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Thanks for that. I just wanted a rough starting point. With the design I have in mind the shaft will be a seperate screw in item so length could be altered easily at the expense of new material.

Can anyone confirm the dimensions of the SVM 45? Not critical but I've tried to scale a screenshot. It's just to give me an idea of the general size to aim for a custom jig I have in mind.

Agreed. I only need the centre part shown in the photo. As a result I should be able to make it much more compact.

Finaly made one, didnt have time to test.
 Got lot of ideas on internet, it is adjustable for long and mid size knifes. Any sugestiones?

An old thread I know but that looks good. I'm looking to make a single clamp jig and may make something similar. Thanks for posting the picture.

Wow, 365 views of this post in two days! Obviously a topic of much interest.

I'm sure I saw a thread on this with lots of pictures on here some years ago. I can't seem to find it now though. Was I imagining it or was it somewhere else?

Why in the world would anyone use any wheel dry on a Tormek?

There seem to be a number of professional knife sharpeners on YouTube that do.

I'm a big fan of ER collet chucks, I have used them on quite a few projects as well as on my lathes and mill. There are a lot of different sizes available on eBay for very reasonable prices.

I know this topic has come up before but I just saw this video. I also noticed in another that some are buying CBN wheels and using them dry.

I'm in need of an Axe jig and to say I was singularly unimpressed with the old version is an understatement. The New Tormek AX-40 though looks very impressive from the videos I've seen. I'll be ordering one soon. Anyone on here used one?

Thanks for the insight.

Thanks for the comments, food for thought.

Are the 200mm Tormek grinders much of a poor relation to the 250mm models? I'm just wondering why the made the two different sizes apart from the obvious cost difference?

Apologies if this has been asked before but why do Tormek supply Diamond rather than CBN wheels for their grinders and are they used wet or dry?

Late to the party but I never liked the Pro Edge Skew jig. I use the Axminster ultimate edge for my turning tools, and as it accepts most of the Tormek jigs I would have liked to use the SVS 50 but it was over budget so I made this which works great. Unlike the SVS 50 the angle is fixed like the Sorby jig.