I have had a Tormek Supergrind 2000 for many years but I have rarely used it because I did not get acceptable results with it; i.e., my tools were not even close to being sharp. I recently watched the many videos available and learned that you needed to use the stone grader for about 30 seconds to change the apparent grit of the stone. I had been using for a much shorter time and never really got the 1000 grit result and thus my tools were not sharp. So, I used the grader as shown in the videos and was finally able to get acceptable results for one or two tools but then I noticed that only the edges of the stone were getting regraded and the center was still coarse. Upon examining the stone grader, I saw that it had a deep oval shaped depression in the center of the fine side. I worked the grading stone on a diamond lapping plate but the depression was just too deep to remove. This happened in one day with only three or four uses of the stone. I had to buy a new stone grader. Why could this be happening? With all the positive reviews of this sharpening system, this can't be normal. I was moving the stone grader around to try and use all of it but as the center began to wear out to the oval depression I would notice that it became kind of grabby as I moved it to the sides. I should also say that the total time that the stone grader has been used on the fine side is less than 10 minutes total over the last 10 to 15 years. I used moderate pressure on it meaning that I did put some downward pressure on it but not very much.
I have invested so much money in this thing and all the accessories that I would really like to be able to use it.
I have invested so much money in this thing and all the accessories that I would really like to be able to use it.