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Daniel Bohrer

And it does still work like a charm 😍 Only the grinding wheel could be trued up a bit. But it's perfect for my unplugged basement workshop!
#HandTools #ToolRestoration

24 Jan 2024 at 23:54 | Open on chaos.social
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kiki

@daniel_bohrer this is really cool! I never really thought about hand operated "power tools" before 🤯

25 Jan 2024 at 8:46 | Open on chaos.social
Daniel Bohrer

@Kiki yes! It's mind-blowing what you can sometimes find! I still have a hand-powered vertical drill press from the same brand in my basement that needs a clean up…

25 Jan 2024 at 8:56 | Open on chaos.social
Daniel Bohrer

… but that antique grinding wheel definitely needed a better tool rest. The existing one was only good for grinding 90° angles, but I needed to regrind a plane iron at 25°.

improvised tool rest from two pieces of thick laminated sheet of bamboo glued together at a right angle (about 7 by 10 cm). It is fixed to the place where the old tool rest was, using the same old screw and wing nut. It is tilted so that the plane iron that rests on it meets the grinding wheel at 25°.
28 Jan 2024 at 11:27 | Open on chaos.social
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