Raptor Set Up Tools
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Raptor Set Up Tools
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- Frustrated and confused by the instructions supplied with your sharpening system? You’re not alone, many woodturners are.
- No more tool holder leg adjustments
- No more "eye-balling" during set up
- Get repeatable grinds in only seconds
- Laser cut from steel to last a lifetime
- Use 2 Raptor Set Up Tools to create double bevel grinds
- Made in USA
Raptor™ Set Up Tools work with the Oneway® Vari-Grind™ Jig, Kelton Sharpening Jig, Woodcut™ Tru-Grind, and most other systems that utilize an adjustable tool support slide and tool holder.
Each Raptor™ Set Up Tool comes with easy-to-follow instructions and quick reference sheet with recommended bevel angles for turning gouges as used by Craft Supplies USA professionals.
We think using your sharpening system should be simple. In fact, we believe that setting up to sharpen should be a "no-brainer" that takes only seconds while resulting in consistent, repeatable grinds every time. With Raptor™ Set Up Tools, sharpening is fast and easy.
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Great Tool! But I Need Another Angle
Dennis in FL
Comments On Aug 19, 2022:The Raptor tool is great along with the Easy Grind sharpening system. I just wish it comes in 55 degree angle for my swept-back grind bowl gouge (Irish Grind).
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Well made, high quality, highly recomment.
Andy in PA
Comments On Nov 28, 2021:Well made of quality material, highly recommended.
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Raptor - why did I wait so long
Robert in KS
Comments On Sep 20, 2021:When sharpening my turning tools I decided to read the many, many discussions on how to use with my Oneway system. There was the eyeball method, just adjust the angle until you can see no space between the tool and the grinder wheel, well that was a mess.
There was the color the bevel with a Sharpie method. Worked okay, but i kept having different parts of the tool still showing Sharpe lines no matter how I tried to make this system work.
There was the cut a pvc pipe so the tool would always be the same distance from the grinder. Youâ??d have thought this would work, but sometimes, many times, I would have to readjust the pvc because I wasnâ??t getting the right angle. Also, I have a drawer full of pvc pipes labeled for each tool. Now which do I need for my 3/8â?? Sorby bowl gouge which is different than my other 3/8â?? bowl gouge? I have lots and lots of cut pvc pipe filling a drawer.
I kept looking at the Raptor system, and didnâ??t buy it, because these other methods should have worked, and cost me almost nothing. Well, they did cost me a lot of time and frustration, as my gouges didnâ??t always cut the way they should.
Finally broke down and got the Raptors. I have resharpened all my tools with this system. I am getting perfectly sharpened bevels, every time. It is so easy to set up and sharpen. Also, I can get a secondary bevel very quickly. I now admire my sharpened tools - looks like a pro sharpened them. Why did I wait so long?
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Craft Supplies and raptor set up tools
randy in CAN
Comments On Nov 30, 2020:My raptor set up gauges arrived and are exactly as promised.
What I really wanted to review is my first experience with Craft Supplies - absolutely fantastic. I had inadvertently double ordered thinking the first time I was just putting them in the cart . I called and Karen was very pleasant and corrected my screw up and all is right with the world . Fast , friendly service and a good source for specialty items for turners , I highly recommend this store . The funny thing was FedEx shipped from Utah all the way to Mississauga Ontario Canada in a little over 24 hrs but it took almost 4 days to go the last 60 miles to my house . Can't find the Raptor tools anywhere in Canada , now that I have them I have no excuse for less than perfect grinds on my chisels .
I will be back soon with more purchases from Craft Supplies very soon . Bravo
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Why would you have a One Way jig without these?
Jay in AZ
Comments On Feb 08, 2019:Makes setting up your jig fast and easy while allowing you to repeat your preferred grind hassle free.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Amazing Results in no time
RICHARD in WA
Comments On Feb 04, 2019:Being new to sharpening wood turning tools was a challenge and my results were not good!
After incorporating the use of the Raptor Set Up Tools and the Wolverine Sharpening System, I am finally getting perfect results, not only in sharpening the tools but beautiful results with my projects.
Very simple and easy to use!
Highly recommend these set up tools.
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A requirement for grinding all gouges and skews
Ray in IN
Comments On Jan 23, 2017:The Raptor Set Up Tools not only make it possible to reproduce the same bevel time and time again but they also increase the lifetime of my tools. When you eyeball the setup you may get close but you will still have to remove more metal than when your setup is dead on everytime. A diamond stone will quickly restore a burr but when a new grind is desired these setup tools make it such that a quick and light swipe each way will restore the grind exactly as it was previously. These setup tools can be used for skew chisels and are also perfect for creating secondary bevels as well.
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Raptor setup tools
Errol in FL
Comments On Jan 31, 2017:I have now used this product a few times. It makes setting up and sharpening your chisels so much easier than by eye and hand. The tools are very well made and feel like they will last a life time. I feel that they were an excellent purchase
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Great tools
CHRIS in OH
Comments On Jan 15, 2017:These are great consistent easy sharpening, but i wish that they made a 65or 70 degree set up for bowl gouges.
