having 5 or six chisels to sharpen

[kingkey]

Hi from the UK here, total newbie to a Tormek T 8, My first post so please be gentle,
I trained as a chef many years ago and have sharpened my knives to a great edge.
however my son in law is a carpenter and is giving me his chisels to sharpen ,i have watched plenty of videos from both Tormek and individuals ,
So i have used the truing tool to cut the wheel both square and round and am ready to do my first chisel !
My question to you guys is do i sharpen them all with the rough stone setting first then when all 6 are done go to the 220 setting for all 6 , then go to the 1000 grit for all then hone
Or do i do 1 chisel at a time changing the wheel twice , wont this wear the stone out quickly or does it not really impact the stone so much ,
Thankyou for your time and sorry if its a daft question 

[Dan]

Hello,
Not sure what you mean by the 'rough stone setting'. The rough stone setting is the 220 grade. In general, you need to keep the chisel in the jig for both initial rough grind (220 grade) and then the same exact angle once you make the wheel smoother (1000 grade)
This allows for a finer finish in exactly the same angle. You should see no difference in the grind except finer lines.
All it takes is 10 - 20 seconds using the stone grader to make the wheel less abrasive. (Or more abrasive the other way round)

Once the grind is finished, you can remove the chisel from the jig and do the honing on the honing wheel, normally freehand.

In reality the grading of the stone is not so precise. It is at its most abrasive just after truing it with the diamond truing tool. After that it generally settles down to around 600.
You can make it more rough or smooth with the grading tool but it is not really 220 or 1000!
The basic idea is to use the rough cut for more metal removal when you need to and then finish it with the finer grind.
I, and others, tend to use a diamond plate of different grades to roughen or to smooth the stone.

See this Tormek video for a good example of chisel sharpening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd6nnexsPjY

When I sharpen my knives, I like to hone at a precise angle using a different honing wheel setup.
That's a different story...

Danny

P.S. There are many useful videos on the Tormek channel for all sorts of sharpening.
P.P.S. The chisels will be less sharp pretty quickly especially if used on harder woods or very resinous softwoods.
When it loses its edge, it is possible to just touch up the cutting edge on a stone afterwards. The hollow grind of the Tormek helps this a lot.
P.P.P.S. Welcome to the sharpening rabbit hole