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Morning Chaps and Happy New Year (it's been a while since I visited)

I've a quick question regarding back flattening as I've promised a friend of mine I'll do his chisels and plane irons tomorrow and I've not done any for ages.  Am I right in assuming it's possible/sensible to grade the side of the wheel with the stone grader to re-energise it? (for chisel back flattening).

This friend of mine has been slaving away on diamond stones by hand to flatten his blades and he's had enough.  I suggested we employ the "National Grid" with a Tormek plugged into one end of it to speed things up a bit.  The notion of speeding things up seems to me to be aided and abetted by having a dressed wheel side.

Hope you're all keeping well.

Just remind me how your tomato's will benefit again :-)

Just to close the UK forum loop Luptom....I'll leave you in the capable hands of the Tormek group.  You'll not meet a more friendly and helpful group I can be quite certain of that.

Thanks guys. I'm in the x Ray waiting room with my son. Will jump on this when I get home.

This just in on the UK woodworking forum I moderate...


LuptonM wrote:

Hi all,

Was feeling very flush last week. Whipped by wallet out and bought a "tormek" at an auction last week.

Only minor drawback is that t it appears to a retro drill powered antique.

Looks similar to this one:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=st+25 ... aEVftxM%3A

I don't have the original drill shaft accessory so though it would be interesting if I could somehow attach a motor to the thing.

The motor will need to be low RPM (output between 100-150 rpm) and high torque.

Problems are:

1) where do I get a suitable motor for a reasonable price? I am not too clued up on electrical motors. The motor need to be enough powerful to handle the friction of pressing the blades against the stone

2) once I have the motor how do I transfer the power to the tormek to get the best performance? I think tormeks use a wheel against a wheel but could pulleys be used for less slippage?

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And my advice was...

Go to the Tormek forum (http://forum.tormek.com/index.php). Make your post and ask Ken S (the moderator). He will help you. Tormek closely monitor the forum and a chap called Stig (from Tormek) may be in touch to connect you with whoever may have parts. Brimarc is the UK distributor and they just replaced a part in my Tormek although it is a T7 and not as old as the one you're discussing. In the main, Tormek are good at solving technical problems like this and many of their machines are backwardly compatible so you've got a reasonable chance of success if you follow my advice. Ken S....nice bloke :-) We wont hold the fact he's American against him :-)

So there may be a post from this chap in the near future....interesting machine actually isn't it?  Was that the first ever model I wonder?

By the way....I'm Bob...and I'm your Uncle 

Good thought, but not a problem with me. My car gets regular oil changes, tire rotation, and mtce if needed. Basic wash only when really needed, but no wax.

My Tormek, since it lasts longer, gets more particular care.

Ken

But then your Tormek costs more than most cars so I guess that's reasonable :-)

I agree the 186 is the bees knees. For turning tools specifically I'm less certain about the rotating base although as a bit of luxury for a Christmas present its a nice option. But because of the primary horizontal grinding with elliptical tools it's a little superfluous just for that function

Having said that, I'd like one anyway......any takers for my Christmas pressie :-)

Every time I use it, I do sharpen all my dull stuff at the same time, and expecially for knifes and chisels, I use the honing wheel every time so I need to turn the machine,

Best,
Stig

He's talking about turning tools though Stig :-)  I also turn mine around when sharpening anything in vertical mode....we all do don't we?  :-)

Never.  Only use my Tormek for spindle and bowl gouges and only use it in the wheel moving away from blade position ie horizontal.

My turkey baster is European made :-)

spot on Ken...well remembered indeed.  And penny's were abbreviated, not to p for pence as now but d for some reason I don't remember as I was 7 when we went decimal.  But the odd thing is that even though we went decimal in about 1970, we continued with imperial for decades after (including still now in fact).

So my measurements are a hybrid of the two.  Gotta dash, mother in laws for lunch....more on this later.

[forward]

I wonder if now we're out of Europe we'll be able to go back to a sensible set of measures?  You know one that has no basis in rational thought or mathematical systems (but I still love it anyway :-)

In fact rephrase that...we'll be able to go "forward" to the imperial system :-)

Ah....you meant Jam Roly poly...now I understand :-)

would someone like to explain to the poor saps on this side of the pond (who invented the language by the way) what the hell "Jellyroll" is please?