Anyone use their belt/disc combo sander to sharpen turning tools?

[ryan.s]

Would it be possible to sharpen turning tools on a belt/disc combo sander with a 120 grit belt? Any draw backs to this? Thanks!

[hitekrednek]

I use a Ryobi BD4600 to sharpen all of my chisels and while it may not be quite as good as a Tormek system, it gets the job done.

[cgallery]

I use a Ryobi BD4600 to sharpen all of my chisels and while it may not be quite as good as a Tormek system, it gets the job done.

I've never used a Tormek, but I have used my beld sander on badly dinged cutting edges and I'm amazed at: (1) How fast it cuts, and (2) How it doesn't overheat the cutting edge.

I still use a diamond stone to put the final edge on, but belt sanders for sharpening are great!

[ryan.s]

I use a Ryobi BD4600 to sharpen all of my chisels and while it may not be quite as good as a Tormek system, it gets the job done.

I have the same sander, do you use jigs or do it by freehand?

[hitekrednek]

Somewhere around here, someone had posted a stand that would let you set the belt/disc sander vertically and have an arm that sticks out at the bottom to use as a guide for the tools. I will see if I can get a picture taken of what I did and post it this afternoon.