Availability of SVP-80

[Tony]

Jeff,

I have been watching for some time for the SVP-80 moulding knife jig to become available through you.  Could you give me an idea when it will be available and what the price will be.

Thanks.

Tony

[Jeff Farris]

The SVP-80 is in stock now at a price of $109.95.  You can phone your order now.  It will be on our website within a few weeks.

[tempstor]

not that i use it or anything but i wanted to know if it is working correctly now?. i heard that this jig only works correctly on the european version of the tormek (whateven that means... is it really that different)    

[Jeff Farris]

You heard wrong.  It only works on European style profiled shaper cutters.  It works on any TORMEK, but its application is for a cutter design that is not widely distributed in the USA.

[sundivellc]

One of the reasons I purchased the Tormek was to be able to sharpen my shaper cutter knives. I looked at the specs on this jig and I thought it would work. I have a CMT shaper cutter head that accepts 24mm hole patterns. Examples are seen here http://www.cheyennesales.com/catalog/cmtstockcutters.htm
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Since it wasn't my only reason (man those are some sharp chisels), I won't be too disappointed if this jig wont work with my shaper cutters but I'd like to make sure before I spend the bucks.

If it does work, is the price still the same as in the thread above? Do you have a storefront in grandview? I didn't realize you were local until I started poking around the site more. I'm north of KC just a bit.

[Jeff Farris]

Sundive, those are exactly the cutters that the SVP-80 is designed to sharpen. The price is $109.95 and we have it in stock and ready to ship.  

I'd like to know where on our site you found our old location.  I have tried to update everything with our new address, but there are a lot of pages (some of which I don't visit often).  Our new location is in Brighton, MO -- just north of Springfield.  

[sundivellc]

After I wrote that, I looked at your address again and I couldn't find Grandview. If I come across it, I'll let you know. I'll submit my order for the jig.

As a follow up, it appears I lap the flat side of the cutter and not mess with the bevel at all. So I assume that means the profile is safe. What I assume that means is the thickness of the cutter is decreased each time it's sharpened. I looked at the instructions for it but it wasn't very detailed.

Have you used that jig and if so do you recomend it?

[Jeff Farris]

You're right about working only on the flat side.

I have used it and it is very effective and easy to use. I wish they would modify the blade holder so that it would work with other tools so that I could more actively promote the product in the USA.

No problems with thinning the cutters -- to a point. The wedge shaped gibs will compensate for the difference in thickness for many, many sharpenings.