Veritas MKII Infamous "also does" .......

Yes it does... *LINK*

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Read down towards the bottom. I just don't how it does it...


LV Honing guide

Re: Veritas MKII Infamous "also does" .......

Rob Lee

>Hi Eric -

Three clamping ranges, so you can get the same angle different ways...

Ex1 - a 1 3/4" long blade clamps fully, projects 1 1/4", at 20 degree bevel on the "green" scale, at 30 deg on the "yellow" and 40 degree on the red..

Depending on your bevel angle...you can securely clamp blades as short as 1" (54 degrees, 40 degrees, and about 24-26 degrees).

Cheers -

Rob

(playing hookey in 25 minutes (as opposed to "hockey", which was last night....))

Re: Veritas MKII Infamous "also does" .......

John Todd

>The only thing that I think the new MKII might NOT be as good at as the old Veritas two piece set of honing guide and angle jig is skew chisels and blades for skew planes like the 140. If you're careful you can maintain the geometry of a skew blade reasonably well in the old one. Anybody have any suggestions or comments on something I've missed.

Ah, now I see

Eric Hedberg

>Ok pretty impressive. But will it do a Millers Falls #1? Eric (Proposing we start a contest of what to do with your old sharpening jig)

I wonder if you could "trig" a

Eric Hedberg

>triangle out of MDF/plastic and use it to position the skew chisel to make it a "rectangular blade". Then you could use the setup for the correct angle etc. on the MKII to get your edge. Just a thought. Eric

Re: I wonder if you could "trig" a

John Todd

>I posted my comment a little to quickly. I suspect that something like that will work and will give it a try when I get one.

Re: Veritas MKII Infamous "also does" ....... *LINK*

John Meikrantz

>I have been testing the MKII, and my experiences pretty much parallel the results that others have seen. It works well on shorter spokeshave blades. I have yet to put a skew blade in my for testing, but Derek Cohen has "crossed that bridge" already and posted his findings on the Australian Woodwork Forums board. Here is a link to his observations on skew blades. Also note that Rob Lee has indicated that there will be a special skew blade carrier offered at a later time.

John


Derek's skew observations

Re: Veritas MKII Infamous "also does" .......

Dick Darin

>Mine arrived today. I'm going to try it out after diner. First impression is that it is massive, perhaps the inertia will help on coarse stones.

Dick

Hockey Last Night????

Dan CLermont in Burnaby

>You suck! I haven't been on skates in a month.

The hockey gear is piled beside the wash machine and in deseperate need of a wash.

Have Fun,

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

I'm playing this afternoon...

Denis Ch�nard, Orl�ans, Ont.

>

I'm surprised you Canadians

Eric Hedberg

>haven't gotten on Rob about a skate edge grinding system. I'm sure he could hawk a few down here in Minnesota. Now do you guys use high carbon or A2:-) Eric (Not a skater, but I like ice...in my G&T's)

I'm Waiting for Veritas to

Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.

>I'm waiting for them to come out with better goalie equipment than I have now, because if I buy something new they always come out with something better and at a better cost to me...Come on Rob, my 23 year old D&R pads are getting heavier every year!

take care,

Jim

Hockey?

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>I thought that was obsolete.

Re: I'm Waiting for Veritas to

Rob Lee

>Hi Jim -

We're working on pads with rare-earth magnets...they snap together to eliminate the 5 hole....and stick to the posts to stop those wrap-arounds.....

:)

Rob

I'm sure those comments made sense

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>to hockey players...

Bill, realizing how many, many things there are to know in the world.

I hear those magnets help with arthritis til

Eric Hedberg

>you go in for surgery and they close you up with another one of those Lee Valley products. Boy you guys cover all the bases, er nets?;-)