Wolverine skew jig problem

[Stephen Henderson]

Hello to all,

I bought the Oneway wolverine system a year or so ago, and have had good luck with all but the skew attachment.

For some reason, when I grind the side with the toe on the left, it works fine. When I do the other side, with the heel on the left and toe on the right, the toe catches the upper enclosure of the grinder wheel. I have to actually twist the skew to get the toe end underneath the guard. The skew thus rides higher on one side than the other, which must mean i've got a different bevel angle on each side.

Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a problem with the skew attachment? is the rail out of alignment with the plane of the wheel? (It sure doesn't look like it.)

Any ideas?

Thanks from Idaho!

Stephen

[Gary Herrmann]

Steven, when I set up my grinder/wolverine, I didn't like the amount of clearance I would have with with wheel enclosures in place, so I removed them. A bit less safe, but if you're using the wolverine, you're already controlling the tool.

Probably your simplest solution.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Stephen,

When you mounted your grinder and Wolverine jig ......did you have the correct height from the center of the arbor to the surface that the grinder mounts too?

I had to raise my Woodcraft grinder up 1/2" or 3/4" to get that distance correct. I didn't have to remove the guards.

For my straight (favorite) skew that Woverine jig is the cat's meow! For my Lacers.....I have to hand grind.

Good luck!

[Steve Mellott]

Stephen:

I have the same problem and had to remove the attachment that bolts to the top front edge of the wheel guard. Even then, I don't have a lot of clearance. I think I have the grinder set up properly, but adding some height to it might solve the problem.

Steve

[Mike Ramsey]

I had to raise my Woodcraft grinder up 1/2" or 3/4" to get that distance correct. I didn't have to remove the guards.

Same here. Do you have an 8" grinder or 6".

[Stephen Henderson]

I"ve got an 8" slow speed grinder from woodcraft. I've mounted it on a 3/4" piece of plywood, and then added another 3/4" block on top of and directly underneath the base of the grinder. Seems to me the vertical height was in line with the specs provided by Oneway. Was close anyway.

I guess i'll just remove the guard and see how that works.

Does having a different bevel angel on each side of the skew make a difference?

Thanks again.

Stephen

[Cyril Griesbach]

Stephen, is it possible to just rotate the guard to gain the necessary clearance rather than removing it entirely?

[Stephen Henderson]

I will have to try that. Maybe it rotates around. Never even considered that.

Thank you!

Stephen

[Gary Herrmann]

Stephen, I have the same grinder and just removed the guard. I don't recall if you can rotate it. That would work too.