Is this a new grinder platform? Anyone tried it?

[JeffSmith]

Stumbled across this grinder platform - actually, saw an ad on FB for it (one of those that just shows up in your feed. Looks to be well made, decent design, there’s an option to fit wolverine base. Has anyone actually seen one? I’m very happy with the Robo Rest I’ve been using for the past several years, so not in the market, but have seen discussions on alternatives since Robo got out of the business.

TALON | Right Angle Now

The TALON, bench-mount or rail-mount (rail mount for use with the OneWay rail system), offers very fast, easy, accurate repeatability for 28 grinding angles using increments averaging less than 3 degrees. The range is from about 22 degrees to about 70 degrees depending on the mount and tilt...

www.rightanglenow.com

Not easy to locate the Wolverine mount option, but its there…there’s also another version with six or so adjustable presets.

 

[Richard Coers]

Interesting to use the name Talon and one version fits in a OneWay system. Clever design though.

 

[Dwayne Watt]

I have one of those setup for the Wolverine base. It works well for me. You mark your individual tools with the number that represents the angle you wish to sharpen each time. It is a quick changeover (matter of seconds) between the Wolverine / vari-grind jig and this platform. Mike Waldt has a YouTube video if you wish to see it in use. The product ships from a small business in Iowa.

 

[john lucas]

I can't remember their name right now. They had 2 versions of this rest displayed at SWAT last year. One has long screws with nuts that you adjust for your particular grind and tool. There are about 8 of them. the other one is just like the one pictured above. very solid and high quality. Had I not modified my Kodiak rest with more holes to fit every 5 degrees I would have bought one of these. I think they are the best tool rest on the market right now.

 

[robo hippy]

Mike Waldt did a review of them on one of his videos. Here is a link:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNvKd3OMTLg


I ordered both the freestanding since I do all of my sharpening on a platform, and the Oneway compatible ones. They are a good piece of equipment. I think I would still prefer approximate angles. They do sit a little higher on the wheel than my robo rest did. They are a bit heavier metal stock than my rests were as well. Oh, first marketed as Right Angle platforms. I have tried to find the perfect angle for my plane irons and bench chisels, but it is kind of in between. I need to get the one with adjustable bolts set up so that angle can be a perfect 25 degrees.

robo hippy

 

[David Propst]

I have had the talon version since last fall and love it. I use the Batty angle gauges to initially calibrate it. It’s well made and makes changing angles quick and very repeatable.
I took mine to Arrowmont last week for Rudy Lopez’ bowl class and I think everyone asked where to get one.

 

[Bill Blasic]

That sure makes the Robo Rest a great bargain.

 

[robo hippy]

I am guessing his prices are in line with what metal costs would account for. I know they have really gone up. I was looking at an angled table for the drill press from Woodpeckers. It had geared teeth that were spring loaded on one side, and a cam lock on the other side. Lots of possibilities. I wrote to them about it and their response was "thanks for the feedback". I did get one just to look at it. I think it could be another step up from my robo rest. My rest was off by 5 degrees all the way through the scale, and I have no clue why. In theory, it should have been right, so 40 degrees is actually 35. I do sharpen plane irons on it, and the 25 degree setting is a bit off, but not by much....

robo hippy

 

[Michael Lyle]

$189.00 for RightAngle.