Trend fast track | Chisel and plane iron sharpener
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The trend fast track is a very easy to use device for sharpening flat chisels and plane irons. This device can be used to sharpen the chisel to 25 degrees, you can then use the other side of the Trend fast track to sharpen the tip of the chisel to a micro angle of 30 degrees. This system is almost fool proof and even people with no previous sharpening experience can get exceptional results in a very fast time. The Trend fast track uses diamond sharpening stones, which are available in a range of coarseness to suit the job that you are doing. Brought to you by www.ultimatehan...
This tool is ideal for the ordinary diyer who does bits and pieces now and again and has'nt the time,skill or inclination to go sharpening chisels or plane blades.Looking at the demo, it only took a short time and the results were evident for everyone to see.Excellent quality video as usual and looking forward to the next episode of Ultimate Handyman.
Thanks for the comment Tom;-)
Always good to see a post from UH. I hardly get time to sleep what with work and family so I take.my hat off to the you tubers out there who use their free time to help others by posting informative videos. Bravo.
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I will second that
Back in the early 60's, when I did my C&J apprenticeship, you had to buy an oilstone and learn how to do it unaided but times move on, This sharpener looks promising.l didn't find the Stanley sharpening guide that useful, I found doing it by hand easier in the long run.
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I would imagine it takes a lot of practice to sharpen by hand without any kind of guide etc.
***** We used planes and chisels all the time and they had to be sharp so we were sharpening our tools, on oilstones, several times a day, so we had a lot of practice..
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icespeckledhens
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I use a fast track myself and have done for several years, it works brilliantly and is well made. I always strop off on the leather tool roll after sharpening for an even better edge.
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I have have a lot of the Trend diamond range and they are very good quality. The large diamond hand file is also a great bit of kit as well as the credit card version. 😄
wayne burgess Thanks Wayne,
I keep meaning to see if it's possible to sharpen an HSS drill bit with a diamond file as some people don't have a bench grinder. I'll give that a go when I get chance ;-)
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Finally back to a intro that doesn't take a year to watch.
You know, the other day I was so embarrassed. I thought I'd broken some large hedge pruners because the washer looked as though it had snapped. My Mum's sister & brother in law are fortunate to have training from down the family chain. My Dad couldn't even replace the fuse in a plug. So I felt like a complete fuckwit when they pointed out it was a "spring washer" & I had not broken them. I subscribed to you because I want to learn as much as possible & avoid disappointing my Mum constantly. Thank you for these videos. They are a great help.
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I used to use spring washers on a daily basis when fitting bogie wheels to some trucks that weigh about 10 tonnes. On one occasion the spring washers snapped, which meant the nuts worked loose- then one of the wheels fell off!
I hope you learn some good tips from the channel ;-)
Video was obviously edited as it would make pretty dull viewing to watch the entire sharpening process. Interested to know how long it actually took though... Tempted to get one of these but the main thing putting me off is the stroke doesn't look long enough for doing planer blades.
Cleaning them up is easy as well buy a pack of the cheap erasers off eBay ( other on line sellers are available) and just rub the diamond plates with one. You don't need to pay ten times as much by buying the Trend one.
wayne burgess Thanks Wayne ;-)
Finally a new video
Sorry, I have been very busy of late and struggle fitting everything in. I should hopefully get time to make more videos over the coming weeks ;-)
Your obviously not a salesman chez as you didn't do a demo of before or after! 😉 I've just got a cheap whetstone at the moment and can be hit or miss so this could be a good investment. Good review as always 👍
Thanks, it's a good job I have nothing to sell LOL
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I watched a few videos the other week with Billy Mays, that guy could sell snow to Eskimo's LOL
It's a pity most of the products he was selling were crap!
I'll be interested to hear your long term thoughts on this. Personally I a dubious of edge retention using this method as the scratch pattern is parallel to the blade which to me would suggest a weak wire edge that is liable to break off as soon as it is used. Traditional sharpening methods leave scratches perpendicular which to me would seem to be stronger and have the advantage of a little "tooth" to it.
Not sure about that to be honest. If you use the finest diamond stone available the scratches would be very small.
I'll see how it goes and will post back if there are any problems. Come to think of it I do have a Stanley honing block somewhere, perhaps I could do a comparison when I get chance ;-)
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***** That would be interesting. I've just bought a Norton stone. If I'd known about this, I'd have bought it instead. Much easier by the looks of it!
dalriada842
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I'll add it to my list
dalriada842 You'll be far better off with the norton stone in the long run. Trust me.
People are saying you can't flatten the back of the chisel but you can using the optional stone that fits on the flat front section.
wayne burgess Thanks Wayne, I'm sure you could flatten it by using one of the diamond files that fit in the fast track as well if you wanted to.
was waiting to the end to see you test the sharpness by shaving your arm hair with it, thats when you know its super sharp! Have you tested it out on a plane iron?
No, I have not tested it on a plane iron yet. I'll try shaving my arm hair next time ;-)
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That de buring plate is about a tenner on e bay by the way
The hand held diamond file will. The credit card one will do your router bits and between them you can sharpen almost anything. 😄
wayne burgess Nice one ;-)
Thanks Wayne
Great find! Simple design and human powered lol
Absolutely ;-)
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I've always used a stone for sharpening, but I'm very open minded so I may purchase and try this out. Also I bought a new drill from screw fix yesterday, I've already got an 18v makita and I needed a small but powerfull drill. The one I got is a bosch 10.8v LI combi drill £85, I think so far it's brilliant, light enough to use and has a 10mm chuck, LED light, led battery level indicator, carry bag, 1 battery and charger, I mainly want to ask you what are your thought on the 'Bosch professional' range?
The Bosch professional range is normally very good, their SDS drills are some of the best available. Most of their professional range tools are good and should last a long time ;-)
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Almost bought one of these then thought how poor value for money it is compared to a water/oil stone setup. Plus you cannot flatten the back side of the plane. And its only used for that one operation at two angles.
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Hi UH, is there any way or place to remove the burr from the flat side after sharpening? N.
Hi Neil,
I'm pretty sure you can remove the burrs using one of the diamond stones/files that are used with the kit.
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As I suspected, just wondered if there was a dedicated way of doing it using the Fast Track. N.
Neil Georg
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The lapping fluid does help as well :)
Good point, I forgot to get some of that!
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So no one notice he changed chisels because he realized how long it was going to take him with first chisel coz it had a nick in it 😅
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Brilliant. .
Want one.
Where can I get one...???.
You can get them in most shops that stock trend products or they are available on ebay/Amazon.
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Stephen green
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It isn't cheap though, I wonder what it actually is? lol
Not sure, Next time I see some I'll check it out.
It probably says in the ingredients Aqua or possibly H2O LOL