Took the plunge and bought a whole new sharpening setup.
1/2 HP Rikon Slow Speed Grinder with 180 grit & 600 grit CBN wheels from Woodturners Wonders
OneWay Wolverine jig with VariGrind.
I'm totally impressed and thrilled with the CBN wheels. 180 for shaping and 600 for sharpening & touch ups. I had emailed Ken Rizza, the owner, for his recommendation on the grit combination and am glad I went with his advice. I sharpened all my chisels and gouges in no time last night. I had been using an 8" Grizzly wet grinder, which worked ok, but had it's problems. I get a much better edge with the CBN wheels with a lot less effort and mess.
$320+shipping for the grinder and 2 CBN wheels
$140 for the wolverine w/varigrind via amazon (Peachtree Woodworking was the seller).
Both took about a day to get to me once shipped (both shipped from GA)
Couldn't upload an image, so here's a dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v08pvduf52d7dw5/CBN.JPG?dl=0
1/2 HP Rikon Slow Speed Grinder with 180 grit & 600 grit CBN wheels from Woodturners Wonders
OneWay Wolverine jig with VariGrind.
I'm totally impressed and thrilled with the CBN wheels. 180 for shaping and 600 for sharpening & touch ups. I had emailed Ken Rizza, the owner, for his recommendation on the grit combination and am glad I went with his advice. I sharpened all my chisels and gouges in no time last night. I had been using an 8" Grizzly wet grinder, which worked ok, but had it's problems. I get a much better edge with the CBN wheels with a lot less effort and mess.
$320+shipping for the grinder and 2 CBN wheels
$140 for the wolverine w/varigrind via amazon (Peachtree Woodworking was the seller).
Both took about a day to get to me once shipped (both shipped from GA)
Couldn't upload an image, so here's a dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v08pvduf52d7dw5/CBN.JPG?dl=0