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In the Shop => General Tormek Questions => Topic started by: RickKrung on September 03, 2023, 06:24:05 PM

Title: "Other Stuff" You Can Do On A Tormek
Post by: RickKrung on September 03, 2023, 06:24:05 PM
The Tormek system is so versatile. I'm a maker/mod-er/fiddler and over the years have done all sorts of things with my Tormek that go beyond sharpening.  Currently, I am making some bamboo fly rods and have come to the stage of treating the snake guide feet, which means taking a supposedly "finished" stamped feet and thinning and fairing them so that when the silk thread is wrapped over to secure them that there is a smooth, aesthetic transition rather than a noticeable bump.  This task it typically done using files and sandpaper and often on some sort of fine grit grinder.

Top: As received, Middle: Flattened with hydraulic press, Bottom: faired using Tormek diamond wheels. 
Snake Guide Foot Treatments 1 09-02-23 640.JPG

Hydraulic press.  I ground a raduis on the corner of an old HSS cutting tool so there would not be a sharp step at the transition. 
Snake Guide Foot Treatments 2 09-02-23 640.JPG

Fairing on diamond wheel
Snake Guide Foot Treatments 3 09-02-23 640.JPG

Rick
Title: Re: "Other Stuff" You Can Do On A Tormek
Post by: RichColvin on September 04, 2023, 02:49:06 AM
Well, I guess it is a grinder...