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Wolverine with 6" grinder

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Brian King

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I finally broke and spent the money on a Wolverine grinding jig after all this time. The reason I actually quit turning a couple years ago was because I couldn't sharpen and I ruined a spindle gouge trying to do it by hand. Anyway, my grinder is a Grizzly 6" which I plan to keep because I've already spent WAY past my permitted budget. My question is really about the Vari-grind. I've read several articles that say to extend it 2" on every grinder but I've read some articles that say on a 6" to only have 1-3/4" of tool extended. It's very confusing but I'd like to have it figured out by the time it arrives on Saturday. Please help.
 
Nevermind. I Googled the instructions, which I probably should've done first, and Oneway says 1-3/4" is optimal.
 
Brain,
There are a number of recipes for setting up the jig. When I was in the same situation and researching this subject a few years ago, there was a recurring commentary that the Oneway instructions were confusing and didn't produce the results the user wanted. Kirk DeHeer has a recipe that works and Doug Thompson has a recipe that works, though they are not quite the same. If memory serves, there is some support for raising a 6" grinder up so that the centerline is at a particular height above the bases. I'm sorry I can't offhand recall the number.
 
Dean, thank you for the direction towards Doug Thompson. I checked his website he lists some suggested angles to use. Before I was completely in the dark. John, the video is great. The shopmade jigs are an excellent idea. Coming with Wolverine are 3 Raptors that cost me $9 each. Not gonna drive me to bankruptcy, but I would've made them myself if I knew how.
 
The instructions say the centerline of the grinding wheels should be elevated to approximately 6-1/4" to 6-1/2". I'll have to go out to the shed when I get a moment and check if my base is the right height. If not, I'll build a new one. The base is not shown in the other thread.
 
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