I've always sharpened my edged tools by hand on stones. But turning gouges are giving me fits and I'm just not getting it right. So, I've been looking for something cost effective. Because I've never cared for the hollow grind produced by wheels I haven't seriously considered them. There doesn't seem to be anything like the Sorby ProEdge at what I'd consider a more reasonable price.
Everybody in the US is out of the ProEdge. Some are predicting availability as late as November of 2021, some as early as June, 2021. Like so many other things, this tool's production and shipment to retailers has been affected by the Pandemic. I exchanged messages with Sorby on their Facebook page and was told US retailers are already receiving their orders, but the only place I found it was
on Amazon, sold by Taylor Woodworks of Columbia, MO, and shipped from an Amazon location in Ohio. The link is to the ProEdge Plus, which is not a Sorby model, but does include the jigs found in the Deluxe model set.
Where can 2" X 30½" belts be purchased for this tool at the previously mentioned $3-$4 (about 20-30% lower than OEM) range?