale. But thinking somewhere in the £200-250 region.

I just think I need to be making life easier for myself while I'm still learning.

I'm looking for something that can cope with gouges as well as skews.

Thanks for any help, Mick

 

 

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[agrimog]

shepach do a direct copy of the tormek system, available from screwfix for £219, and all the fancy tormek jigs fit it

[mickdundee]

shepach do a direct copy of the tormek system, available from screwfix for £219, and all the fancy tormek jigs fit it

 

 

 

I'll have a Google now. Thank you

 

 

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[bigbud]

I've just gone for the sorby Proedge, expensive but supposedly the best. I've been trying with grinders and jigs for a year or so and never been happy with the cutting edge.

 

It's also great for normal chisels too and plane irons so I'll finally be referbing all my old planes I have accumulated lol

[se7enthdevil]

hey mick, i have what may be a complete grinding jig that came with a grinder i bought. you interested in that?

 

will check to see who's make it is but i'm sure it was one of the good ones.

 

 

i sharpen freehand so won't use it.

[se7enthdevil]

i think it's the robert sorby 445 fingernail profiler.

[mickdundee]

I've just gone for the sorby Proedge, expensive but supposedly the best. I've been trying with grinders and jigs for a year or so and never been happy with the cutting edge.

 

It's also great for normal chisels too and plane irons so I'll finally be referbing all my old planes I have accumulated lol

 

 

It'd be good to hear how you get on with that when it arrives

 

 

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[mickdundee]

i think it's the robert sorby 445 fingernail profiler.

 

 

This was one of the options I've been looking at Steve. And upgrading the terrible grinder I bought off eBay haha

 

 

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[bigbud]

It'd be good to hear how you get on with that when it arrives

 

 

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yeah will do, it arrives tomorrow

 

I bit the bullet as I have limited time in the garage and was spending more time messing with jigs than turning, fingers crossed its good

[Lazurus]

Simple slow speed grinder with white wheels and the Robert sorby jig. Fast simple and a great edge straight off the grinder, really only takes seconds ans easily repeatable.