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@MarcH @graphite I’ve fixed the issue where the earlier replies were stuck at the bottom, as if they were always the newest. The explanation is kind of technical, and I’m not yet sure exactly how it happened. In short, each reply to a topic receives an ID, as well as an optional reference to another reply. If a reply doesn’t refer to a previous…[Read more]

@graphite I’m trying to post photos of my results of the little test I made with the 7″ diameter circles and the angle set to 20 dps but so far not having much luck.

@graphite – I’m thinking of trying the following to continue testing your ideas:

1. Set the guide rod at some angle
   1. maybe start at 20 degrees just to have some place to start
2. Attach a blank piece of paper to the vise, on the opposite side from the guide rod that I’m testing
3. Attach a pen to the guide rod such that it can scribe on the…

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@graphite – now that I’m playing around with this, I’m wondering how you came up with a starting circle w/ radius of 7″ tangent to the top of the vise. Wouldn’t we be looking for a series of cones that have their centers at the pivot point of the guide rod and wouldn’t the cones change based on the angle at which the pivots are set?

@graphite I just remade the template with the correct radii and updated the post with the link to the new file. Please check again and let me know if that matches up better.

@graphite – I’ve attempted to duplicate what you’ve done as a PDF. Please have a look and let me know if I’ve got it right: 
The idea is to print it, maybe tape it to the vise while mounting the knife to test out how the blades line up with the circles and then use a marker to see if the stones are hitting the same elevation of the bevel along…[Read more]

Smallest is 7.0″ and largest is 10.5″

@graphite what is the radius of the smallest circle?

No not yet. I’ll have some questions to be sure I’m applying its use correctly (I should probably start a separate thread for that, since this thread has its own separate and very useful purpose).

Do you ask because it doesn’t look like it is going to work? I won’t be offended if you see a flaw in it, and in fact it would save me the time in…[Read more]

@graphite have you tested it yet?

@graphite, that’s brilliant! Thank you for taking the time to create it and share it with everybody.