Low Speed, Wet Grinding, Blade Sharpener

[davesrepair]

[QUOTE=hemmjo;236512]I have needed a way to sharpen blades for my wood chipper for a couple of years. I have been watching the HMT forum for ideas and bouncing back and forth between building a belt sanding type or a grinding machine of some sort. I had to purchase a second set of 4 blades at $50 each last year because I had not decided how to sharpen them yet.

Interesting process, Hemmjo. I've always just used my 4" vertical belt sander to sharpen our chipper blades, dipping them in water when needed. Unlike planer knives, ultra precision isn't required, we're just chipping wood. To each his own, as they say, but that's worked great on my chipper, and it's an old Woods 5000 3-point hitch model, still using its original blades.