Related Manuals for Vicmarc Machinery V00433-AU
Summary of Contents for Vicmarc Machinery V00433-AU
- Page 1 CBN Sharpening Station User Manual Vicmarc Machinery Pty Ltd Manufacturer of Quality Woodturning Lathes and Accessories...
-
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Web www.vicmarc.com Manufacturer of Quality Woodturning Lathes, Chucks and Accessories Vicmarc Machinery, a family owned and operated business, has been manufacturing woodturning lathes and accessories for the hobbyists and professionals since 1984. The company is dedicated to providing machinery of the highest quality and precision engineering that has secured sales worldwide. -
Page 3: Description
Description The Vicmarc CBN Sharpening Station is another ground-breaking innovation from Vicmarc Machinery. The 1HP (0.75kW), fan-cooled slow speed grinder runs at 1450RPM and comes with 2 X 200mm CBN wheels of your choice (80, 180, or 240 grit). With both wheels mounted on the same side of the shaft, the space- saving footprint of this system is unlike any other on the market. -
Page 4: Setting Up The Station And Cbn Wheels
Setting up the Station and CBN wheels 1. Slide your CBN wheels onto the grinder shaft making sure that the bushes are in their correct position. 2. Tighten CBN wheels 3. Line up the rest platform so that the centre of the rest plates is in line with the centre of the CBN wheels ensuring that the gap on either side of the wheel and front face is equal and then tighten the M8 knob. - Page 5 4. Tighten down the motor to the base and the motor base to the station base. See below. 5. Check again that the CBN wheels are square and centred to the grinding rest. 6. Your setup is complete and you can begin sharpening Page 5...
-
Page 6: Setting Up Your Grinding Rest
Setting up your Grinding Rest Use the Grinding Rest to grind this angle 1. To initially shape the top angle of the bowl gouge, place the Vicmarc Quick Tool Setter so that both radii contact the grinding wheel as shown below. 2. - Page 7 3. Place your gouge upside down on the rest and grind the top of the tool away until it meets the bottom of the flute. This pre-grind makes your tool look like the profile below. 4. Important: Make sure that the tool does not get too hot and change colour (brown or blue) as this will reduce the hardness of the metal and shorten the life of the tool.
- Page 8 The triangle slide gauge has some pre-set angles to enable you to grind precise angles as shown below. 23/37.5 45/90 Parting Tools - 33 & 44 Skew Chisels - 23 Set the rest to 33 or 44 and Set the rest to 33 and then use then place the chisel against the the provided gauge as a guide.
-
Page 9: Setting Up Your Sharpening Jig
Setting up your Sharpening Jig 1. To set-up for a 55 grind, place the Vicmarc Quick Tool Setter into the pivoting point. Then slide the slide plate out so that the two radii on the gauge (on the 55 angle side) both touch the grinding wheel. Then lock the slide plate into position. - Page 10 3. Line up the angle on the Sharpening Jig to the 55 mark as shown below. This is done by holding the jig locating bar and the gouge, and manually adjusting the angle. Note: Do not loosen the nuts and bolts for this adjustment. For additional friction for the locating bar,...
- Page 11 6. Continue grinding your tool on the finer grit wheel (180 or 240 grit recommended) to achieve a sharp cutting edge. After you finish grinding, your bowl gouge should look like the profile below. Reference 7. You can check your bowl gouge angles angle for 55...
-
Page 12: Maintenance
Vicmarc Machinery will repair or replace the product free of charge. This guarantee is subject to the following conditions: 1. The product shall be returned to Vicmarc Machinery within 12 months with a brief description of the complaint.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the V00433-AU and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers