John Miliunas
03-03-2004, 10:26 PM
Hey Jim B., not trying to "jump" your intended post, but just thought I'd throw my version of the Wolverine mod out here. It's kind of rudimentary, but I needed a modification, which could be used without needing the rear support of the Wolverine; The wall behind my grinding bench is too close to push the rod back far enough for the Ellsworth jig.
So, I grabbed a hunk of Cherry and commenced to chop it up. I drilled a 3/4" hole, centered on the piece and marked the appropriate square off for the rod to go through. (The Neanders are gonna' like this part.) Yes, I took a hand chisel and plugged it into....errrr...No wait. That's not right. Lost the cord for it, so I couldn't do that. :rolleyes: Anyhow, I squared up the hole for a snug fit and slid it onto the Wolverine rod. Got her all squared up and measured off the proper distances and marked the 4" mark from the center of the wheel. Then, I put a notch in it to receive a scrap piece of al. angle I had laying around. Marked the center of it and drilled a partial hole for a pivot spot. Glued it into the notch and slapped it all back on the Wolverine. Tested for fit: Just right! :D Yup, me thinks it will work fine.
I'm not in the shop now, but in thinking about it, maybe if I set the main Wolverine rod out for the regular 1/2" bowl gouge, I may even be able to slide my Ellsworth pivot far enough forward and use both without ever taking the rod out. :D Hey, now that would really be cool! I'll try that tomorrow. At any rate, just another option for you turners out there with a similar situation, which you may want to try. The more options we have, the better, 'cuz the same one doesn't work for everyone! Thanks for taking a peek! :cool:
So, I grabbed a hunk of Cherry and commenced to chop it up. I drilled a 3/4" hole, centered on the piece and marked the appropriate square off for the rod to go through. (The Neanders are gonna' like this part.) Yes, I took a hand chisel and plugged it into....errrr...No wait. That's not right. Lost the cord for it, so I couldn't do that. :rolleyes: Anyhow, I squared up the hole for a snug fit and slid it onto the Wolverine rod. Got her all squared up and measured off the proper distances and marked the 4" mark from the center of the wheel. Then, I put a notch in it to receive a scrap piece of al. angle I had laying around. Marked the center of it and drilled a partial hole for a pivot spot. Glued it into the notch and slapped it all back on the Wolverine. Tested for fit: Just right! :D Yup, me thinks it will work fine.
I'm not in the shop now, but in thinking about it, maybe if I set the main Wolverine rod out for the regular 1/2" bowl gouge, I may even be able to slide my Ellsworth pivot far enough forward and use both without ever taking the rod out. :D Hey, now that would really be cool! I'll try that tomorrow. At any rate, just another option for you turners out there with a similar situation, which you may want to try. The more options we have, the better, 'cuz the same one doesn't work for everyone! Thanks for taking a peek! :cool: