Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Stanley 71 Sharpening and Gloat
Angelo in Cornwall, NY
>I picked up a pair of Stanley 71's at the very muddy Bouckville-Madison show 2 weeks ago. One is a type 4 with a cracked throat and the other is a user type 7. Price on the pair was worth it to get the extra cutter...Anyway, does anyone know of a good way to sharpen the cutters? I keep rounding over the edge freehanding it, and can't get them quite sharp enough. I have a SS setup and oil stones, if that matters.
Re: Stanley 71 Sharpening and Gloat
Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia
>I believe Bugbear has a neat jig for just this use on his website. Computer illiteracy rules here so I will defer to him to post a link.JR
BugBear's jig *LINK*
Kevin F, New Zealand
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http://www.geocities.com/plybench/tour.html#sharpening_jig
Re: Stanley 71 Sharpening and Gloat
Jim in Burlington Ontario
>I just guessed when I first sharpened mine. I dragged it from heel to toe in a straight line for the bottom. For the top I used a small oil stone to do most of the shaping then finished it with 3m microabrasive attached to a maple stick while the iron was clamped in the vise. There's a fair nack to getting it to work smoothly still haven't completely figured that out yet.
Re: Stanley 71 Sharpening and Gloat
Jack Guzman from Maine
>I cut with mine in a slicing motion when it cuts rough.With the router aimed straight at the work I move it diagonally in a 45 deg angle to the cut.The edge of the blade slices through the wood nicely.---Jack
Re: Stanley 71 Sharpening - ALF?
paul womack
>I use the jig for both the grinding and honing. The only difference is what abrasive is on the glass.
I normally start at 80 grit AlZi when doing router blades, since the bevel is normally very rounded, often in multiple planes. This means a good deal of metal has to be removed to allow the later honing (AKA polishing) stages.
Setting up the jig (finding a large enough clear, flat area) is tedious, but the results are "perfect".
Paging Alf, paging Alf, any comments :-)
BugBear
Someone call?
Alice Frampton, UK
>Comments, eh? I think "Ooooo, that's sharp" would pretty much cover it. Wanna see the scars? :~) Should you ever feel the need to make a router produce whispy shavings, BB has the technology.
Could have sworn I had a piccy or two of their wonderousness, but can I find 'em? I'll have another look later on.
Cheers, Alf