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- Page 1 U S E R G U I D E Tru-Grind Original S H A R P E N I N G S Y S T E M T r u - G r i n d S u p p o r t V i d e o a v a i l a b l e a t w w w .
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Page 2: Box Contents
To view our complete product range please visit woodcut-tools.com, or scan QR code to take you there. PRODUCT BACKGROUND Woodcut Tool's founder Ken Port wanted to make sharpening more simple, accurate and repeatable. In the late 1990's Ken collaborated with Jerry Glaser from the USA to design the Woodcut Tru-Grind. - Page 3 Base-slide and affix the screws firmly. 5. If you would like to have continuing use of a simple tool rest at the grinder then you can add a Tru-Grind Original Sturdy Rest to your Tru- Grind Original Base Slide.
- Page 4 TRU-GRIND HEIGHT Height from the bench to the centre of wheel should be 150 - 160mm (6- 6½”) for both 150mm (6”) and 200mm (8”) grinders. It may be necessary to place a packer under the mounting base of the grinder or under the Tru-Grind Original Base-slide to get the height correct. ...
- Page 5 STOPPER FOR CHISEL PROTRUSION Fix a stopper of hard wood along part of the front edge of the base board or your bench. This is 50mm (2”) back from the edge of the base board or bench. This stopper will be chipped away with repeated use so make it easy to replace.
- Page 6 Toolholder and extension of the Base-slide. 4. Aids Sharpening . The Woodcut Wheel product recommended for sharpening. Unlike regular grinding wheels that will wear, the CBN product will retain size and shape. This means you won't need change the distance between the CBN product and the pivot point on the Base-slide.
- Page 7 SUGGESTED SHARPENING ANGLES Spindle or Detail gouge. The main shaping tools of the spindle turner. Sharpen Used for detail work, beads, coves, 35deg and ogees, to which the modern round shape is particularly suited. 5 to 15mm wide. Spindle Roughing gouge .
- Page 8 Base-slide in or out until the correct bevel angle is achieved. We set the bevel angle of our traditional gouges at 35 degrees. This angle can be checked with a Woodcut Tri-gauge. 3. Hold the Tru-Grind Tool Holder comfortably in your hands.
- Page 9 FINGERNAIL OR CELTIC GRIND BOWL GOUGE This style of gouge has the sides of the tip ground back. To achieve this you need to adjust the pivot leg on the Tool Holder forward to between positions #4 and #8. The higher the number, the more the wings or sides will be ground back.
- Page 10 SKEW CHISEL Place your skew chisel into Tru-Grind Toolholder with the blade vertical and the point at the bottom. Adjust the protrusion to 2 inches or 50mm from the tool holder body and clamp it down firmly. Put the pivot leg into the rear base pivot position and lay the body on its side.
- Page 11 NEGATIVE-RAKE SCRAPER square-ended negative-rake scraper is sharpened like a skew, but usually with less angle to the cutting edge. Negative-rake scrapers with unequal curved sharp edge need sharpened using regular grinder tool rest Sturdy Rest on the Tru-Grind system. SHARPENING YOUR OLD GRIND OR SOMEONE ELSE’S GRIND Every now and then someone will come along and ask for an oddball woodturning chisel to be sharpened.
- Page 12 SHARPENING YOUR OLD GRIND OR SOMEONE ELSE’S GRIND Second Setting: Rotate Toolholder and chisel back to a central (vertical) position. Change the tool holder head to leg angle until the nose of the chisel contact with stone so that the entire length Grinding Wheel face will...
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Page 13: Care And Maintenance
When satisfied it is clean and dry place the thread and nut back onto your tool holder. Scan this code to find a demonstration video on You Tube "Woodcut Tru- Grind Tool Holder maintenance" by Phil Irons Never quench your M2 High Speed Steel (HSS) gouge tips in water for cooling during grinding because the shock can lead to shrinkage at the fine tip and develop fine cracks as a result. - Page 14 TRU-GRIND CBN GRINDING WHEELS The Woodcut Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) Grinding Wheels enable a turner to sharpen tools with the same approach as a conventional stone wheel on a standard bench grinder. - Only minimal pressure is required. - Fine and even finish to tools...
- Page 15 TRU-GRIND ORIGINAL STURDY REST The Tru-Grind Original Sturdy Rest was designed as the answer to the problem of flimsy, and difficult to adjust, tool rests. Made from thick plate steel to eliminate flexing it can be easily attached to your Tru- Grind Original Base Slide.
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Page 16: Optional Extras
Tru-Grind Original STURDY REST The answer to the problem of flimsy and difficult to adjust grinder tool rests. The Tru-Grind Original STURDY REST is made from thick plate steel to eliminate flexing and can be easily attached to your Base-slide. -
Page 17: Optional Upgrade
TRU-GRIND PREMIUM BASE SLIDE AND STURDY REST In 2020, with customer feedback Woodcut Tools began a process to design a new, higher spec, Base Slide and Sturdy Rest to make the sharpening process even more simple, accurate and repeatable. After... - Page 18 OTHER SIDE BASE-SLIDE ASSEMBLY The Base-slide is made to fit on either side of the grinder but may be supplied to fit the wrong side for your preference on your grinder. If you prefer to use the other side simply take the assembly apart and re-assemble it.
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Page 19: User Support
USER SUPPORT Email support@woodcut-tools.com Please s ubscribe to our Woodcut Tools YouTube channel, Facebook and Instagram pages, to stay up to date with our latest product videos. @ w o o d c u t t o o l s n z #woodcuttrugrind w o o d c u t - t o o l s . -
Page 20: General Safety Guidelines
WARRANTY TERMS Woodcut Tools are guaranteed against faulty workmanship and faulty materials for twelve months from date of purchase. Fair wear and tear excluded. We will replace or repair any tool returned to the supplier or factory free of charge. Freight to and from the factory will be at the expense of the purchaser.
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