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<DIV>Gord,</DIV>
<DIV> yes I have the machine and love it. I believe the machine is still
being manufactured.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>While more expensive than the "other" 1 in belt machines, it has several
advantages: </DIV>
<DIV>1. a small 2" pulley on the motor with an idler pulley instead of the 6"
pulley on the "other" machine. This results in a much slower belt
speed with less possibility of burning or over grinding small
tools. </DIV>
<DIV>2. an adjustable arm for setting the grinding angle and assuring you get
the tool back to the same angle each time you check your grinding progress. This
is the biggest advantage for me.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I use a digital angle gauge with it to set the angle. They are available
now in the $30 range. they work best on straight shanks but with some
experimenting you can figure out how to compensate for bent shanks. With the
angle gauge I can set angles to 1/10 of a degree accurracy. The problem now is
knowing what the "right" angle is. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When I first got the angle gauge I checked many of my gouges and found that
when I was setting them by eye and thinking I was following what the
manufacturer had used, I now had angles from 14 to 25 degrees on my tools.
Course this was after many sharpening's on each tool so there is no telling what
angle the manufacturer oginally used. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I know theoretically it also varies with what wood you are using it on etc,
but for softwoods and with the ability to re sharpen quickly and easily, I want
the smallest angle I can get without breaking the edge off too often.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I suspect that the manufacturer is a little conservative on his angle and
that the angle set at the factory varies with the quality of the steel used. So
the "right" angle may vary for each line of tools.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Larry in his response mentions 18 degrees as an example. </DIV>
<DIV>Since getting the angle gauge 9 months ago, I have been using 20 degrees
for most gouges with a few down to 16 degrees to "test". </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hope this helps</DIV>
<DIV>Jim O'Dea</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:27:15 -0400<BR>From:
gjpat@cyberbeach.net<BR>Subject: [Woodcarver] 1" Belt Sharpening equipment
query<BR>To: woodcarver@six.pairlist.net<BR>Message-ID:
<6t3hq1$5dt6dn@ip03.eastlink.ca><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=us-ascii; format=flowed<BR><BR>Hi;<BR><BR>Does anyone on the list own a
1" belt sharpener called Carversharp or <BR>Carver-Sharp, it's somewhat similar
to the Chipping Away Ultimate Sharpener?<BR>A few years ago this belt sharpener
was regularly advertised in the <BR>Mar-Apr issues of Chip Chats but I haven't
noticed the ad since about 2005.<BR>From the simple picture in the ads It looked
like it might be a well <BR>made piece of equipment, just wondering if anyone
has one and if they <BR>have any comments on it's operations
etc.?<BR><BR>TIA<BR><BR>Gord.<BR></DIV></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? <A title="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209382257x1200540686/aol?redir=http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001" href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209382257x1200540686/aol?redir=http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001" target="_blank">Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>