I have been getting by with just a primitive grinding setup for my turning tools. I've sharpened most everything by hand (no platform even). I keep promising myself I'll put together those grinding jig parts I cut out a couple years ago, but never get around to it.....
Finally in January I broke down and bought a commercial rig for grinding turning tools. (I actually had money to spend at a woodworking show!) But I've been rather busy until now... so I'm just now getting to this.
Fortunately I had salvaged some drawer boxes out of the dumpster (I couldn't bear to throw them out for weeks, and when someone finally dumped 'em, I climbed in and got them back out). I also had saved some cross grained scraps of 3/4 prefinished birch that would normally hang around for months, and then we'd have so much they'd go in the dumpster too... And the brass knobs I salvaged from the dumpster years ago. Still gots a whole buncha them...
And now that I've gotten a frameless cabinet construction method set up at work for a big church job, I cut out these parts from the scrap on the CNC router, and then assembled them here at home:
I've got the True Grind jig in the top drawer along with the diamond dresser and the wheel dressor. I also have the old Ellsworth jigs in that drawer. I guess it's time to move those on!
The top detaches for transportation if I need to take the mini lathe on a demo....
I'm now in sharpening heaven. All I need now is a better wheel for the left side, and a coupla those Raptor jig thingies from Craft Supplies USA...
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