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kb0rvo,

http://www.screencast.com/t/xO5ncMNLs

Here's the thread I started about it:
http://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=1516.0

I had not flattened the edge yet, but the tip is fixed. 

Being realistic, I suspect Tormek would not be interested, or have the IT resources necessary to host a real wiki. I could be wrong, but I'll bet not.  I was surprised to see that they have: https://www.facebook.com/TormekSharpeningInnovation (At least I think that's run by Tormek.  I didn't spend a lot of time checking it out).

The easiest way, would just be to make a new top level on these forums (General questions, Wood Turning, Wood Carving... Wiki), and have all of the instructional threads there.

Then, have a top sticky in that group that is an organized bunch of links to those articles, like:

Wheel surface problems
    link to chipping
    link to not flat
    ...
Some other subject
   link...
   link...
   ...

I don't know how/if the forum can support public/group editing permissions.  It could be someone would have to be the official updater... Rob???   After all it was your idea.   (I've learned from too many years in an office environment that you have to be careful about promoting good ideas, as you might be "volunteered").

It is rather amazing, that with such a cool product as the Tormek, especially something that actually requires experience to get good at, that this information is not available already.

kb0rvo,

That is the knife before the tip was repaired and the edge flattened.  Looks a lot better now.

[B]

There are two way to attach a pic.

1.  Link to a hosting site. Get yourself a free Flicker or PhotoBucket account, etc.  There are a ton of them.  Search Google for "free picture hosting" and pick one that appeals to you.  Then just post a link to the pic, like:

www.MyFreeHostingSite.com/mypic

Or your can embed the pic like above, using the Insert Image button just below the B bold button in the editor that you use to type this stuff.  It will add an [ img ]  [ /img ] to the text.  Then just put the link to the picture between them like:
[ img ] www.myfreehostingsite.com/mypic [ /img ]

(I added spaces before/after the brackets in order to display them)

The site where you host your pictures will usually provide you with a link, but if not go to the picture on the site and see if you can copy the link from your browser.

It would be nice if you could directly upload images to this site, but probably because of space reasons, it's not allowed as far as I can tell.

Hey Jeff!  Can you make it so we can upload attachment/pics?

Way to go Herman!

I had to remove some of the return on this knife after I created a new tip.  Some idiot, (me), had over sharpened the edge so that it was concave towards the spine and would not lay flat.  A real problem for chopping with a chef's knife!

I removed a little of the return next to the heel, and a little from the tip and... bob's your uncle!   Perfectly serviceable now.  Another edge tool saved by the Tormek!

If folks are really interested in starting a wiki, it might be interesting to contact Tormek and ask if they would be interested in assisting/hosting the wiki on their domain.  After all, it could only benefit them!

There are a bunch of options, including articles on Wikipedia itself, free wiki  hosting/creation sites and even the FAQ style "wiki" that would just be big posting on this site with links to other threads.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/34248/how-to-create-a-wiki-without-any-technical-know-how-using-google-sites/

http://www.clickonf5.org/7599/10-free-opensource-wiki-software-engine/

Please don't get me wrong here folks,  I'm in total agreement with the Wiki idea!   I think that a Wiki would be absolutely great! One would even think that the Tormek company would have lots of how to use the Tormek info too!  Umm.. Tormek???

Anyway, it still might be handy to know that apparently Google spiders the Tormek forums, so you can use Google to search them.  Search for "grader" on on Google like this:

grader site:www.tormek.com

For some reason, Google's search algorithm is superior to that of these forums. 

Standing on the switch side, with the control bar above the wheel (inserted perpendicular to the top of the machine), you would be grinding into the rotation of the wheel.  With the control bar inserted parallel to the top of the machine so that it's on the side of the wheel, you would be grinding with the rotation of the blade.

Grinding into the spin of the wheel is more aggressive and removes metal at a faster rate than with the wheel.  It can be more difficult to control however.

I'm sure others will chime in on the merits of grinding with/against the wheel.

Have you seen Jeff's videos?
http://www.sharptoolsusa.com/demo.php

What OS?  Windows?  Mac?

While an organized, searchable FAQ type of document certainly could be helpful, this site does have a search box.

It's far from the best search algorithm I've seen, but it is somewhat useful.  It's scope seems to be limited to the thread that you are searching from.  So, if you are in a particular thread, it's result set will be only from that thread.  If you search from the top level General Tormek Questions page it seems to return results from all threads in the General Tormek Questions group.

Try clicking on one thread, and then search for:  grader curve
Then try the same from the top level General Tormek Questions page.

It also seemingly unpredictably will return zero results if one of the search terms is not found, even if the other is.  For example: "grader" returns many results, but "grader zebra" returns a null set.  So if you don't find anything, try different search terms.

"grader cup" returns lots of results, but "grader cupping" returns nothing, even though a search for "cupping" by itself does return results. 

Strange, huh.

If you think carefully about your search terms, and try a bunch of different searches it's pretty useful, even though it's actually a rather pathetic and homely search algorithm.

http://tinyurl.com/cqqoqtc

My T-7 is in my rc helicopter shop in my basement, but the bench grinder is in my frozen (Michigan) garage.  I have a Readyheater 55 salamander heater pointed right at the bench grinder.

I LOVE the salamander!, even with K1 @ $4.60US/gal.

So, like yourself, I just sort of tough it out.  Go out there, turn on the heater, get done what I need to do while it warms up.

I love summer.  I love everything about summer.  If I had a daughter, I'd name her Summer.

And when you think about it, that makes total sense.  When the grader stone is flat, only a very small surface area of the grader touches the wheel.  When it is concave, matching the curve of the wheel, more of the grader touches the wheel.

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Oh, and just to make you feel even more like a total goof, (Just kidding!!!...  The following thread is all about "Short stints of dry grinding" ), you might find this about dry grinding helpful:

From: http://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=1525.0

Guys, my computer has been down for a couple of days, so I'm catching up, but...

DON'T DO IT!!!

It will damage your grindstone and will not have the desired effect (faster cutting).

Take a trip to a machine shop. If they have high end equipment, you'll see that it all uses a liquid coolant. Coolant makes for faster cutting, not slower. Dry cutting on dry grinders is faster because the stones are 4 to 6 times coarser, not because it's dry.

I've got to admire your dedication... working in a shop where it is so cold water has changed state from liquid to solid!

Hi Joel!

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http://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=130.msg371#msg371
http://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=1521.msg5262#msg5262
http://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=494.msg1156#msg1156

Mark