Satellite Workrest Bevel Jig

Pretty interesting setup I’ve been building here. Always seems like I wish I could get an even lower angle on my workrest, but there’s just always something in the way stopping me. Well, take out the middle, making it 2 rests in line and to the sides of the platen and mount it to the back of the platen and you end up with something pretty dang great. Can get the full range of angles up to 45° and you can change belts without having to move the workrest out of the way and readjust it. Also because it mounts to the back of the platen it’s pretty compatible with a wide variety of 2x72 grinders. I made it to fit my wilmont grinder so that’s the ideal fit, but as long as there clearance behind the platen for a 1” round to come out the side and the 3” of the angle bracket to stick out it should work. Its set to work with a 5/16” platen  too, so a platen any thicker or thinner than that and some washer shimming under either between the workrests and shaft, or between angle bracket and platen