At last, found a wheel.

[hotfxr]

I have been looking for a decent sharpening wheel for a long time. At last I scored a deal on Ebay. For years I have been reluctantly using an angle grinder to put an edge on axes, hawks, yard tools and sometimes chisels, knowing that I was doing the wrong thing, but really having no alternative at hand. This beastie has a 22" wheel and the motor turns it at 350 RPM. I paid $200 bucks for it and I am very pleased. (Now of course I will take time to let the masses inform me that I was taken and I shouldn't be allowed to roam around unsupervised.) It does need a little tweaking, but nothing I can't take care of in a couple of hours of playing around. I have already used it to put razor sharp edges on a couple of my already sharp Hawks.





In this ever increasingly "throw it away and buy another one" world that we are living in, I am bound and determined to regress to the days when we actually maintained and repaired our tools.

[Watauga]

 hotfxr Looks like you did good to me!
That Electric motor and the gear reduction unit are worth the $200.00
And they gave you a free Grindstone and stand with it.
But to know for sure I might have a few Hawks that need a bit of Sharp applied!??

[hotfxr]

But to know for sure I might have a few Hawks that need a bit of Sharp applied!??

Give me a couple of weeks to fine tune everything, and send 'em on over. Better yet, stop on by, I always keep a jug or two of the good stuff on hand for friends and family.   

[beowulf]

not a bad deal at all  my dad had one that I used to use , but it was pedal powered !

[DandJofAZ]

really nice.  but shipping could kill you

Doug

[hotfxr]

really nice.  but shipping could kill youDoug

That has been the problem in my search for one of these. Almost all of them were "pickup only" and 90% were East of the Mississippi. (And a few in England) There were a couple in Southern Cal but this one was about 70 miles from me and and on the way to an event I had to work at so it was "on the way" and worked out well.

[Red Badger]

Glad you got it - I will be by in September and you can help me load it in my truck :)

[trapperxx]

Hotfxr,  I think U did good. I would have paid that if I had the opportunity.
Thanks though, now I  have something else I NEED. LOL

[hotfxr]

Glad you got it - I will be by in September and you can help me load it in my truck :)

Piece of cake. I have a Hi-Jack so there will be no strain. Of course you may not want it now. I went ahead and tuned it up a bit.











Took the reduction gears and the motor apart, cleaned them up and with a bit of re-wiring and a switch it now runs great. Now I just have to figure out how to build a proper shroud and a tool rest. It's too bad, I know you don't like them all fixed up.

[DandJofAZ]

Fixed up?? I expected foot pedals...

Doug

[hotfxr]

Fixed up?? I expected foot pedals...

Doug

Actually, if I had pedals I most likely wouldn't give everyone around it a shower when I turn it on.   

[pilgrim]

Actually, if I had pedals I most likely wouldn't give everyone around it a shower when I turn it on.   
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      If this be the case,  you need to drain off some water.  Only need enough water to tease the stone wheel.

[DandJofAZ]

Or install a flat-belt scraper flap on up side of wheel.

Doug

[pilgrim]

Or install a flat-belt scraper flap on up side of wheel.

Doug

      This is very sound advice.  I remember seeing this type set up, years ago when I  sharpened  cooks knives

[hotfxr]

Or install a flat-belt scraper flap on up side of wheel.

Doug

      This is very sound advice.  I remember seeing this type set up, years ago when I  sharpened  cooks knives

I am far from the sharpest chisel in the pouch, but I am on my third incarnation of installing sweeps. When I finally find the right combo, pictures will be posted.