It's my dad's birthday soon and he's had his eye on this — Clarke CMPS2 Multipurpose Sharpening Tool.
It's bench-mounted, electric, and can sharpen knives, drill bits, chisels, plane blades, etc.
However, all of the reviews I've found for it suggest that it's useless.
I don't want to get him something that won't be any good, so does anyone have any recommendations for similar tools or a better alternative?
Would a standard bench grinder be a better option? Something like this — Sealey BG150W — If so, is there any benefit of going for the 200mm diameter wheel over the 150mm?
I assume a bench grinder would be more versatile (adding buffing wheels etc) but it might take some practice to get a good edge on your blades, whereas the CMPS2 above you're just meant to be able to "shove it in and it comes out sharp".
What would the collective wisdom of OcUK recommend?
It's bench-mounted, electric, and can sharpen knives, drill bits, chisels, plane blades, etc.
However, all of the reviews I've found for it suggest that it's useless.
I don't want to get him something that won't be any good, so does anyone have any recommendations for similar tools or a better alternative?
Would a standard bench grinder be a better option? Something like this — Sealey BG150W — If so, is there any benefit of going for the 200mm diameter wheel over the 150mm?
I assume a bench grinder would be more versatile (adding buffing wheels etc) but it might take some practice to get a good edge on your blades, whereas the CMPS2 above you're just meant to be able to "shove it in and it comes out sharp".
What would the collective wisdom of OcUK recommend?