Peachtree Woodworking Supply Pro Grind Sharpening System for 8 Inch Grinders to Sharpen Lathe Turning Tools, Chisels, Skews, Bowl Spindle Gouges •Includes Setup Blocks and Quad Jig for 8 inch Grinders

I purchased this to sharpen my wood lathe tools. I am a retired machinist so I am very familiar with what it takes to fabricate things. The entire unit is extremely well constructed, and the workmanship was way above average especially for custom made items these days. It was packaged perfectly, even though it was not in an exterior box it arrived in perfect condition. There is quite a bit of assembly required, and it does require measuring and drilling holes to mount the components, but I am sure that anyone who is going to purchase such an item will have no problems at all. The feature that sold me on this unit versus others on the market was the fact that this can be set up to sharpen any of the tools that I have, gouges, skew, scraper, parting tool, etc. There is no additional components needed to sharpen any of these, and additionally my wood chisels as well. If I had to find any sort of feature that could use improvement it would be the angles that the Pro Grind is set up to achieve. The documentation does not specify the angle, just a type of tool. I would like to see something for example "set to position #1 for 55 degrees, Position #2 for 40 degrees" etc. This way I could grind the tool to what I chose. Other than that, I can not find fault with anything in this system. I mounted mine on a 14"x18"x3/4" piece of plywood, and had to attach a smaller piece of plywood for the grinder to sit on to raise it to the proper height. The base is large enough for me to drill holes to store the various setup gages and places for the various fixture pieces, as well as a small dish of water in case I need to do some aggressive grinding and need to keep the tool cool. All in all, I am very pleased with this addition to my shop equipment. Based on other systems I looked at, the Pro Grind is not only very cost effective, but will sharpen a wider variety of tools. Recommend highly.

Wish I had used this system years ago! It allows me to sharpen my lathe tools consistently and in a much shorter time than it used to. Really really good!

I am writing a review because the first two reviews of this product seems unfair to me. One review complains of a slow delivery time. Mine was delivered to the UK as fast as I could expect and I could track it throughout. I had an issue with one component and I contacted Peachtree who sent a replacement, which was also sent quickly. The other review complains of frustration setting it up. It isn't possible to give exact instructions due to differences in grinder sizes. fitting the arms under the wheels does require adjusting the height as the grinder stand will vary. I would guess that this system will work better with an 8 inch grinder because the wheel may be further away from the motor body. This is most obvious when grinding an Ellsworth type profile on the motor side of a gouge. A smaller head on the jig, like Ellsworths own jig design avoids this problem. However the difference between 6 and 8 is just the plastic setting pieces, the rest is the same. The larger the wheel the flatter the bevel and it seems to me this matters most with a skew bevel. The adjustable platform has been very helpful with speedy scraper sharpening. This pro-grind jig system is sturdy and well made, sharpens many different types of woodturning tools and doesn't deserve low star reviews. It isn't the perfect solution, but I am rating it for what it is at the price I purchased it.

Excelente cálidad de los materiales. Facial de poner. Fácil de usar. Excede las espectativas. Deja las herramientas con el ángulo adecuado. Viene con guía de ayuda.

Comes with everything you need to get setup sharpening all your gouges and skews. Able to also sharpen regular chisels as well and does all these things very well. All instructions were included and well written. Overall excellent product so far with no flaws.