Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
G'day everyone,
Having recently made a hand plane to plane down wood, I now need a way of sharpening the blade. The bench grinder is good for coarse shaping, but too coarse for the final sharpening. I have always wanted a low speed whetstone grinder, and now is the excuse I have been looking for to make one. The whetstone grinder will spin at roughly 1/30th the speed of the bench grinder and have the wheel submersed in a tub of water to lubricate the wheel and keep the heat down.
In this first part I will make the frame and basic internals such as the plain bearings/bushings, the main drive shaft and the worm screw and worm gear.
We previously covered making worm screws and worm gears in a previous video. youtu.be/lmpB1K5L6tI
#machining #diy #whetstone
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Making The Frame
6:15 - Making The Worm Drive (Worm Gear and Worm Screw)
11:45 - Making The Plain Bearings/Bushings
12:56 - Making The Main Shaft
16:16 - Making The Motor Bracket
20:00 - First Test
G'day everyone,
Having recently made a hand plane to plane down wood, I now need a way of sharpening the blade. The bench grinder is good for coarse shaping, but too coarse for the final sharpening. I have always wanted a low speed whetstone grinder, and now is the excuse I have been looking for to make one. The whetstone grinder will spin at roughly 1/30th the speed of the bench grinder and have the wheel submersed in a tub of water to lubricate the wheel and keep the heat down.
In this first part I will make the frame and basic internals such as the plain bearings/bushings, the main drive shaft and the worm screw and worm gear.
We previously covered making worm screws and worm gears in a previous video. youtu.be/lmpB1K5L6tI
#machining #diy #whetstone
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Making The Frame
6:15 - Making The Worm Drive (Worm Gear and Worm Screw)
11:45 - Making The Plain Bearings/Bushings
12:56 - Making The Main Shaft
16:16 - Making The Motor Bracket
20:00 - First Test
