ProEdge Sharpening System
Item: WPROEDGE240UK
Product Description
ProEdge - The Ultimate Sharpening System
The Robert Sorby ProEdge offers effortlessly repeatable sharpening every time. Hugely versatile, this industrial strength system is built to last and delivers astounding ‘factory finish’ results without fail. Perhaps the most simple to use sharpener on the market, this system replicates the industry standard of achieving a flat grind using the preferred method of belts over traditional grinding wheels.
Sharpens bench, framing, carving and turning chisels, drill bits, plane irons, knifes and garden tools.
Comes with 1 x120 grit Aluminium Oxide Belt.
Features & Benefits
- Sharpens with belts rather than abrasive wheels
- Cuts steel rather than rubbing it off
- Change belts in seconds
- Flat bevel rather than hollow grind
- Wide range of grits and abrasives
- Sharpens all exotic alloys and carbide*
- Angle setter guarantees repeatability
- Sharpen at exactly the same angle every time
- Nine factory indexed settings provide a guide for all types of tool
- Can be locked between indexes for custom settings
- Exceptional Robert Sorby construction
- Built from solid steel
- Pivots for operator comfort
- Inexpensive to run
- Small workbench footprint
- Backed by Robert Sorby Warranty
Customer Reviews
Recommended Sharpening Angles
- 15° Skew chisels
- 20° Main bevel angle for bevel edge woodworking chisels (soft wood)
- Bevel angle for parting tools
- 25° Honing angle for bevel edge chisels (soft wood). Main bevel angle for bevel edge chisels (hard wood) and bench plane irons. Standard carving chisels and gouges.
- 30° Honing angle for bevel edge chisels (hard wood) and bench plane irons. Main bevel angle for mortice, registered and framing chisels
- 35° Honing angle for mortice, registered and framing chisels
- 45° Bevel angle for roughing, spindle and bowl gouges
- 60° Bevel angle for bowl gouges (deep bowl turning)
- 80° Clearance angle for scraper tools and cutters
- 90° Shear scrapers and shear scraper cutters
Technical Details
Footprint: H – 16 3/8″ (416mm), W – 11 1/4″ (286mm)
Depth when almost horizontal: 18 1/2″ (470mm)
Weight: 14.5Kg (32lb)
Technical Details: Motor 1/2hp. Surface Speed 1440 ft (440m) per minute
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