Which model?

[egomatic]

Hi there,

I just bought this machine, can anyone tell me more about model & year?




I already like it here ;-)

tx
steve

[Ken S]

Welcome to the forum, Steve.

Do a google search on "register your Tormek" It should pull up a form for you to fill out and email to Tormek. Once your machine is registered, Tormek can tell you the age and model.

Ken

[egomatic]

Tx Ken!

done!

steve

[Stickan]

Hi,
It´s a SA-250. Came with a natural stone. If it has flat sides and not dished were the label is its a natural stone. Its from the mid eighties.
The honing wheel is rubber with Aluminum oxide grid and are not to be used with the compound. Removes the burr faster but will not give the same sharpness as the leather wheel.
The jig for the chisel and handplaneblades is called SVH-60 and was the model we had before we made the EE-76, its really handy when you have shorter chisels as it´s base is closer to the stone. You need to be careful when mounting the tool in the jig as it does not have a guide in it.
The horizontal base and supportbar was mounted some years after it was first bought.

Best,
Stig

[egomatic]

Hey Thanks Stig!
steve

[Ken S]

Well done, Stig.

I noticed the square construction and thought the horizontal sleeves were added later. The natural stone and different rubber honing wheel escaped me.

Out of curiosity, I see where the present leather honing wheel and compound can produce a bevel with a higher polish. This would certainly be superior for tools like chisels. for knives used for slicing, would the older rubber and abrasive combination give a final edge with more tooth? If so, is the rubber wheel interchangeable with the T7 leather wheel and still available as a spare part? (i am thinking it might work better than the valve grinding compound I have been testing with the leather wheel.)

Ken

[grepper]

"SA-250 from 1984. The first self powered model with honing wheel and universal support."
It's pictured on this page: http://tormek.com/international/en/about-tormek/the-tormek-story/

https://www.google.ca/search?q=tormek+sa-250&lr=&as_qdr=all&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CD4QsARqFQoTCKjy1beCkMcCFYRyPgody8cK8w&biw=1222&bih=655&dpr=1.25

[egomatic]

Hi,

the stone on it (when I purchased it, is a SG-250) is that a natural stone, or rather after sales?

what do you mean by 'The horizontal base and supportbar was mounted some years after it was first bought.'

was this a standard upgrade or rather DIY ?

I guess adding a leather honing wheel is possible?

tx!
steve

[grepper]

I'm not expert on Tormek history, but...

From: http://tormek.com/international/en/about-tormek/the-tormek-story/

"The initial natural sandstone from Gotland has been replaced by a vitrified aluminium oxide grindstone specially developed for water cooled grinding at low speed."

The SG-250 is the new version of the stone that replaced the original natural stone.

If you check out this picture of the SA-250,

http://img.tradera.net/images/978/209633978_afee27ea-3170-4742-bb13-43a9b1790fa5.jpg

it only has a base for the control bar to extend vertically from the top of the machine.  The base that holds the bar horizontally from the top was added later.  The SG-250 is a Tormek stone.  I'm guessing that the horizontal base that was added was a Tormek product.  The reason it's a guess is that the present day horizontal base has two thumbscrews and the one pictured on your machine has one.  Maybe the one with a single thumbscrew was an earlier model.

I don't know about the hub size, etc., on the leather wheel is the same as the rubber one.

[egomatic]

hey guys, today, after working for an hour (stopped regularly) on the machine, it suddenly stopped spinning, is it possible I burned the machine? I'm not a technical dude at all ;-)

or will it get back to life after cooling down? I noticed some rubber tear down inside the honing wheel, dunno if this was there or new....

tx
steve

[Ken S]

Steve,

Because of the age of your machine, I suggest you contact Tormek support directly (support.tormek.se). Although we are  well intentioned, to the best of my knowledge, you are the only member of the forum using that vintage Tormek. The factory people in Sweden should be more familiar with your particular machine (motor, drive, etc.) than we are.

Ken

[egomatic]

OK tx Ken,

I feel honoured to be the only one on a vintage Tormek, I guess I deserve a price, no? ;-)

tx
steve

[Ken S]

Grepper,

The horizontal base with one screw was the earlier Tormek model.

Ken

[jeffs55]

One of my machines is about 11 years old and is green and has the "not square" frame for lack of a better term. The other is of unknown age and has a square frame and is also green. This machine is from the mid 80s according to Stig. So, the machines were blue, then green and now blue again. Right?

[Stickan]

Correct!

Best,
Stig