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makes setup a breeze
Charles in LA
Comments On Oct 17, 2016:Great tool to add to your sharpening station. Makes repeatability a no-brainer.
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Perfect setup every time.
DARRELL in WA
Comments On Aug 25, 2016:These Raptor Set Up Tools will help you set up the proper angle for sharpening your tools on your grinder every time. They are quick and easy and will make the adjustment needed to achieve the proper angle for getting the proper grind on your tools no matter how old your grinding wheel is. They are marked with the angle right on each tool. A must have for proper sharpening.
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Save yourself time and mistakes
Butch in WI
Comments On Apr 02, 2015:I love these, quick and easy to set up. Always have the same bevel every time, saves grinding time and metal loss. Ordered the full set, don't know how I got along without them,
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Highly recomended
Derek in SK
Comments On Mar 25, 2015:I just started learning how to grind an Irish and fingernail grind on my bowl gouges and these things make it so easy to get consistent results! I am very happy with them and to top it off the shipping to Saskatchewan was really fast. Great company to deal with and it's hard to beat the price for something that can save you so much time.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Easy breezy
Donald in KY
Comments On Apr 21, 2014:Its Metal! Works great, yeah o could have used a wooden dowl, but i want something thats going to last and not get lost in my shop.
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Essential for the Novice Turner
BOB in VA
Comments On Mar 03, 2014:I am a novice turner and admire the people who do this for a living or who have sharped their turning tools for decades. They take their tools and with a couple of deft swipes over the grinder, then go to work. Not me. I need all the help I can get setting up my grinding jig and the Raptor tools help me get the angles right. This is especially important in sharpening spindle and bowl gouges. I have a set (it should come as a set) hanging beside my grinder and they are essential when I set up to sharpen my tools. They are well made of metal that is thick enough to make them hold up in my shop and my degree of clumsiness. The Raptor set up tools take most of the "guesswork" out of my set up and, as a result, I sharpen more often. Prior to my Raptor tools I would sharpen only when I absolutely had to. Now, I keep my tools sharper and my cuts smoother because the set up is easier and quicker.
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Love these tools!!!
Rose in IN
Comments On Jan 04, 2014:The Raptor Set Up Tools have made sharpening my gauges so much easier and a much more pleasant experience. I can sharpen my bowl and spindle gouges without trying to eyeball the bevel and get back the fun part of woodturning so much faster. This has been one of my better investments!
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Raptor Set Up Tools are Great
TIMOTHY in MI
Comments On Oct 29, 2013:I was having a lot of trouble setting up my Wolverine Sharpening System to get consistent angles on my wood turning tools. So I purchased all 5 of the Raptor set-up tools. Since I started using them I have gotten great, consistent angles on my spindle gouges, roughing gouges, bowl gouges and scrapers. I didn't know how much of a difference having the correct angles and getting them sharp as they can be with the Raptors. It makes my wood turning much easier, consistent angles is the key. I would recommend anyone that wants the correct and consistent angles on their tools to purchase the Raptor Set Up Tools from CSUSA. They work great and they are very easy to use. They make setting up my angles perfectly with my Wolverine system, every time.
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GREAT IDEA!!!
MARK in IL
Comments On Aug 12, 2013:sharpening tools is never fun! Do it wrong, and the damage to you project as you force a tool through the wood can ruin everything. With the raptor system, setting up all the components to get a repeatable grind is quick and easy. Because of this system, all my tools have consistent grinds, I spend more time at the lathe and less at the grinder, and I no longer have to constantly reshape the tool to compensate for bad "free hand" grinding, which will make the tools last longer.
Here's a tip I found: I now write the degree of the grind on the handle of each tool with a sharpie so I can match the correct raptor guide to each tool.
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doing it right.
michael in CA
Comments On May 31, 2013:the difference between thinking you know what you are doing, and doing it right, quickly became apparent to me, when i used this product. if you want your chisels done right and quickly, give this a try,
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Produces repeatable results
JOHN in AR
Comments On Jan 02, 2013:This product does just what it says it will. I am a novice sharpener, but am able to produce consistent results without multiple bevels.
I first place the contact points on the grinding wheel and then slide or tilt (as appropriate) the sharpening jig into the other end of the Raptor. I was doing it the other way around initially, but now find this easier.
When sharpening with my Ellsworth Jig, I set the Wolverine pocket using the 40 degree Raptor. I seem to be producing Ellsworth's desired bevel angle.
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14 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Good Tool, but NOT for skews!
Steve in CT
Comments On Oct 15, 2012:My new set of Raptors arrived today and I had been looking forward to fixing the angle on my skew - I had been having trouble getting the platform of my Wolverine set to the right angle and distance from the wheel. I wanted a 35 degree angle on my skew so I picked up the 35 degree Raptor, then a little while later I measured 70 degrees on the skew. It finally dawned on me that the Raptors are for single bevels and the skew is a double sided bevel tool, so you end up with double with what the angle on the Raptor is, but this means that the Raptors can't handle a skew - if they could they'd have 20 & 17.5 degree Raptors available and they don't.
Editors Note: You're correct. Skew chisels typically require a bevel angle of 30 degrees or less. Raptor Setup tools are designed for turning gouges and scrapers.
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