Most accurate Bevel Jig out there?

[ten-six]

I use a heavy piece of 90 degree angle iron with a few stubbed out bolts on the bottom to support the spine and set the bevel angle with my work rest.

Then again I use a 1x30 from horrid fright.

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Accurate angles does not a good looking bevel make.

Inaccurate angles do make for a crappy looking bevel. Unless one is going for the overly used, convex grind.
Regards, Fred

 

[David6789]

Use lock nuts on both sides of your angle adjustment. It'll require a wrench to make any adjustments, but will be very secure.

Awesome idea! I did and have an exact 3.5 degree angle! I also put some PVC pipe over the screw handles. so much better now.

 

[JTknives]

Anybody try that Moen knife grinding jig? I made a clone and am impressed with how well it works.

here around the 1 minute 50 second mark shows the use of it.

That was probably the most lack luster and boring knife making video I have seen. The grinding jig seams good but man that rotary platten seams a bit overkill. But I dont get why thy have a carbide backing behind the rotary belt. I thought the purpose of the rotary platten was to get rid of plattens and just use the high belt tension to support the abrasive. Maybe I saw the video wrong but if your running a rubberized belt over a fixed platten then yeah your going to need to cool it.

 

[JTknives]

Inaccurate angles do make for a crappy looking bevel. Unless one is going for the overly used, convex grind.
Regards, Fred

I just ment that knowing your exact angle does not mean that your bevels are going to look good. And yes the convex grind is way over used and 99% of the time done wrong.

 

[JoshRG]

Instead of using an adjustable jig/fixture why not just tilt your platen or work rest? Keep your fixture at 90 and adjust your platen or work rest accordingly using an angle gauge. As long as your grinder's work rest is relatively rigid I guarantee you this will work better. No small screws to fiddle with and you know your angle is set at all times.

Here is a pic of some blades I have done to show that I am not talking out my rear. These blades were completely ground using a setup similar to what I described above.

Blessings,
Joshua

 

[N.W. Gean]

Awesome idea! I did and have an exact 3.5 degree angle! I also put some PVC pipe over the screw handles. so much better now.

Now I've officially helped someone make a better grind than me. Maybe the good karma will help me get better at grinding

 

[Maelstrom78]

Instead of using an adjustable jig/fixture why not just tilt your platen or work rest? Keep your fixture at 90 and adjust your platen or work rest accordingly using an angle gauge. As long as your grinder's work rest is relatively rigid I guarantee you this will work better. No small screws to fiddle with and you know your angle is set at all times.

Here is a pic of some blades I have done to show that I am not talking out my rear. These blades were completely ground using a setup similar to what I described above.

Blessings,
Joshua

Well, your grinds are always clean as Eff. I think I am going to give this a try. Now I will be doing it on chef knife AEB-L so I'll have to flip like crazy to avoid warpage but I do have a wet grinding set up.

 

[Cushing H.]

Instead of using an adjustable jig/fixture why not just tilt your platen or work rest? Keep your fixture at 90 and adjust your platen or work rest accordingly using an angle gauge. As long as your grinder's work rest is relatively rigid I guarantee you this will work better. No small screws to fiddle with and you know your angle is set at all times.

When you do this do you rest the spine of the blade directly on the rest, or do you have screws protruding from the bottom of the fixture to rest the blade on? And do you move the blade and keep fixture stationary, or move blade and fixture as one?

 

[Brian Stucker]

After you learn how to grind by hand. Using a jig or having anything on the blade will feel uncomfortable. That's been my experience.

 

[JTknives]

After you learn how to grind by hand. Using a jig or having anything on the blade will feel uncomfortable. That's been my experience.

I completly agree ^

Here is a hand full of my hand ground blades. Anything between me the blade and the belt just feels wrong, even having a rest there bugs me.

Real deep hallow grind on a 2” wheel.

 

[A.McPherson]

Damn JT, that Saex is awesome! Pretty sure I said that when you first posted it, but damn!

 

[JTknives]

Damn JT, that Saex is awesome! Pretty sure I said that when you first posted it, but damn!

I kinda wish I kept it. It’s probably one of the ones I miss the most. Was a very fluid build, kinda just let it grow as it wanted.

 

[Storm W]

I just ment that knowing your exact angle does not mean that your bevels are going to look good. And yes the convex grind is way over used and 99% of the time done wrong.

What's the right and wrong way to convex?