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hi again..

this morning I tried the machine..let me write about it in some details.

well the stone is almost 250mm...on close inspection, it is not flat at all..maybe a mm or two, there is a visible concavity at the center..

I filled up the water trough to the desired level..

(btw, I put it on top of my table saw (quickly I realized I need to put some rag underneath in case this stupidity becomes a Murphys law in the making..well I got no nearby worktable in the first place within my reach)..

turned on the tool, heard some minimal noise while the stone is circling.. I think its just ok (is it really ok?)

lo and behold, the water quickly disappeared...ah yes it was absorbed by the stone..so I got about half a liter of tap water and instilled it in the trough..waited a bit and instilled more.

then I turned it on again, slowly lowered the edge of the 1/2" nicked chisel edge..then I have found out that the stone is not really flat...in fact it  was going up and down about a mm or 2...I observed the spindle while it turned and somehow it was steady (a  relief)...so I guess before I can truly make a sharp edge, I needed the truing tool...one month is the waiting time from the States to here..waah!

btw, the square edge jig it came with has no sticker and when I looked at the picture of its current version at Amazon, mine has no thumbscrew in the other end..i also wonder about the function of the separate 3rd plastic knob..is it to fix the square jig to the tool rest?

I am anticipating your feedbacks...I am the newest troglodyte in this tormek community...forgive me.

thanks in advance.

huh..my pics wont show...are there a number of posts required before I will be able to post pics?

I am using photobucket as file sharing site.

thanks folks!

as promised here is mine..cant find the serial number though..turned it upside down and could not see any label or sticker







I think its a must to have the truing tool right?
I will purchase it together with the honing compound. that should me settle somehow..

hi Herman,

i appreciate very much you chiming in..

i am on duty (as a pathologist) right now and when im back at my shop, il be taking pictures of the tool for you and everyone else to see..

until then...

thanks again.

Hi fellas,

This is my first post and what do you expect from a new member? You are all right! To ask questions! LOL
Sorry i was lazy (but quite excited) to browse the site for question which might have been answered before.
Anyways, I am from the Philippines, and like most of you here, a woodworker (a budding one). I recently acquired the model Supergrind 2000, 2nd hand but looks pristine though used. I am wondering if the accessories for the T7 will still fit this model. Also, i have read elsewhere in the forum that these supergrind 2000 grinding machines have different production years. So can you help me how to check which year mine was made?
By the way, the only accessory my unit has is a the standard chisel honing jig. I am planning on getting the truing tool, planer and jointer holder jig available on amazon. i want to be sure if these jigs will still fit my old Tormek.

thank you very mucho!