Bubble Jig report

jim moyer

jim moyer

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Forged a couple 5160 hunters yesterday and tried out the bubble Jig. After feeling like a monkey playing with the bubble and the angle that was comfortable with the platen I nailed it.

Or should I say that Fred nailed it. :D:D Excellent tool Fred and would recommend to anyone no matter what level of experience.
 
jim moyer said:
Forged a couple 5160 hunters yesterday and tried out the bubble Jig. After feeling like a monkey playing with the bubble and the angle that was comfortable with the platen I nailed it.

Or should I say that Fred nailed it. :D:D Excellent tool Fred and would recommend to anyone no matter what level of experience.
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I know what you mean about the monkey thing. It takes a little time to adapt it.

But once you get a feel for it you can really start taking the metal off.


Thanks for your input, Fred
 
Just finished two more Fred and that went much faster. Put a swedge on one and that was a little tricky to get them even on both sides.
 
Were you working off the tool rest or on the platen to grind the false edge?

I grind swedges resting my hand on the tool rest using the front of the 8 inch wheel.

Fred
 
I had a chance to try my bubble jig out this last weekend. Sweet tool! Took my a while to get used to it also. Kind of like riding a bike. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but once it clicks it's smooth sailing after that. I have a new rotary platen I was fooling around with also. That may have added to the 'getting used to it' time.

Got a new disk grinder from Rob also. Still trying to figure out how to use it with the disk. May be a moot point, as the flats are already established when I would got to the disk. Didn't get much time experimenting in this area. Maybe next weekend.

Get tool Fred. Thanks for making it available to us!

Dan Kaschner
 
Fred.Rowe said:
Were you working off the tool rest or on the platen to grind the false edge?

I grind swedges resting my hand on the tool rest using the front of the 8 inch wheel.

Fred
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I was grinding on the 8 inch wheel free handed. Thanks for the tip Fred. Everything is in the oven right now so will try the rest later today.

dkaschner said:
I had a chance to try my bubble jig out this last weekend. Sweet tool! Took my a while to get used to it also. Kind of like riding a bike. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but once it clicks it's smooth sailing after that. Dan Kaschner
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Well put Dan, hope we hear more from others.
 
dkaschner said:
I had a chance to try my bubble jig out this last weekend. Sweet tool! Took my a while to get used to it also. Kind of like riding a bike. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but once it clicks it's smooth sailing after that. I have a new rotary platen I was fooling around with also. That may have added to the 'getting used to it' time.

Got a new disk grinder from Rob also. Still trying to figure out how to use it with the disk. May be a moot point, as the flats are already established when I would got to the disk. Didn't get much time experimenting in this area. Maybe next weekend.

Get tool Fred. Thanks for making it available to us!

Dan Kaschner
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The disc from Rob are really nicely balanced. I like to run the bevels on the disc right after I finish the rough grind on the blade; all the highs and lows will show when you do this.

Thanks for your post. Riding is a good analogy.

Happy grinding, Fred
 
It took me a bit to get comfortable with this jig, but I use it to start every grind now. Thanks Fred you done good

Mike
 
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