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Hey all! I'm hoping for some feedback on using the SVD-185 jig. I'm kind of stumped as to how to proceed with grinding my gouges at this point. I've got my jig and everything set up as the sharpening book indicates (not in front of the book, but from memory I believe the settings were JS=6, 75mm, and hole A). I have a Tormek T3 grinder. I'm finding that it's impossible to grind the left side of the gouge because the gouge is literally rolling off the right side of the stone as I try to rotate the gouge to sharpen the left half of the gouge. I have the jig oriented the way that it's shown in the pictures and videos, so I don't believe that I'm using it backwards or anything. I was reading that the newer model of the jig, the SVD-186, has a shorter "tube" (for lack of a better word) that goes on the supporting rod and is supposed to work better with the smaller Tormeks like the T4, so maybe getting the updated version will resolve the problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!