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Cheap Vari-Grind clone - Terry W - 02-12-2022
I have the Oneway Wolverine sharpening kit on my bench grinder, but I did not have the Vari-Grind attachment for sharpening gouges. I, being cheap, was thinking of making my own. But during my search for plans I came across a clone that was so cheap it was hard to pass up, so I ordered one.
First the good news. It’s cheap. Only $20 and that included delivery. It has three preset indents.
Also, it’s pretty well made. Probably not quite as good as a true Oneway model but for only $20, I’m impressed.
Now the bad news. It comes with no instructions. The supplied bolt-knob combo is a little too short to make contact with small gouges. Also the bolt and set screw are metric. I would recommend installing a longer one. I had a longer metric bolt in my spare bolt container so now I’m good to go. Another small thing is that the three indents are not marked. I don’t think the Oneway model is either but I thought I would mention it.
You can order it direct at Vevor.com. Just go there and search for “Vari-Grind jig”. I paid $19.95 and it arrived in less than a week. You can also find them on Ebay for $25. They also make a clone of the Wolverine kit for grinders. It's less than $70.
RE: Cheap Vari-Grind clone - EightFingers - 02-13-2022
Needs a washer under that wingnut too
RE: Cheap Vari-Grind clone - iclark - 02-13-2022
(02-13-2022, 01:15 AM)EightFingers Wrote: Needs a washer under that wingnut too
+1
The best instruction for that tool (for me) was the pdf on Doug Thompson's website: print it, lay the tool on the paper, and set the angle.
RE: Cheap Vari-Grind clone - AHill - 02-15-2022
If you go to the Oneway website you can pull up instructions on how to use the Vari-Grind jig. It's not very useful without the extension / tool rest that you use to place the base of the jig on. They make that too, but that's part of the entire system that they sell for $81.99. Oneway calls that base with the extendable arms the Wolverine Grinding Jig.
Vari-Grind Instructions:
https://oneway.ca/pdf/Part%202480%20Vari-Grind%20Dec%202010.pdf
RE: Cheap Vari-Grind clone - Terry W - 02-15-2022
(02-13-2022, 11:25 PM)iclark Wrote: +1
The best instruction for that tool (for me) was the pdf on Doug Thompson's website: print it, lay the tool on the paper, and set the angle.
Thanks for the link. I've printed it out.
RE: Cheap Vari-Grind clone - charliez - 02-15-2022
I made my own sharpening system a while ago with wood and a horrible freight grinder,and it was horrible. It would twist and not be that accurate. I also tried sharping with a belt sander and that was just not clean enough and consistent enough. When I updated my lathe to a Powermatic I went ahead and spent some on sharping. I got this jig. It actually came in red. It takes some learning and experimenting, but once I had it down, I can sharpen really well now. I also added the Rikon slow speed grinder. All of this has been well worth the investment The grinder had two wheels not the wore
https://www.amazon.com/PSI-Woodworking-LCGRIND4-Precision-Sharpening/dp/B000KI8CRA/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=lathe+tool+sharpening+jig&qid=1644950466&sr=8-5
https://www.amazon.com/RIKON-8in-Variable-Speed-3/dp/B07GSGQTP3/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2C9E22D7VPWZO&keywords=rikon+slow+speed+grinder&qid=1644950721&sprefix=rikon+slow%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRElQRVpZRUs2U0U2JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTcyMzE4MkNXWDNSQ0JNOU9YWSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTQ4MTA2SFE0QzZLUUpHRk8yJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==