| Project by cyclops4069 | posted 04-14-2014 02:01 PM | 36316 views | 53 times favorited | 16 comments |  |
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This is my first project on this forum…..and to be honest, whilst its a very quick and perhaps “rough” build…it sort of represents some of the things I really enjoy in woodworking. I’m starting to love making tools, tool jigs and the like. Whilst I have used some machinery to get through this build – my aim is to ultimately use the equipment I build for most of my wood working projects.
With this bench grinder tool rest – I was motivated by a very recent project by another forum-ite “bit101” and “stumpy nubs” and also by the fact that I have just bought “another” bunch of old chisels that I was anticipating resurrecting for another life in my shop. A bench grinder rest seemed just the ticket….so I dived into it.
as you can see from the photos, its been predominantly made from 19mm plywood, a handful of wood screws and a few stick of douglas fir. Ok – a couple of long bolts with wing-nut knobs and a small leftover piece of aluminium track that I had stored for that rainy day use!!. It all came together over 1 evening…and a couple beers.
Hope you like it….still needs a bit of sanding down to bring to a smooth square finish and perhaps a couple coats of polyurethene. otherwise – its pretty much there….
-- regards, cyclops4069
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tyvekboy
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#1 posted 04-14-2014 02:21 PM
nice Jig
-- Tyvekboy -- Marietta, GA ………….. one can never be too organized
Dave Dufour
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#2 posted 04-14-2014 03:31 PM
great job, looks like it will work well.
-- Dave, from Canada, http://simplywoodproducts.ca
Rb12
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#3 posted 04-14-2014 04:30 PM
nice idea and design. Thanks for sharing.
woodchuckerNJ
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#4 posted 04-14-2014 05:29 PM
pretty cool.
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Sergio
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#5 posted 04-14-2014 06:17 PM
very nice, tks for posting
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luv2learn
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#6 posted 04-14-2014 07:30 PM
Great looking jig. You are a man after my own heart, I would rather build a tool than buy it. A belated welcome to Lumberjocks by the way!!
-- Lee - Northern idaho~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green
Woodwrecker
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#7 posted 04-14-2014 07:48 PM
Very nice indeed my friend.
An idea that I may have to borrow.
Thank you for sharing your talent.
And allow me to add my belated welcome to LJ’s !
cyclops4069
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#8 posted 04-14-2014 11:01 PM
many thanks for the kind words…..glad you liked the jig.
-- regards, cyclops4069
bit101
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#9 posted 04-14-2014 11:10 PM
Very nice. Puts mine to shame!
cyclops4069
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#10 posted 04-14-2014 11:18 PM
bit – no way!...your one gave me a pile of motivation to do this one!...
-- regards, cyclops4069
JRAP
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#11 posted 04-15-2014 01:29 AM
Looks good @cy… I’ll definitely be “borrowing” this idea.
-- -- Jim, Cumberland,RI -- Life is all the other stuff you do when you're not in the shop. - http://www.woodshopshed.com
Jim Jakosh
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#12 posted 04-15-2014 01:46 AM
Very nice jig!! Well done!!!.........................Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
cyclops4069
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#13 posted 04-15-2014 01:09 PM
ok….I set the jig up in front of my 150mm dia grinder and sharpened my first chisel this evening. For some reason there was a bit of movement but I found it to be the grinder that was loose on one of its anchoring bolts….whew….once tightened – the jig performed very well…I’ve even got a slice of skin off the tip of one of my fingers for my efforts….I think I did get it down to scary sharp after some committed effort on my Japanese water stones. I’ll put these chisels up as another project….but that wont be until I have a few good chisel handles organised….again – thanks for looking and your kind words.
-- regards, cyclops4069
Tyrone D
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#14 posted 04-22-2014 06:07 PM
Nice jig, I’ve been planning to make one like it for a while now.
-- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time."
SubSonicGroove
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#15 posted 07-30-2015 10:57 AM
Very nice work! Looks like I just found another “next” shop tool project…
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