• The forum upgrades have been completed. These were moderate security fixes from our software vendor and it looks like everything is working well. If you see any problems please post in the Forum Technical Support forum or email us at forum_moderator (at) aawforum.org. Thank you
  • February 2026 Turning Challenge: Cookie Jar! (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to Chad Eames for "Red Tines" being selected as Turning of the Week for February 23, 2026 (click here for details)
  • AAW Symposium demonstrators announced - If the 2026 AAW International Woodturning Symposium is not on your calendar, now is the time to register. And there are discounts available if you sign up early, by Feb. 28. Early Bird pricing gives you the best rate for our 40th Anniversary Symposium in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 4–7, 2026. (There are discounts for AAW chapter members too) For more information vist the discussion thread here or the AAW registration page
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

WTB - Large Vermec Sphere Jig

Status
Not open for further replies.
Looking for the large Vermec sphere cutting jig to be used on a Robust AB (25” swing).

Note that if you find one that was made for lathe with less swing, Vermec should be able to make what you need to make it fit the 28" swing.

Note that another variable is the clamp to hold to the bed. Adapting an existing jig to your lathe may require modifying, constructing, or buying one with a different spacing. (An almost trivial task.)

AFAIK, everything else is the same. You can contact them with questions; they are very nice. :)

Also, Mike Hunter told me one of the cutters he sells will work on the Vermec.

JKJ
 
Thanks, John. I did plan to reach out to them initially but they’re closed as of Sept. 8 and reopening October 27, so I’m just a bit late. They have also suspended all sales/shipping to the U.S. due to tariffs (I believe it’s an Australian postal service issue as opposed to Vermec specifically). We shall see where it goes!
 
Thanks Gerald. If you happen to speak with him and he does, please let me know and I’m happy to provide contact information to you that you could pass on (or you could pass his to me). Appreciate you letting me know.
 
Looking for the large Vermec sphere cutting jig to be used on a Robust AB (25” swing).
John, unless you acquire one that was made for use on the Robust AB, you will need to get a new base and clamp plate from Vermec. I used the sphere jig on my Oneway 2436. When I bought a Robust AB, Vermec made a new base and clamp plate. I got it earlier this year, when a tariff was in place, but not the postal issue.
 
Thanks, Donna, that’s good to know. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that things straighten out on the postal side (or maybe I’ll convince my wife we need to go to Australia!) and the tariff doesn’t make the price too crazy.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top