03-26-2018, 03:22 PM
You know Thomas, you're beginning to inspire me. I'm headed to the farm later this week and thinking about resurrecting one of these old babies:
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Might have to cast a new wheel for it but I have the materials and know how to do that. Add an angle guide/knife rest and I just might put Grepper and his 1SM accessory out of business. I'm not kidding about this. I think that I have one where the wheel runs in a trough of water. Just think for a moment how many of the questions raised here on the Exchange over the past year this device addresses. What would you guys guess the abrasive grit at for a typical example of one of these? Here's another thought; how about an approximately 23" diameter wheel that 72" belts could be mounted on? Maybe just a leather one for burr removal. Run the bottom side in water and pedal just as fast as the sharpening progression calls for. Just in case you guys think that I've been smoking dope, I haven't. Nothing against it, it just never agreed with me.
Might have to cast a new wheel for it but I have the materials and know how to do that. Add an angle guide/knife rest and I just might put Grepper and his 1SM accessory out of business. I'm not kidding about this. I think that I have one where the wheel runs in a trough of water. Just think for a moment how many of the questions raised here on the Exchange over the past year this device addresses. What would you guys guess the abrasive grit at for a typical example of one of these? Here's another thought; how about an approximately 23" diameter wheel that 72" belts could be mounted on? Maybe just a leather one for burr removal. Run the bottom side in water and pedal just as fast as the sharpening progression calls for. Just in case you guys think that I've been smoking dope, I haven't. Nothing against it, it just never agreed with me.