After watching several videos on his system, it seems almost too good to be true. I know the Work Sharp uses same principal of sharpening, but for about fifty bucks, the Tay Tools system is a lot cheaper. I've assembled all the parts to make my own (I'm CHEAP!) Bought the arbors at Farm Show, ordered the 3-M paper, and have both acrylic and polycarbonate (Lexan) on hand, and will use disk of 1/2" MDF instead of leather stropping wheel. Now need some shop time to assemble system. Anybody here got an experience with this system?
Taylor Tool Works Sharpening System
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can you share a link to the system so we know what you're talking about? I'm not familiar with it???
I guess it's this, which is just attaching a spinning disc to a drill press and using sandpaper as the sharpening media.
I don't see why that wouldn't work fine, but some el cheapo amazon diamond stones will also do a good job cheaply.
I don't see why that wouldn't work fine, but some el cheapo amazon diamond stones will also do a good job cheaply.
Izzy Swan recently released a video on this building his version of this system. The 3-M Cubitron paper is the secrete according to videos.
I don't have any experience with the Taylor Tools (Taytools) system but I do own the Work Sharp 3000. I was just on their website and wow!, what a change. Way back when (prior to 2014) when I bought mine, they had a couple of accessories that are no longer listed which made the system very usable and without which, I would not spend the $250.00 for one today. They had a "wide blade" sharpening system which was essentially a flat table that could be mounted over the motor housing to be used with a wide blade holder. Another accessory was a "Tool Bar" which attached to the side/back of the unit and allowed use of Tormek® accessories for sharpening my turning tools.
Oh well. My workshop days are numbered and I am using them less and less. The next generation of wood workers will find their own solutions.
Other Bruce, be sure to post pictures of your finished product and a review if possible.
Oh well. My workshop days are numbered and I am using them less and less. The next generation of wood workers will find their own solutions.
Other Bruce, be sure to post pictures of your finished product and a review if possible.
I bought a WorkSharp 10 years ago and it still works great but noticed lots of new accessories and I agree with Bruce the cost is just a bit high today for the system. I watched the video by Izzy and the sharping system looks interesting, might make for a fun weekend build.
I have the Taylor Toolworks sharpening system on the way. I will always use my diamond stones and guides but got this for the ease of chisel sharpening really badly damaged ones (thankfully I don’t have any myself) or new ones to save time. I didn’t get the flattening float glass though. I have 2 nice pieces of very flat granite (one is 2.5 thick) and I will just use the 3M Cubitron on them. I finally just couldn’t pass up a 49.00 system that seems like it should work great. And you can sharpen spokeshave blades too which is a pain because I struggle with them.
Somebody gave me a workshop, otherwise I would not have it.
I hated the sandpaper and found diamond discs for about $15 on amazon,
I bought several grits and extra glass to mount them with adhesive.
I use it for all my chisels and sometimes a badly nicked or new plane blade.
I can sharpen a chisel in a few minutes to razor sharp up to 1200 grit and then strop with a leather wheel I made.
If it died I would get another one.
In fact, if anyone has a Workshop to get rid of please let me know.
While I am cleaning out my shop and getting rid of things I don't use I am also buying duplicates of things I use the most.
I hated the sandpaper and found diamond discs for about $15 on amazon,
I bought several grits and extra glass to mount them with adhesive.
I use it for all my chisels and sometimes a badly nicked or new plane blade.
I can sharpen a chisel in a few minutes to razor sharp up to 1200 grit and then strop with a leather wheel I made.
If it died I would get another one.
In fact, if anyone has a Workshop to get rid of please let me know.
While I am cleaning out my shop and getting rid of things I don't use I am also buying duplicates of things I use the most.
Work Sharp
With extra wheels, stand and storage. Asking $100. They are $280 new without the nifty stand, storage and extras.
Well (I know, Deep subject)
I just went on the Work Sharp website and the WS3000 has been retired. What a shame, although I know lots of people are using other sharpeners.
I'm going back on their site and ordering some extra abrasives kit. I may only have from 1 day to 10 years life left in me, but I don't want to run short of abrasives for this thing.
I just went on the Work Sharp website and the WS3000 has been retired. What a shame, although I know lots of people are using other sharpeners.
I'm going back on their site and ordering some extra abrasives kit. I may only have from 1 day to 10 years life left in me, but I don't want to run short of abrasives for this thing.
FWIW, I got some 3m micro mesh disc samples from a salesman when they first started to peddle them to woodworkers in the 80s. The discs in the single digit micron range were generally too fine for typical wood projects so I used them stuck to a melamine, acrylic or cast iron work top to use for touching up chisels and similar and they worked great. Upgrading to a rotating disc is a great idea.
I have used the Tay Toolworks system and it works so good. Always great to quickly keep a sharp edge on all my chisels and knifes too. And for the cost, you can't beat it.
@Statedwoods, I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment!!
I have the Taylor system, but have been too busy (i.e., too lazy) to build the stand for holding the item being sharpened. I do recall seeing something about there being a problem with sharpening wide objects, like plane irons. Probably a Stumpy Nubs video mentioning this, because he promotes Taylor Toolworks a lot.
Yes anything wider than 1.5 inches I believe. But all you have to do is put a "micro bevel" on the plane blade when you are done. A lot of people do this anyway. Just take the initial 25 degree and put about a 30-35 degree "micro bevel" on it and WOW.
Always did a slight hollow grind on a wheel then went to the flat stones to finish the cutting edge at the desired bevel. Fine for restoring edges, but a bit of a chore to haul out just to touch up the “micro” bevel on one or two chisels or a plane. Was planning to order one of the Taylor tool discs, but also looked like a bit of a hassle to setup the drill press if it’s already setup for a task. But still cost effective under most conditions. Recently just happened to find an old horizontal wheel water stone in good shape, water stone was hardly ever used. I was able to use it for the tip bevel and it did a fine job easily and quickly, a lot faster than hauling out the old stones just to touch up the bevel. I was able to do the block plane irons, haven’t done the jointer plane yet but it looks like it will fit ok. I think a good improvement will be to make a better tool rest with a sliding carriage or mini sled type arrangement that can hold the bade square at desired angle while sliding side to side. If anyone has made one, I’d be interested in seeing it.
If you have the room, a dedicated benchtop DP could be set up for just sharpening.
Haha! That is the question for any new tool at this point - the space! Not enough for what I got now. However upon delving further, the cost of a disc and arbor is so attractive I may get those anyway since drill press isn’t always setup for a task, plus I can use my old 3m micro mesh discs. Between the water stone and micro mesh it should cover every need.
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