BUCKTOOL 10-Inch Variable Speed Sharpening System 1.2-Amp Two-Direction Water Cooled Wet Stone Grinder 90-160RPM, SCM8103

Works excellent right out of the box, if you know what you are doing. Using it to sharpen chisels and hand plane knives, sometimes scissors. The reversable rotation is a must have, speed control is convenient. Runs true, no noises or vibration. Lots of good accessories. Looks very well made all around.

A good tool, does the job well but it creates a lot of splashes from the water reservoir , a lot of water leaks around when operating, even at low speed. Okay

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i didn’t like that it didn’t have more options for different types of knives a machetes.. But the product it self was great I was able to sharpen all the knife’s in my kitchen. Speed you can control with the knob. Table is super sturdy we still use it even thought the grinder was put away!!Balance is amazing

This review is for Bucktool’s 10” variable speed grinder. Overall I think this product is a good one— my wheel worked great out of the box without wobble, and I love the ability to change speeds. There was, however, a glaring issue. I am mostly planning on using this for grinding/sharpening chisels and plane irons (as well scissors and knives), and the grinding jig that they included is not designed correctly. There are stops on one side of the jig (shown in the first two pictures I attached) against which the chisel or the plane iron must be placed in order to keep the blade square. When the chisel or iron is placed against the stop, however, then it does not line up with the wheel. Moving it to the left sends the jig off of the rail, flipping it over and pushing to the right hits the rail support (see last 2 pictures attached). The chisel or iron could be sharpened by placing the chisel in the middle of the jig, away from stops, but that defeats the purpose of the stops, and makes it very difficult to guarantee squareness (see middle picture attached).I called Bucktool customer support, and after sending them pictures/video they understood what I was saying. First they told me I had to put the chisel in the middle away from stops. I explained why that is a problem. Then they told me they would have to reach out to their technical team to figure it out. They told me this was a new product, hinting that maybe there are still kinks being worked out. That was quite a few days ago. I will update this review when they respond. For now I would not recommend buying this until they have a solution.UPDATE:Bucktool fixed the problem. They designed a longer bar for the jig to run on and sent it to me right away. It works perfectly now. Changing my review to five stars, this is a very good grinder for the price.