Hi Gents,
about to purchase a gouge grinding jig and deciding between the tru-grind and vicmarc (just the gouge jig not the platform jig). Have used the tru-grind at my club but I prefer the solidity of the vicmarc (haven't used or seen in person), that it is easier to extend with the grinding platform at a later date and that the "slides" work on either side of the grinder, but wanted to ask a few questions that I couldn't find answered in the online manual(http://ift.tt/1ry9PR2) or elsewhere:
- Can the "arm" be pulled far back enough to be parallel with the gouge, so that you could do a straight across grind on say a roughing gouge?
- What is the maximum width gouge that it can accommodate?
- What is the max width skew that can be accommodated (in sidewise orientation)? from pic in manual (pg7) it seems they have a 1" skew?
The only other functional difference I can see in the two jigs is that the tru-grind has an index on the leg so that you can see the angle you have set, planning to use a couple of template blocks for the vicmarc (too lazy for sharpie test every time). Also assuming I will be able to get the jig working on a 6" grinder by putting the grinder on a riser block.
thanks
Robin
about to purchase a gouge grinding jig and deciding between the tru-grind and vicmarc (just the gouge jig not the platform jig). Have used the tru-grind at my club but I prefer the solidity of the vicmarc (haven't used or seen in person), that it is easier to extend with the grinding platform at a later date and that the "slides" work on either side of the grinder, but wanted to ask a few questions that I couldn't find answered in the online manual(http://ift.tt/1ry9PR2) or elsewhere:
- Can the "arm" be pulled far back enough to be parallel with the gouge, so that you could do a straight across grind on say a roughing gouge?
- What is the maximum width gouge that it can accommodate?
- What is the max width skew that can be accommodated (in sidewise orientation)? from pic in manual (pg7) it seems they have a 1" skew?
The only other functional difference I can see in the two jigs is that the tru-grind has an index on the leg so that you can see the angle you have set, planning to use a couple of template blocks for the vicmarc (too lazy for sharpie test every time). Also assuming I will be able to get the jig working on a 6" grinder by putting the grinder on a riser block.
thanks
Robin
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