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#1

General Tormek Questions / Re: A mouse ate my T-8

Last post by tgbto - Today at 09:12:35 AM

Get some mouse traps, too. Or at least some rat poison if you don't have pets. 

And maybe, use the remnants of your T-8 switch cover as bait ?

#2

Tormek T-1 and T-2 / Re: T1 Help needed

Last post by tgbto - Today at 09:04:50 AM

If you're removing a lot of metal, you may want to occasionally switch sides prior to raising a burr... just to make sure you don't over-sharpen one side and inadvertently move the edge off center.  But what you posted will work.

Theoretically, when thinning a knife, the risk of running into such an issue is low, unlike when putting a primary bevel. But it's a good idea to get used to switching sides as part of the basic process as advised by @cbwx34.

You may also want to manage the speed with which you push/pull the knife : the way I've seen it demonstrated, you sharpen the knife going back and forth with a T-1. So you risk spending more time grinding the middle portion of the edge rather than heel/tip, and might raise a high spot especially during heavy grinding sessions. You can check it against a flat reference surface with a light in the background : make sure no light shines through where the flat of the blade meets the flat surface. If you start raising a burr in the middle portion while still having quite a lot of sharpie in the tip/heel area is also a good indication that you're overgrinding the middle.

And a quick remark about the T-1 user manual : the pictures for honing obviously show the knife in an awkward position when the handle of the knife is in the left hand. As demoed by Sebastian in the tormek T-1 video, you should keep the edge of the blade in contact with the whole width of the honing wheel, so the left hand honing position is not a mirror image of the right hand honing position. I guess too quick a cut and paste is to blame.

#3

Knife Sharpening / Re: New angle jig KS-123

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Today at 01:44:27 AM

The suppliers in Australia who are showing it are al either Out Of Stock, or Pre-Order. So clearly the Australian stock is still on its way.

#4

General Tormek Questions / Re: A mouse ate my T-8

Last post by Herman Trivilino - Yesterday at 10:09:39 AM

Get some mouse traps, too. Or at least some rat poison if you don't have pets. 

#5

Knife Sharpening / Re: Rock hard felt wheel suppl...

Last post by 3D Anvil - Yesterday at 12:29:04 AM

Thanks! Does anyone have a recommendation on a shaft extension to put these wheels on the honing side, similar to what Vadim used?

The only one that comes to mind is https://schleifjunkies.de/en/

I believe you can also use the shaft extension that comes with the Tormek profiled leather wheels, if you happen to have one of those.

#6

General Tormek Questions / Re: A mouse ate my T-8

Last post by petekelly - June 01, 2024, 11:10:18 PM

Good idea, thank you.

#7

General Tormek Questions / Re: A mouse ate my T-8

Last post by Ken S - June 01, 2024, 09:31:17 PM

Pete,

I would recommend that you email support (support@tormek.se) about this. Be sure to include the photo you took.

Ken

#8

General Tormek Questions / A mouse ate my T-8

Last post by petekelly - June 01, 2024, 07:12:54 PM

Well, a mouse got into my basement and of all the things on the menu down there, it ate the flexible cover on the switch of my T-8. My first thought is that I should replace the cover since I think it keeps water out of the switch, but it looks like the cover is integral to the switch, so I should replace the switch. Does that sound right? Has anybody done that?

Thanks for any help,
Pete

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#9

Tormek T-1 and T-2 / Well done T2 video

Last post by Ken S - June 01, 2024, 05:39:45 PM

This video is by Darryl Hughes of Affinity Cuiinary, the former US importer. I met Darryl years ago and remember him as a likable guy. Judging from this video, he has also become quite knowledgeable, also. The video is focused on professional chefs, the target market for the T2. It is obviously a marketing video, but well done. here is a link:

https://youtu.be/lO2gVo9jx2I?si=XIWkDNS25nXNkhdN

Ken

#10

General Tormek Questions / Re: Angel for sharpening knive...

Last post by ST - June 01, 2024, 04:53:10 PM

Okay cbwx34 and others,

Thanks for your advice, I understood it al. And I agree it will be worth to buy the KS-123 for setting up the angels. Once again thank you all for the advice. And I will try to understand the Calcapp ;-)