I just couldn't wait for the woodcraft sale. They only had one of these on the rack so the vortex got ahold of me and made me do it. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Now to run the gauntlet.(the driveway to the workshop) without being seen
I just couldn't wait for the woodcraft sale. They only had one of these on the rack so the vortex got ahold of me and made me do it. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Now to run the gauntlet.(the driveway to the workshop) without being seen
Last edited by Bill Wyko; 07-14-2007 at 5:42 PM.
What you listen to is your business....what you hear is ours.
I love all of my Ellsworth gouges, including a PM like yours. Wonderful tools! Congrats!
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My favorite turning tool. I hope you were able to get the Ellsworth sharpening jig with it. Properly sharpened this tool rarely will see a catch.
Jim Bell
One more pass and you may see brass!
Ooh, thats nice. I wonder what I can sneak by the CFO when I get to WC...
Where did I put that tape measure...
It is also my favorite tool.
Congrats!
A few hours south of Steve Schlumpf
My favorite also, he is a great teacher highly recommend his class!! George
Congrats Bill, that is one great tool. I love mine and know you will to. Great tool.
Bernie
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
I got to take it for a test drive last night. All I can say is WOW. That thing turns wood into ribbons. Not only will it rough but it'll clean up the mess when your ready.
What you listen to is your business....what you hear is ours.
Bill, I don't know if the Ellsworth sharpening tool will work with a "non-regular" type grinder such as your Jet. It needs to have it's pivot point in an exact spot relative to the face of the wheel, both in height from the centerline and distance out from the face. And given you'll want to easily be able to quickly sharpen that gouge before all your finishing cuts, you also need to consider convenience. For some woods and especially spalted material, it's not unusual to renew the edge after no more than 30 seconds to a minute for the finest finishing cuts. (Another reason I have multiples of the tool) This is not to remove much material from the gouge, but to insure that you have an absolutely keen edge for shearing cuts.
Last edited by Jim Becker; 07-14-2007 at 7:14 PM.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
Thanks Jim. I'll take a picture tonight and post it. Let me know if this jig will do the job properly. If I need to get a different jig I'll do so. This tool is way to expensive to take a chance with.
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I posted pics on the wrong thread but they might help there too. Here's a pic of my jig. I did notice that with the pivot point of this sharpener, I can't lay the tool all the way over to the very edge. I haven't actually sharpened it yet but I don't want to take a chance on screwing it up. If there's a different sharpener I should be using I'd appreciate a pic please.
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Bill, I have the tormek wet grinder (similar to your Jet) and I have the tormek gouge jig to go with it. Look at the photo of SDV-185 on this page. I can lay the gouge on it's side to sharpen the wings of my swept-back bowl gouge. There's a video of the jig in action. I think your jig should be able to do the same thing, but I've never used it. It also looks like the tormek jig may work on your grinder if it came to that.
Edit: here's the photo from the tormek site:
Last edited by Patrick Taylor; 07-18-2007 at 12:53 PM.
Thanks Patrick. I think I like your set up better. Mine is limitted to the angle of the V groove on the pivot point where yours will allow you to rotate around far enough to get the edges. I'll pick one up today. Thanks.
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I plan on picking up at least one of these at WC on the 28th. Can't wait.
Tony