Thread: Tormek SVD - 186 inital impression

Good to know, I've ordered one. Seems the 185 jig, which I've found super fiddly with tiny stuff, will be replaced in due course with the 186 jig.

Mick.

Test

Pity I have recently purchased a 185. Wish I had known.
Regards Rod.

Originally Posted by Pat

Well I had to rush out and buy the 186, didn't I. It's a solid bit of kit, especially with the positive stops for the settings.Everything locks firmly.

Now for the nitty gritty, I used my smallest gouge, 2.2mm Addis spindle gouge to check how small the jig will take, first time I could place that chisel in a jig.

I wandered thru my gouges and brands checking fit and ease of use. The jig put up with the abuse. The locking is positive and easy to slide most normal sized chisels 8mm - 22mm

I even got my 36mm Spindle gouge to fit.

I'll play with it more today, throw the Ellsworth gouge thru it and see if it handles the eccentricities of that grind, without being "difficult".

It feels comfortable on the cross bar, swings in a controlled manner, especially handy on the 25mm wide wheels.

All in all, it is a good progression from the 185 and should replace it.

Very interesting think I will be changing over always found the 185 to be very troublesome especially with smaller tools .
As a matter of interest to me what wheel are you running on your tormek?

Did you find one in Australia or have to get it from the States

Pat

can you drop it up here for my to have a play?
I'll only want it for a few weeks ...

Greyhound, the wheel is the Woodcut CBN 250mm for the Torment. It was actually cheaper at the time than the Torment soft wheel. Purchased from Jim Carroll.

Jimdivz, Ideal Tools in Victoria, stock them. Carroll's Woodcraft also supply them.

Nick, you know where I live, if you get a free weekend day or a Friday, you are more than welcome to visit the sheds.

Originally Posted by Pat

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Nick, you know where I live, if you get a free weekend day or a Friday, you are more than welcome to visit the sheds.

I don't go that far on my holidays!

Hi pat,
Looks like a good set up !
Do you run the cbn wheel thru the water

Hello smiife, run the wheel thru water and then remember to lower the water trough when finished . . . only need to cover the bottom of the wheel by 10mm.

Well, just before closing up for the night, I thought, I'll check the Ellsworth Gouge, which is Hole "A", 75mm protrusion and setting "6". PIA to do on the 185, without the positive locking.

Well, 30 second later, someone is putting a fresh edge on the Ellsworth, 20 seconds later, it's back in the rack and your correspondent is a happy little Paddy Jack

so the positive locking is the beez kneez or the antz pantz

have to admit on the 185 I was thinking I was getting some slippage

Thx Pat

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Nick, no slippage. The ease of changing from the normal position 2 to 6 and back again is a breeze.

Did I mention that I am happy with the performance of the jig?