A few months ago, I added a web browsing computer to my sharpening station. I find it great to be able to quickly look things up and have the information right there where I'm sharpening. I especially like being able to easily pull up the user manual from the Tormek site.
(http://sharpeninghandbook.info/Tormek/SharpeningStation.jpg)
What makes this very affordable for anyone who wants to do so also is the Raspberry Pi. You can see it in the picture below. It's the little black box on the bottom right of the picture (to give you a concept of the size, that is a 17 inch display). The Raspberry Pi is in a case which takes it up to a whopping 4.3 in x 2.9 in x 1.3 in.
(http://sharpeninghandbook.info/Tormek/RaspberryPi.jpg)
The cost :
- Raspberry Pi Kit - $75
- Monitor adapter (HDMI to VGA) - $20
- Used monitor - free
- Used keyboard & mouse - free
So, now the ask of Wootz : I like your idea of a sharpening method, and it would be great to run the program you developed on a Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi runs a version of Linux which is a derive of Debian. Please let me know when I can buy it !
Kind regards,
Rich