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  • poolhound
    Veteran Member
    • Mar 2006
    • 3195
    • Phoenix, AZ
    • BT3100

    Oneway Vari-Grind

    Does anybody else have the Oneway Wolverine Vari-Grind jig?

    It has an arm that can be adjusted into various positions but the instructions do not discuss this. Does anybody out there know what the adjustment does?

    Jon

    Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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  • Cochese
    Veteran Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 1988

    #2
    I would assume it would be to put a secondary bevel on of your choosing.
    I have a little blog about my shop

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    • Bill in Buena Park
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      • Nov 2007
      • 1865
      • Buena Park, CA
      • CM 21829

      #3
      Jon, the ability to adjust the arm angle, together with the distance you set for the base and how much tool you protrude from the varigrind jig plays into to the nose angle and sweep you put on your gouge. I set mine to 45 degrees, put 2 inches of tool to protrude, then set the base distance to give me a 60 degree nose bevel, which gives me the swept-back grind I like. For subsequent sharpenings, I don't change the jig angle or base distance and ensure the 2 inch protrusion and that makes the grind repeatable. For a traditional grind, or maybe a detail spindle gouge, you change these settings - just be sure you mark and annotate the jig and the base bar to help you remember the settings for each grind.
      Last edited by Bill in Buena Park; 01-15-2016, 02:26 PM.
      Bill in Buena Park

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      • poolhound
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        • Mar 2006
        • 3195
        • Phoenix, AZ
        • BT3100

        #4
        Thanks Bill I guess that makes sense although it is odd that Oneway provide zero guidance on how these variable setup will change the grind. I understand the trial and error approach but it would be nice to have a starting point. I have emailed them directly and will post here if I get any interesting responses.
        Jon

        Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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        • poolhound
          Veteran Member
          • Mar 2006
          • 3195
          • Phoenix, AZ
          • BT3100

          #5
          I just did some searching around and found this from thompson tools which is helpful.




          tomorrow I will try this and also experiment and see what using the 2 extremes produces.
          Jon

          Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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          We all make mistakes and I should know I've made enough of them
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          • Zenaca
            Established Member
            • Nov 2006
            • 116
            • Idaho

            #6
            I have one let me check out in the shop i seem to rember having a instruction booklet with it. i do remember making a piece of 2x4 with a hole drilled in it for a depthstop for settong the jig

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            • Zenaca
              Established Member
              • Nov 2006
              • 116
              • Idaho

              #7
              Found it! In the process of scanning it to my comp . will post here when i am done it is 4 pages

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              • Zenaca
                Established Member
                • Nov 2006
                • 116
                • Idaho

                #8
                vari grind manual

                vari grind 1.pdfvari grind 2.pdf There you go



                Bud

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                • poolhound
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                  • Mar 2006
                  • 3195
                  • Phoenix, AZ
                  • BT3100

                  #9
                  Thanks, I also got this in reply to my email to Oneway.

                  "The angle of the arm affects the relationship between the angle on the nose and angle on the side of the tool. The further away from the tool (lower the arm ) the thinner the edge on the side of the tool. Put the arm as as close as possible to the tool for spindle gouges and put the arm in about the middle for bowl gouges. Adjust the angle on the nose of the tool by moving the v-arm or out."

                  I did sharpen 2 spindle gouges with it yesterday and they cut really nicely.
                  Jon

                  Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
                  ________________________________

                  We all make mistakes and I should know I've made enough of them
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