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Hi and welcome to the forum!

The SVS-50 should help you solve your problem.

http://tormek.com/international/en/grinding-jigs/svs-50-multi-jig/

Best,
Stig

I do have one Vmatter and thinks it a good knife. Takes me longer to sharpen than a regular knife as the metal "stretches" and needs a different approach when sharpening.
The idea is that the edge will last longer and as for now I must say it does, in my own opinion. 
Best,
Stig

Hi,
I do sharpen a lot of knifes, it´s my favourite thing to sharpen, and there is only one steel that I found difficult to sharpen, amorphous metal alloy, witch actually can be discussed if it´s a steel.
VG10 is no problem with the regular SG-250 stone, I recently sharpened several VG10 steel knifes in Atlanta, at the Blade show. 62HRC is fine but when it starts to be a larger surface, like a planer blade, it takes longer.How much surface you sharpen is a factor, on a knife there is a small surface to sharpen on so you will get a good result within a short time.

Regards,
Stig

Hi,
Tormek has many different jigs for many different tools so we need a stone that can handle anything from small delicate woodcarving tool to tools with a larger surface with harder metal.
A CBN wheel or a Diamond wheel have one specific grit and our stones from 220 to 1000 grit plus the Japanese stone at 4000 grit.
We believe that our stones are the best solution for the wider range of tools and jigs.

Regards,
Stig

Hi,
We don´t sell it separately.
The base on the lamp is fitted for the top of the T-7 and makes it a bit special.

Regards,
Stig

We are glad this topic is engaging, proving it is important.

To clarify to all, we want the ceiling to be high in this forum, we just need to draw a line when people want to sell stuff. Sometimes the line is a bit blurry, but you´ll simply need to trust us. There has been very few occasions when we have felt the need to remove posts, and when we have, it is all in the interest of keeping the forum relevant and free from advertisements.

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Stig

Rob,

The Tormek forum was created in order to facilitate the discussion of any aspect of the Tormek system, from how to use a particular jig or accessory to the best way to store and maintain the system.

From now on, the Tormek moderator will remove any topics and discussions that do not comply with this objective.

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Stig

Hi,
If someone registers their machine according to the guidelines on the Tormek website and has a proof of purchase from a dealer then the warranty is valid.


Stig

Hi,

Rick,
When you use the stonegrader, use your fingers to feel how the stones feel. You should feel the grid when you have used the coarse side and after using the fine side, the stone should feel smooth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYNkEKS5-KY


I`ll share this link to our Tormek stones too,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDZxJBMXT4k

Best,
Stig

Hi,
There are some planer blades that are really hard to sharpen, no doubt about it. When they also get nicks in them it takes a long time to fix them. In general, planer blades who gets larger nicks, are very hard but also more likely to get more damaged.
The metal has a very long lifetime but when it breaks it breaks big.
I sharpened a 600 mm blade for a videoshot some years ago and that blade took me about 40 minutes to sharpen with the SB-250 stone. I found that ok as it was the first large blade I sharpened. After some practise I would cut minutes easily. The sad story is when i was done sharpening and hold the blade in my hand, in the jig, i dropped it on the stone, still spinning, and made a big nick in the middle of the blade :-(
As for the SB-250, that stone is a favourite amongst many woodturners who are making a living of the woodturning.
It is a good choice for those who can afford it and saves time in sharpening and makes time for more woodturning. In the end it pays itself.

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Stig

Hi,
There will be more videos from us in the future and it´s good to have the forum where I can see witch videos are demand.

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Stig

Hi,
To call things by they right name, I guess you have the SG-250 stone that is a 220 grid stone, but you can use the stonegrader to get about 1000 grid and you got the SJ-250 stone witch is 4000 grid.

Even when your SG-250 get´s smaller you can use the SJ-250, on a knife there will be very little difference on the edge, a tip is to use the marker method so you see that you are sharpening on the edge.

Stig

Hi and welcome to the forum!
That´s correct, US-105 for the 2000/T-7 models and US-103 for 1200/T-3/T-4 models.
The US-103 is 10 mm shorter on the horizontal supportbar than the US-105.

Best,
Stig

Hi,
Our Swedish Global importer do use Tormek and I know that you will get good result using the SVM-140 knife jig.
If you can, put a finger on the knifes blade also when you sharpen the tip, you see what I mean in the video, use one finger on the blade also.
http://tormek.com/international/en/grinding-jigs/svm-140-knife-jig/

Stig

Rob,
Have you seen the BGM-100 kit? Works perfectly for shaping on a dry grinder and easy to transfer to the Tormek for final sharpening.

900 billion...

Stig