Newbie (Dutch) Tormek user (2024) and new Forum Community Member as of last Friday.
I bought a T-4 after having seen all the Tormek YouTube video's in the English and German language. Not a professional sharpener and not a woodturner – only regular woodworking - so the T-4 would be the machine to go for. I do however have a planer/thicknesser, - three blades, 310 mm long, 3mm thick - so besides all the usual suspects regarding Tomek jigs, also the SVH-320.
I have read all the posts on this topic and although it has been a fight to figure out how to correctly set up the jig, I am quite pleased with the result and didn't encounter most of the issues mentioned in the earlier posts. The SG-200 will become a problem though, since the blades are HSS steel. I am considering a DF-200 for the planer blades.
It has been recommended by Tormek in their Video's for the T-8 - 4 years ago, when there were no diamond wheels for the T-4 - but I would like to learn from community members if that would be the right choice.
Welcome to the forum, B.A.
Let me start by stating that I have no expertise with the SVH-240. I purchased one several years ago, only to learn that the blades on my Delta "lunch box" thicpkness planer were not designed to be resharpened.
Moving on, how practiced are you with sharpening your other woodworking tools? You can learn a lot about using your new Tormek by sharpening your chisels and bench plane irons. (Start with 19mm chisels; they are the easiest to sharpen.)
You might want to purchase a spare set of planer blades and gradually work up to sharpening your planer blades.
Keep us posted.
Ken
PS Purchase a TT-200 Truing Tool. If you find your sharpening times are excessive, the DF-200 is a good choice.
Thank you, Ken
How experienced can you become in ~ a year?
I started with buying the T-4 including the TT-50, SE-77, KJ-45, MB-102, RB-180 and ~four months later the SVH-320 and SVD-110.
That was when I convinced myself I was able to sharpen almost anything 'satisfying'.
(Chisels, handplane blades and 'everything kitchen'.
But I am very aware of the fact you have to gain experience, you can't learn that.
Bert
Quote from: Bert 22 on October 28, 2025, 09:07:50 PMI am considering a DF-200 for the planer blades.
It has been recommended by Tormek in their Video's for the T-8 - 4 years ago, when there were no diamond wheels for the T-4 - but I would like to learn from community members if that would be the right choice.
The DF is a perfect choice for HSS planer blades. If they are badly chipped then it may take some time to sharpen but for a resharpen only the DF is perfect.
Thank you John!
Bert,
Idid not mean to disparage your sharpening experience. All toooften I needto guess, and I am often wrong. My apologies.
Ken