T8 Original and dehoning leather

[Kick71]

To France :-)

Good evening,

Very happy with my recent purchase of this T8 machine which does a very good job.
Concerning dehoning, I seem to have a problem with the dehoning leather:

Indeed, at the junction of the leather, a bump is present, and when sharpening, my sharpening tool (wood chisel or knife) tends to jump on it. Very unpleasant, and certainly not optimal for good defiling.

What should I do? Or what can you do for this problem?

Best regard
Christian

[John Hancock Sr]

There does seem to be a slight ridge at the leather joins on the wheel. A couple of suggestions. If you have a Dremel or similar use a fine sanding drum to level the wheel at the join. Run your fingers around the wheel over the ridge to test the smoothness - your finger tips are really sensitive and you should be able to gauge the smoothness really well. The other thing you can do is use a very sharp knife to pare away the ridge. I have leather skiving knives which are perfect for this. then sand the surface smooth since the knife will leave a slightly uneven surface.

[Ken S]

The standard advice from Tormek is to rub the joint splice with a piece of sandpaper. That will take down the high spot. This is covered in several of the online classes.

Ken

[Kick71]

Thank you all for your responses.
Sincerely

Christian