Wheel Marking gauges

[scooby]

Up until a few days I was using an old traditional style marking gauge, which has gone walkabout. Considering getting a wheel marking gauge as a replacement, the standard veritas being the most likely candidate.
Just a couple of questionson these as I've never used a wheel gauge.

1.In my type of work I encounter various types of materials - from hard & softwoods through to chipboard,mdf and ply,etc. I've found stuff like mdf especially can be quite hard to mark, requiring repeated passes to get an adequate gauge line. How does the wheel cutter handle cope with harder materials?

2.I see replacement wheels are available cheaply, does this mean the original wheel dulls easily and if so can it be resharpened easily?

I don't use a marking a great deal but when I do it is nice to have a good one, so opinions and advice is welcomed as usual
Cheers
Jon

 

[superunknown]

Hi

I have one that I use all the time, I love it and recommend one. I work with oak most of the time and its been great with that.

Never used it on mdf though so can't help you there.

 

[MikeW]

The Titemark line is a very well made wheel gauge.

For marking material such as MDF, I use a pencil and...

Tools for Working Wood

I believe these are available there.

Take care, Mike

 

[Mr Mike]

Hi Jon,

If you're used to working with a pin type guage, the wheel type take some getting used to so that the line doesn't wander. Slightly different technique, that's all.

Sharpening couldn't be easier, the cutting disc is bevelled on one side. You simply place the unbevelled side face down on your waterstone/diamond stone/oilstone and with index finger placed on top, rub until a sharp edge is formed ! (hopefully before your index finger starts to bleed) :-s

 

[scooby]

to be honest, I can't remember the last I used a gauge on mdf or chipboard so this happening in the future is unlikely but it's always good to know before hand.

If it's ok with oak thats a good start.
Cheers and keep the opinions coming.

 

[JesseM]

I have the veritas wheel marking gauge and it works well for me. It seems a little dull at the moment as I have never made an attempt to sharpen it. The wheel style works a lot better for me than the pin style. I wish I could find a mortise wheel gauge to replace the pin style one I have.

One extra thing I do when I make a mark is use a 0.5 mm pencil to make the line more visible.

 

[Adam]

I wish I could find a mortise wheel gauge to replace the pin style one I have.

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=MARK

You can on the above link. I've see a few mortice wheel guages, but they are all fixed widths.

I have the veritas wheel guage, and although I have nothing similar to compare it too, it is excellent compared to a pin gauge. I've used it on plenty of hardwoods, and itsdoing well. Do retract the blade into the body when not in use - I have seen a blunt one that a chippy carries in a tool bag with the blade out, and hence the edge is being knocked by the other tools. It was pretty rounded off. Mine is really sharp. I'd imagine you could slip it off and hone quickly on some fine abrasive paper if you needed to -but I've not had that problam as yet.

Adam

 

[Mr Mike]

Chalk's a gentle way to make guage line's more visible too....

 

[Mr Mike]

Some chippie's just don't know how to look after their tools Adam ! :lol:

I'm a joiner by trade, but have two sets of most used tools. The lie nielsen chisels and clifton plane's stay in the workshop !!! What I take out in my bag is a different matter....

Chippie's using wheel guages ! (He must be suffering from delusions of grandeur......) :lol:

 

[Alf]

Review of most of them here, fwiw.

Cheers, Alf

 

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[Mr Mike]

It's great to turn those old jigsaw blades into something useful ! Cutting guages, scratch stock cutters, etc....

 

[Anonymous]

Tried the Axminster wheel guage for a while and then bought the veritas wheel guage (with fine adjuster) which is significantly better