Worksharp question: Avoiding back bevels on chisels?

[Myk Rian]

I have a footswitch for a vac right near where I use my WorkSharp and never thought to use it as Al describes. Thanks Al!

Bad, bad idea.
There was a discussion about this very thing last year. The Worksharp generates sparks, and hot steel filings. A vac or DC is not a good place to be putting those shavings.
Worksharp confirmed this via e-mail, and was posted.

Re-reading your post, I see you meant connecting the switch to the WS.

[John Coloccia]

FWIW, I started using the footswitch for EXACTLY the same reason as Glenn that it made it easier to flatten blades, and also just generally made it easier to free hand from the top. Maybe I even got the idea from him.

[Frederick Skelly]

Thanks for the information guys. This helped!
Fred

[Steve Collins]

Dosen't the I/S of the disc spin at a different speed than the o/s? How can you get a truly flat surface with this being the case?

[Ellen Benkin]

I want to personally thank Al Weber for the suggestion to use a foot switch with the Worksharp. A brilliant idea that saved me hours of torment trying to flatten my blades without gouging them.