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04-22-2009, 05:35 PM
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Sharp Fast Turning Tool Sharpening Setup
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04-22-2009, 11:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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I do not use this particular device. Having looked at the picture of it though and I just have to wonder what size gouges it will accept? What are you going to use for other than gouge shaped tools?
I believe I would still prefer to use my Tormek since I believe a grinder is not the best device to sharpen wood working tools. Others have great success with their grinders, but I don't favor the idea of grinding away all that tool metal myself. 
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04-22-2009, 11:54 PM
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Looks like a weird adaptation of the Oneway Wolverine...vari-grind built in...
Mind you, it seems like a unitasker, in that it is designed for gouges only... Maybe the original oneway is a better fit for you? http://www.oneway.ca/sharpening/grind_jig.htm I just grind everything by hand, however...takes a bit of practise, and I sure can't do an Ellsworth or Irish grind, but it cuts! 
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04-23-2009, 12:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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No experienc with that one but Woodcraft sells a similiar one that I do have and its about $60. It works great on my thin bowl gouge.
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05-02-2009, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Toledo, OH
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I found a site on the web that had a plan for a homemade version of the vari-grind. I built it for about $25 and 2 hours and works like a champ. It ensures repeatability in the angle of your grind.
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05-02-2009, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA.
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As mentioned, looks like skews and other flat tools could not be sharpened with it.
Take a look at the Wolverine and PSI knock-off. They are very much becoming the standards for turning tool sharpening.
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