A better way to regrind primary bevels?

[lowell holmes]

I have a variable speed PC 6" bench grinder. I use it to grind a chisel. It leaves a hollow grind. Frank Klauz covers this subject in his DVD "Hand Tools"

The PC grinder has a white wheel and a gray wheel.

I made one of the tool rests larger by gluing a piece of 5.5 mm plywood to one of the tool rests.

It really is easy to do.

On plan irons, I mostly free hand, but I use the Veritas Mk II honing guide on either water stones or a diamond hone.

You can speed up the process by turning a belt sander upside down in a vice and use the Veritas MK II on the belts.

[Michael Peet]

Thanks for all the info. I like the idea of a 4" belt grinder the best, but finding an inexpensive one is going to be a little challenging. I have a 6" bench grinder but I am not comfortable using it for this.

Mike