rhull
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Post by rhull on Oct 30, 2009 21:10:44 GMT -6
How do you folks grind your spindle gouges? I was playing with different grinds on mine, and now I've got a totally useless grind on it. I need to get it back to something useful, and need some guidance to find that good angle.  |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Oct 30, 2009 21:16:34 GMT -6
I go about 30 degrees, ground round but with a longish toe kinda' like a longish fingernail. Want pics?
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Post by rhull on Oct 31, 2009 5:52:04 GMT -6
Yes, a pic or three would be great. Thanks!
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Post by boodrow on Oct 31, 2009 6:38:01 GMT -6
I grind my to 60 degrees , seen it on one of the great turner gurus dvd. Tim does 30 , so I guess its not set in stone , hehehe my bowl gouges I do 40 degrees , Those two grinds work well for me.
Boodrow
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Post by TDHofstetter on Oct 31, 2009 7:16:18 GMT -6
Boo, it's good to see you here, too! Cripes - every time I turn a round (pun INTENDED) I see someone else's familiar face here... and EVERY TIME, I grin like crazy.  |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Oct 31, 2009 7:56:37 GMT -6
Pictures... Bowl gouge:   Roughing gouge:   Sears carbon-steel bent-flat-steel spindle gouge:   My newer Henry Taylor spindle gouge:   EDIT: Beans. Added the IMG tags so the pics'd show up... |
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Post by maxwellsmart007 on Oct 31, 2009 8:06:45 GMT -6
Thanks Tim - I needed those pics too!
Great to see you Boo!!
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Post by boodrow on Oct 31, 2009 9:33:16 GMT -6
Im glad someone stared a new forum. I HATE ROCKLER! I had a run in with them. Bottom line they, in my opinon they lied to me. I talked with the head of cust service , and one of the VPs with no satisfaction at all. The head of cust service was very rude after several phone calls. I have made Craft Supplies very happy spending several thousand dollars with them which Rockler could have had my buss.
But all in all im glad to see yall here.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Oct 31, 2009 18:40:25 GMT -6
Wow! That's one of the first complaints I have ever heard about Rocklers cust. svc...!!
My experience has always been the opposite... they always answer on the 1st or 2nd ring, by a real person... none of this Push 8 for English crap, & they have ALWAYS made me happy!
Exactly, what was your problem? What product?
... just curious...
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Post by rhull on Oct 31, 2009 19:01:56 GMT -6
Awesome - thanks Tim!
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Post by boodrow on Oct 31, 2009 19:50:08 GMT -6
Joe its a long story. I will try to make it short. I bought a jet mini lathe from a retail store in tx. Everthing was fine until I tried to use the inside of the headstock. IE a #2 morse tapper in the head stock was over 30 thousands out of round. When I talked to them bout it they told me to bring it back and they would replace it. Thats when the chit begain. I drove a hundred miles only to be told they didnt say that. This was when gas was 4 dollars a gallon. So I had to drive a hundred miles back home. When I approached the salesman I had spoke to on the phone he told me he never said he would replace it. Thats when my opinon was they lied to me. I have bought a few things from them since then. But it was cause I couldnt find it elswhere. The lady that is over customer service was snappin at me on the phone after the 3rd phone call. I ask her if she was havin a bad day and she snapped at me again. So my money now goes to Craft Supply that has a great cust service and they dont treat u like chit.
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Post by boodrow on Oct 31, 2009 19:53:21 GMT -6
Joe one other thing I forgot to mention , ive prob spent 3 to 4 thousand dollars with Craft Supplies in the last 18 months. Again Rockler could have had the sales to me , but I feel like they screwed me royaly in my opinon.
Boodrow
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Post by TDHofstetter on Oct 31, 2009 21:38:19 GMT -6
That really is pretty bad - 30 thou is a long way off... and they SHOULD (for their own benefit) made it right for you. Jet, too - I'd be terribly surprised if Jet let you use a lathe that far out of whack.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Oct 31, 2009 22:00:47 GMT -6
Boodrow,
Have you contacted Jet about the problem?
Sounds like that is a Defective problem covered by any warranty...
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Post by boodrow on Nov 1, 2009 7:29:56 GMT -6
Joe all that is a mute point now. The problem is fixed and im done with rockler. Pretty much end o story. They had a chance to satisfy me , they didnt , they lost thousands of dollars worth of sales.
Boodrow
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Post by rhull on Nov 7, 2009 6:46:43 GMT -6
Dagnabbit, I'm determined to find time to get this done sometime this weekend! I need to start turning the few round Christmas projects I need to do!
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Post by dicklaxt on Nov 7, 2009 6:59:31 GMT -6
Angle of grind is not critical in my eyes, anything close to the std is fine, just keep 'em sharp thats more important.The proper angle may make it easier for a few who invented the std cause thats what they were comfortable with but my feel is my feel and yours is yours so whats that mean ,,,,,,,,,find whats best for you and keep it close to that.
dick
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Post by fredbelknap on Nov 7, 2009 7:08:07 GMT -6
Rob I'm newbee to turning so I got the wollverine jig with the varigrind jig and it made world of difference in my spindle gouge. Might just been my sharpening.
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Post by rhull on Nov 7, 2009 12:34:57 GMT -6
I have the wolverine w/varigrind. Just was looking for some sort of baseline for how I should try and sharpen these things to get them back to a usable state. Right now they don't cut at all.
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Post by woodmangler on Nov 7, 2009 15:05:23 GMT -6
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