Work Sharp Sharpening System - Manual (Page 10)

Now let’s examine the machine
in more detail.
Here is the machine
without the glass
plate or the abrasive
mounted. A simple
thumb screw attaches
the glass plate or the
slotted abrasive
wheel onto the motor
spindle (red arrow).
The spindle is
mounted with sturdy
sealed ball bearings
to provide a long
service life and no
maintenance.
Surrounding the motor shaft is a hard
rubber ring that supports and cushions
the tempered glass plate (green arrow). It
also further seals the shaft and bearings
from the very fine metal shavings pro-
duced by the abrasive action of the grit.
In the close-up of the front and side of the
machine you can see the tool rest,
fences, back-side honing surface, sharp-
ening port heat
sink, the tool
rest adjustment
handle, and the
fence position-
ing knob.
By lifting the
handle (yellow
arrow) you can
move the tool
rest and heat
sink to one of
four bevel an-
gles; 20, 25, 30
or 35 degrees relative to the flat sur-
face of the glass plate (shown here
without abrasive for clarity).