I recently saw an artical on an attachment to the wolverine system that allowed u to do the ellsworth grind on the basic wolverine setup it retailed for about 100.oo usd and consited of setup for distance and height and depth of tool.. anyone know the url? tks all
Well, Oneway makes the Varigrind jig for the Wolverine setup and you can kind of get a Ellsworth grind with it. I find it easy to make the sweep straight back with it. It's about $80.
The other way is to buy the Ellsworth jig from either David Ellsworth or Woodcraft and make a little piece of wood to fit in the V section of the Wolverine to hold it at the right height, then slide the arm out of the right distance. Works fine and much cheaper if all you want it the Ellsworth grind. I put a magnet in my wood block to hold it in place.
The varigrind jig is much more flexible though. I have 2, one set for my normal bowl grind and the other for my favorite spindle grind.
========================== Lyn, Am I missing something or can the same thing be done with a level and steel ruler?
Ken
What both the Geiger device and the Kelton Sharpening System offer is a convenient way to adjust for pivot base height as well as distance from the wheel. I like the Kelton approach better, as it uses one socket that a number of different devices can be fitted to (a V notch, a ball and socket for their gouge jig, the Woodcut TruGrind jig, the Ellsworth jig, and various custom devices).
I agree though, that there are a lot of other ways to achieve this functionality (shop made spacers,lengthened pivot arms, etc), if one already has an existing set up. However,since the capabilities are built right into the Kelton sharpening system, and it costs no more than the Wolverine, I think it is a nice way to go.
Lyn
Ken Mo>>You can find it here:
If you buy the Vari-Grind jig for the Wolverine DON'T buy it from where Rusty is shopping. That gizmo can be had for about $50 US. They must pay BIG prices in Texas.
Oops, you are right. I paid less than that. I was thinking about the Wolverine system, not the varigrind. It's been a few years since I got them...
Tks all for the input Rusty i think ill set it up as u suggested that way i can get my wolverine jigs back in use.. tks again .don.
The Woodcut system was demo'd at the Woodworking shows last year. Very nice! Super ease of work. And it takes a minimal grind when doing it. I'm looking for a buyer for my Wolverine so I can step up to the Woodcut system.
The woodcut system is $110.00 US look it over on our site a free video is available for PC
I recently purchased the Ellsworth Gouge and Jig from Woodcraft. There was an alternative set-up noted there that permits the jig to be used directly in a Wolverine jig without adjusting the height of the Pivot in the Wolverine jig.
The standard Ellsworth jig instructions call for three settings:
2" from the tip of the tool to the jig4" vertically from the axle of the grinding wheel
7" horizontally from the front of the 8" grinding wheel to the pivot of the jig.The alternative settings using the Wolverine jig are 2-1/8", 5-1/4", and 7-1/8" respectively.
I was surprised to find that the only difficult one of these to physically change (the 5-1/4" vertical height) was almost exactly where the Wolverine jig was on my set up. (I have the Woodcraft slow speed 8" grinder.)
I cut a piece of wood (about 1 x 6) to exactly 7-1/8" so I can set that distance very quickly.
Works like a charm.
Gordon
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