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Thanks for the reply Ken.
Well.... I had no idea I had to "course correct" when using that jig. It doesn't seem to be clear in any of the how-to videos that it's an important process. I thought you just had to register the side of the chisel to the edge of the jig and it would automatically square it up.

Once it is square, I assume it is as easy as using the side of the jig after that?

I guess I have some practicing to do :-)

Thanks for the info Ken.... cheers

Kevin

Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I cannot get my chisels or plane irons straight when using the SE-76 on my T-4 machine.

I have the older Supergrind 2000 that I was using and it had the same issue and I thought it was the universal support arm that may have been bent or something so I bought a T-4 machine to remedy the problem...... wrong. I have the exact same problem. I upgraded the Square Edge jig to a newer one thinking that would fix it but again..... no.

I used the trueing tool to make sure the stone is square to the sides and sharpened two chisels and both are not even close to being square as the photos show. Two machines and two jigs and watching the videos numerous times would suggest that I"m missing something and it couldn't be the tools.

Any ideas what I'm not doing correctly?

Kevin

My apologies.... thanks SharpenADullWitt for your input too

Cheers
Kevin

Thanks Ken

I appreciate all the info!

Kevin

Thanks for that Ken. I think I just may take a closer look at the new T4 then. I'll probably just patiently wait to see if a frame comes up.... or like SharpenADullWitt mentioned, talk to a machine/autobody business to see if I can straighten it. Then at least I could sell it at that point.

I also noticed tonight while looking at it that the housing for the switch is also smashed so I'm unsure if i could even get one of those anymore.

It's given a lot of years of service so it just might be time to retire the old gal.

I'll let you know if I get the T4.....

Cheers
Kevin

Thanks for your responses.

I bought my machine a few years ago from an old woodworker who was going into an old age home. His son was selling his stuff and I originally went to buy a bench vice and chisels. This Supergrind was sitting in a corner all rusty and seized up and hadn't been used in years the guy said. I instantly knew what I found and asked how much he wanted for it and looked at me like I had 2 heads cause he was going to throw it out. He looked around and found two stones, 4 tubes of honing paste and 5 jigs for it. I bought everything for $200 and I brought it home and started to restore it that day.

The shaft was so rusty that I thought I was going to break the stone trying to get it out but managed to get it eventually. Next on the list was the body, I sandblasted it and found some Rustolium that almost matched the original green color. I have to say, it looked pretty good and my excitement was growing.

I bought a stainless shaft, truing tool and a gouge jig and have had years of enjoyment sharpening anything I can get my hands on. There's nothing like someone asking if I now how to sharpen a kitchen knife and then giving it back to them sharper than anything they've ever had.

Anyway..... my dilemma is that recently I had cut up some bowl blanks for roughing. I put a large 20lb piece on my lathe and made two major mistakes.

1. I didn't bring the tail stock up and secure the wood with the live centre.
2. I didn't check the speed when I turned it on.

The result was that the blank was off balance and it was on high speed. In my panic, I fumbled to turn it off but couldn't before it flew off and made a bee line to my Tormec that was sitting on my bench. The force at which it hit sent my prized possession flying into the wall and it then hit the floor. The result was that the frame is bent so bad that I can't even get the support arm out of it. I don't understand how the stone didn't break but I'm happy regardless. That's what I mean by "pretty much done" lol

My choice now is to try and fix it or I know a guy who is selling his new T4 (he's moving into a condo and can't use it anymore he said). He is asking $325 Canadian which is a good price but I'm just a little unsure if I'll be unhappy with the T4 after having the heavy duty model for so long. I just have a hobby shop and don't use it for any sort of constant Pro use..... just a few times a week I'd say.

A few of my fellow turners I know all have said to get the T7 and not bother with the T3 in the past so it has me worried.

What should I do?..... repair or probably for the same price it sounds, get the T4?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Regards
Kevin

I have a Supergrind 2000 and the body is pretty much done. Is it possible to buy just the body and put all the extra parts on it from the old one? Would the motor and everything else be able to make a straight across transfer to a new body?

Cheers
Kevin