Woerksharp 3000 beware

[segovia]

FYI

I can't get any disks for my Worksharp, Rutland's seem to have an exclusive UK distribution deal on them and they have no stock.

I contacted Worksharp and so far the have been indifferent to my concerns and complaints

I can feel an e-bay listing and a new Tormek is on the horizon

John

 

[tomatwark]

I think from reading something on here a while back that the discs are self adhesive silicon carbide, so these may do the job

http://www.kemet.co.uk/product.asp?prod ... t=Grinding


Tom

 

[segovia]

I think from reading something on here a while back that the discs are self adhesive silicon carbide, so these may do the job

http://www.kemet.co.uk/product.asp?prod ... t=Grinding


Tom

Many thanks, I see they are in boxes of 100 though. I'll check them out

I see Rutlands have them back in stock today

 

[RogerBoyle]

Plenty on Ebay as well

 

[segovia]

Plenty on Ebay as well

I did look on e-bay but could only see US sources

 

[heatherw]

I just had a quick look on the rutlands site because I wanted to see which discs were out of stock - my father's just bought one of these and I can just see his face if he can't get replacement abrasives..... - well the slotted discs for the WS2000 seem to be in stock, and the unslotted ones can be adapted anyway, though the ones I've looked at seem to show in stock anyway. Perhaps they were waiting for a delivery? Not cheap, I must say, I hope this contraption works or I'm going to have to listen to a lot of moaning.

Having said that if you were desperate some of the abrasive packs seem to be available on amazon.com.

 

[segovia]

I just had a quick look on the rutlands site because I wanted to see which discs were out of stock - my father's just bought one of these and I can just see his face if he can't get replacement abrasives..... - well the slotted discs for the WS2000 seem to be in stock, and the unslotted ones can be adapted anyway, though the ones I've looked at seem to show in stock anyway. Perhaps they were waiting for a delivery? Not cheap, I must say, I hope this contraption works or I'm going to have to listen to a lot of moaning.

Having said that if you were desperate some of the abrasive packs seem to be available on amazon.com.

Rutlands now seem to have them in stock, however I an deeply suspicious of an importer having a single UK distribution channel as it keeps prices high. Also Rutlands seem to be out of stock of everything at the moment which make me wonder if they are getting into financial difficulty as their supply lines are hold back deliveries

J

 

[dp341]

I get the coarse discs for grinding from ebay there's a seller with some which work well in packs of 10 and 25, search for Abracs PSA. There are grits from 60g to 320g, as I said good for the rougher work only. You have to make your own centre hole but I just stick them on the glass disc, put a stanley knife in the middle and use the hole in the glass to guide the knife.

I find I use these a fair amount when I'm rejuvenating some old ebay chisel or if I decide to change the primary bevel.

There's another company who stock the branded discs in the UK, the fine pack (400g & 1000g) is 12.41 as is the honing pack, still expensive for a few bits of sandpaper but a lot cheaper than Rutlands. They have stock currently.

I use the fine pack for polishing backs (pretty much a one off task) and initial creation of a secondary bevel, they last ages so long as you worked through the rougher grits properly first. I don't use the honing discs as I prefer to do that by hand, more control and quicker for renewing the edge while you're working.

I bought my worksharp about a year ago and have regularly checked Rutlands over that time, they often go out of stock of various W/S items, I bought the wide blade platform from them and it took 3 or 4 weeks to arrive. Maybe they only order it when they run out?

Other people have found other alternatives that are more affordable than Rutlands / Worksharp branded paper, see this thread from last week.

worksharp-disc-sources-t66762.html