I have worn out three crowbars trying to get my wallet open far enough
to buy a new Makita 9820-2 sharpener (it's been on my wish list at
Amazon since last October)
During this time I have used glass and sandpaper as well as a couple
waterstones from Lee Valley and my planes and chisels are not scary
sharp but they are at least pretty doggoned intimidating sharp.
Problem is I have jointer and planer blades coming up for sharpening
pretty soon so I guess I'll have to get off the pot.
I've bid on almost every makita sharpener that has come up on ebay in
the last year but my limit is $150.00 for a used one and they always
bring more than that.
Before I buy a mega-crowbar and take the plunge has anyone used the
Woodtek sharpener?
It looks somewhat like the Makita and costs a lot less.
I checked with Mister Google and he has no info.
Thanxabunch
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Smokey
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On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 12:26:14 -0500, Smokey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I've bid on almost every makita sharpener that has come up on ebay in
>the last year but my limit is $150.00 for a used one and they always
>bring more than that.
they are a lot on ebay. I got some pretty good deals on mine but they just
happened.
>Before I buy a mega-crowbar and take the plunge has anyone used the
>Woodtek sharpener?
>
>
it is a POS. you can't buy a cheep sharpening tool and get good results. it has
almost no tool rest and I bet it is underpowered and the stone sucks.
I do everything freehand on the makita so it works well without tool rests. in
this situation you could get away with a delta with a maktia wheel.
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