T8 water tray mechanism

[Kodar]

Hi there sharpening people! This is my first post.

I have a question regarding the sliding mechanism on the T8. My water quality is very hard where I live, and well, my transport mechanism for the water tray got quite stiff. I've used some citric acid solutions to dissolve the build up and it helped, but only for a short while. After that it would get clogged again and give me troubles.

The question I have, is whether any one of you knows how to disassemble the machine? So that I can do a quality cleaning of that sliding mechanism. I have tried, and had troubles removing the blue plastic portion of the assembly, so I stopped before I did any damage. Any instructions would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[Royale]

I've been hitting my water trough lifting mechanism with PTFE spray grease after it got gummed up with the ACC-150 solution. So far it's been working pretty well, and each application lasts a few weeks of sharpening before I need to hit it with the spray grease again.

No luck removing my T-8 housing for a deep clean either.

Will be keeping an eye on this post for any useful information.

[Ken S]

Welcome to the forum, Kodar.

My first thought is to recommend that you email support. (support@tormek.se)

Reading that you have very hard water, I would try usinf distilled water from the grocery store. It is not expensive. My water is not hard, so I have never had that problem.

Please post the reply from support. I am curious to learn what they recommend.

Ken

[John_B]

I add a couple of drops of Dawn dish soap in my water. I wonder how a bit of CLR would work in tour case?