Hello all, new to the forum and to turning. I have been turning pens for a years but have now started to turn bowls. I have never been able to sharpen my tools very well using my grinding wheel and my one way system. Seemed to ruin some gouges in the process. So i invested in the tormek and i love it which brings me to my problem. I can have a nice 55 degree angle on my gouge but when i put it on the tormek to sharpen it comes out with a double bevel. I made sure that my settings were correct... P=65 js=4 hole=A. Any reason why it doesn't maintain the 55 degree bevel?
Welcome to the forum, Roger.
I am a longtime sharpener, although only a beginning turner. For many years, I have considered the linked turner's box video Tormek's most outstanding video. The box combined two of Tormek's best people. Torgny Jansson, inventor of the Tormek, wrote the included turning handbook. Jeff Farris, a veteran turner and Tormek instructor, poduced the video. The video includes sections about sharpening and using the standard turning tools.
Another reason I recommend purchasing this information box is that I don't know how much longer it will be included in the Tormek lineup. It predates DVDs. The Tormek used is a T2000, ancient by todays's standards (but still very usable). The techniques shown are just as at home with a T8. I consider this a must have item for Tormek turners. Here is the link:
https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Tormek-Turners-Instruction-Box-P364.aspx
Ken
Quote from: Rogm1017 on December 25, 2023, 02:15:19 AMHello all, new to the forum and to turning. I have been turning pens for a years but have now started to turn bowls. I have never been able to sharpen my tools very well using my grinding wheel and my one way system. Seemed to ruin some gouges in the process. So i invested in the tormek and i love it which brings me to my problem. I can have a nice 55 degree angle on my gouge but when i put it on the tormek to sharpen it comes out with a double bevel. I made sure that my settings were correct... P=65 js=4 hole=A. Any reason why it doesn't maintain the 55 degree bevel?
Tormek has a Sharpening Class YouTube video that might help... Woodturning Tools (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aHmc43RUY4)
I don't sharpen them, but often with knives, the stated angle isn't always the actual angle, so maybe they didn't start out at 55°? Also, depending on how they were originally sharpened, they may need to be modified slightly to "adapt" to the Tormek. (See this alot on knives too.) Once set up, resharpening/touchups, should go quickly.
Roger,
I'm having trouble visualizing what you are describing. Please post some pictures so we can assist you.
Kind regards,
Rich