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Apologies if this topic has been covered several times before.

I've had a good rummage around with the search engine looking for a thread dedicated to getting a straight edge on a chisel. If there is a go to thread for this topic I'd be grateful for a link to it.

The first chisel I sharpened turned out perfectly and I was really happy about it. The second one was the merest whisker off perfectly straight. Not a big deal, but enough for the perfectionist in me in to think "I wonder why that happened?" The third was less straight again, enough to frustrate me and mumble a few quiet sweary words under my breath. The fourth was perfect. On one hand I was really happy, but also confused as I'd applied the same exacting criteria to all four chisels.

Where am I going wrong?

Stone trued. Really careful how I clamp the chisel in the jig. Really careful about the universal support being straight. Thinking about the geometry of everything involved, ticking off a full checklist and expecting a perfectly straight edge every time, but not quite getting it.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hello folks. It's good to join you here.

Recently I got a T8, exciting times. I'm an experienced hand sharpener, but it's so time consuming and labour intensive that I was happy to finally tool up and go mechanised.

As advised, I'll be starting with my oldest and cheapest chisel later on today.

I can't seem to find any educational internet videos for hair and dog grooming clippers with the Tormek system. The one thread I found here was short and more than a decade old. So I thought I'd fire up a new one.

I'd be grateful for dos and don'ts tips on how to sharpen hair and dog grooming clipper blades, thanks.