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General Tormek Questions / Re: T8 water tray mechanism

Last post by John_B - Yesterday at 10:13:31 PM

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?

#2

General Tormek Questions / Re: Did ChatGpt lie to me?

Last post by tgbto - Yesterday at 05:07:11 PM

It seems ChatGPT is now an expert. The definition of which being : Someone who knows how to err with authority.

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General Tormek Questions / Re: T8 water tray mechanism

Last post by Ken S - Yesterday at 03:01:10 PM

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

#4

General Tormek Questions / Re: Did ChatGpt lie to me?

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Yesterday at 12:36:38 AM

If you do a search on the various 3D printer sites such as Yeggi and Pintables you will get several pages of results. I don't recall a water trough though.

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General Tormek Questions / Re: Did ChatGpt lie to me?

Last post by Ken S - June 30, 2025, 08:41:28 PM

Welcome to the forum, Gregory.

I think the ChatGpt has misinformed you. Here is a link to thewater trough spare part sold by Tormek.

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/products/tormek-advanced-water-trough-for-t7

Please note that for older machines, the correct part is designated T7. You could email support for verification. (support@tormek.se)

Ken

#6

General Tormek Questions / Re: Did ChatGpt lie to me?

Last post by John_B - June 30, 2025, 07:43:48 PM

The only STL file I have seen from Tormek is for Tilt Feet. There are many STL files for different things that individuals have developed; they take some research to find.

https://tormek.com/en/products/accessories/tf-2-tilt-feet

#7

General Tormek Questions / Re: T8 water tray mechanism

Last post by Royale - June 30, 2025, 07:04:05 PM

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.

#8

General Tormek Questions / T8 water tray mechanism

Last post by Kodar - June 30, 2025, 06:06:20 PM

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!

#9

General Tormek Questions / Did ChatGpt lie to me?

Last post by boilerbengal - June 30, 2025, 04:57:02 PM

ChatGpt said that Tormek released an STL file for a water trough to be user 3d printed. i can't find it or anything related.

My dad whos mid 80's gave me his Tormek supergrind 2000, after a stroke i had, I bought a 3d printer. ( now I'm recovering I'm mixing the two hobbies.. ) Sharpening wood turning tools  So an STL file for a water trough to go with the old superGrind 2000 would be nice if anyone has such a thing.

Thanks

#10

Knife Sharpening / Re: Small quantities of diamon...

Last post by PANIC!!! - June 28, 2025, 03:52:33 AM

Very cool, thanks for sharing!