kendallstrand

Bummer you missed out on that machine! I've got a woodtek 15" and love the thing.

Now that's using some creativity. Good job Pat.

What a cool story and project Mark. Well done.

I can basically rule this out because the primary bevel cuts nice and even. Either way a call to LV is in the near future. On a side note I see you're from Colorado Springs. I'm just north of you in Castle Rock. Maybe we'll cross paths some day...

I was thinking of trying this but I may just got straight to LV as Tom suggested and get it replaced.

Very cool project. Great job Nick!

Ya I'm kind of leaning toward a defective jig, but I hate to assume that since I'm a rookie user. FL I do wipe down the roller before changing grits, but I haven't consistently wiped before the micro. Sometimes I do sometimes I don't and I certainly don't have a reason why I'm inconsistent there. Anywho, the stone is flat BUUUUUUTTTTT you may have a point that the micro bevel may magnify the issue.I just can't imagine that a 2 degree difference in bevel angle would cause such a drastic change in results. I had the same thought while I was trying to trouble shoot the problem so I was turning the stones end for end as well as trying the microbevel on different stones. Same result everytime... Maybe I'll re-lapp them tomorrow if I get a chance and give it another go. Otherwise, it's off to the store for a replacement...

Depending upon your budget you may give oak a fair shake in your decision. If you are wanting a high gloss top it will be a bit more work when you figure in the pore filling process. If you desire a "closer to the wood" feel you can skip the pore fill process and achieve some pretty impressive results with a dye/shellac/top coat finish. If you want to skip dyes/stains altogether heed the above options and go for the walnut/maple/cherry etc. Either way have fun with your build!

I just received the mk ii and and gave my chisels a good working over with it today. Very pleased except for minor issue which is baffling me a bit. When I sharpen the the main bevel everything is nice and even/square. I'm being very concious of my pressure and essentially just letting the jig and stone do the work. My issue is this: when I click the microbevel to the 6 o'clock position I get an uneven bevel. More material is being taken off one side than the other causing a tapered micro bevel. I can't imagine this is normal and I can't seem to find a solution searching the forum archives. Any thoughts?

Impressive details. Good job Sean.

Awesome project Allen!

Intriguing. Nice job!

Welp, I just committed my first public woodworking misnomer. I didn't even consider the word burly to mean anything other than beefy when I was typing. To add salt to the wound my naievity kept me from thinking that pallets would ever need to be build sturdier than to hold a few cases of our favorite adult beverages. Pretty cool source you've got there!

Looks great! How thick is that top? It looks like you got the wood from the most burly pallets every made!

Awesome!