Road Test of Uni Jig.

Gooday all.

Sorry I haven't been on for a while, but I've been flat strap.

As all those that know me, I freehand sharpen all my chisels. For a while I have been looking at jigs for sharpening chisels so that my helpers can sharpen the tools that they use sometimes to rough stock down instead of me stopping what I am doing( I hate having my cuppas interrupted) to sharpen them.

Much as I hate to admit it, I think I might have found it.

The Unijig is easy to set up following the fairly detailed instructions. I had to jack my grinder up a bit but it was no drama. I have a 6" grinder but the blurb says it can be used on all size grinders.

Sharpening gouges is one area that the jig excels at. Skews took me a little playing around but I finally worked it out. Because of some of the peculiar grinds (bite your tongue stoppers http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/smile.gif) on my tools I had to play around a little with the reccommended settings that come in the book.

All in all a rather neat tool that does what it says, (It'll even do drills) and has a definite use for those that can't freehand sharpen and with practise is quite fast to use.

A word of caution. It pays to know roughly what the correct angles for each tool is so that you can judge if it is grinding the correct way.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

SHAME ON YOU http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/frown.gif

The Exhalted One (I was stopped but I'm going again now - just getting in before
Doorstop)
Grand Poobah
Freehand Sharpener Extraordinair - (and crummy speller)

Gooday.

My head is drooping in shame. http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/redface.gif

I still freehand my chisels.

The Uni jig is available at Beenatree Crafts, Jim Carrolls and other outlets aroumd Oz.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"






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I guess "the jig" is up. I know it is a shock Stoppers but I don't use it, Vick and Mick (sounds like a comedy duo) find it handy.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"