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+ 1 on DuroFelt. Vadim told me he has also ordered from DuroFelt.

Yes, scissors usually are brought along with kitchen knives. I refer hairdresser scissors to someone else (and he reiprocates).

I learned a lot from the Tormek honing video that was uploaded today. Tip: fast forward past the first 7 minutes - nothing happened due to technical problems (one wireless mic was not working). Highly recommended, and well done Tormek!

That's hard to say, because then they would never show up  .

However, I do a surprising amount of kitchen scissors - usually Henckels or Wusthof; the occasional pair of Kai or Cutco. I find that if you're already doing a customer's knives - they tend to bring the scissors too - convenience is a good reason.

Sewing scissors - most sewers have good scissors; many are inherited from their mothers or grandmothers. Mostly Fiskar, Kai, Gingher, and Wiss.

I keep a record of the blade angles for reference.

The old iMac has  21" screen. I watched the Tormek online class on chisel sharpening. I have seen this numerous times on the iPad; however.watching it on the larger iMac screen was like watching a movie "on the big screen". I think the larger screen makes learning easier.

Ken

I watch YouTube with my 102" home theatre screen - it definitely makes learning easier! Though the sharpening time stays the same...

Please note that speeding up a Tormek could void the warranty.

For most, the Tormek is great as it is. For commercial sharpeners like I, speed matters.Knives at farmers markets can be incredibly dull. (One customer told me they hadn't been sharpened in 43 years...). So I need speed (and low grit wheels).

Tormek says the T8 runs at 90 rpm. I believe this is for countries with 50 Hertz electricity. Here in Canada with 60 Hz power, I measured my Tormeks running around 110 rpm (= 90 rpm x 60 Hz/50Hz).

I have sped up three of my machines. They run at 154 rpm, or 40% faster. However, water splashes everywhere, so I shield the water trough front and back. The machine and shields sit in a standard restaurant 12" x 20" x 4" high stainless steel buffet pan.

I kept my fourth Tormek stock for 400 and 1000 grit wheels. At those grits you don't need speed. In fact, Vadim says to NOT speed up the Tormek with 400 grit and above as the burr then gets unnecessarily big.

I've spent the last three months developing a machine running at 600 rpm, but it would be improper to talk about it here. Almost complete...

So, in conclusion, most owners should NOT modify their Tormeks to run faster.

I use the CW-220 composite honing wheel to keep water off the drive wheel.

The black colour is from the steel particles removed by the honing paste.

Wow I  actually came to this forum because I purchased a FVB and book then received no replies. Weeks later it was refunded saying Bo longer in stock.  I thought there could be extenuating circumstances, now I know.

Depending on which country you are in, you might be able to order the book on Amazon.

Wow. I don't know what to say. My condolences to his family. He will be missed by many, many people.

It was a Live Chat video, that's why it's so long. Maybe run the audio only in the background while doing something else?

That's because for farmers market I learned it was important to be right at the front to interact with people. The booth is 10' wide. I have a 4' table, so that leaves room for only two Tormeks - one with an 80 or 160 grit wheel(farmers market knives tend to be REALLY dull) and the second Tormek with a 400 or 1000 grit. That's why so many clamps - to minimize wheel changes.

Back in the shop, the 80 / 160 / 400 / 1000 grit wheels each have their own machine, so then I clamp and sharpen one knife at a time.

I newbie... so take with grain of salt... I read myriad posts here... see some say some people charge $1 per blade inch. I not do this commercially, but that price make me think:  1) There stuff must be cheaper than mine 2) They must be much faster than me 3) This price might be from sixties 4) Commercial sharpeners might be poverty stricken 5) They do whole bunches of swords or 6) They not taking into account recent inflation.   Realize that not give you recommend pricing, only thoughts related this.

1) I started by charging $1 (Canadian) per inch, but soon switched over to $10 per knife. Just easier to calculate in the midst of a farmers market. More for Globals, Shuns, Miyabis, ceramic knives because harder materials, angle changes (16 degrees for Shun), different grinding compounds, and people spending that much more on such knives will pay more.
2) Yes, speed matters, hence my multiple Tormek setups.
4) Don't expect to make a lot of money from this
5) Swords are a pain, I would stay away. Gritomatic does sell an interesting sword sharpening jig.
6) You're limited to charging what people will pay. If they paid $60 at (a big box store) for 15 knives, they're not going to pay $10 to sharpen each one. I learned how to gently suggest why they are not worth doing, and point them to buying fewer, but better quality knives. In fact, my #1 marketing material is a one-pager, "Best Value Chef Knives". We have to appreciate that most people simply don't know what brands are good steels.

Yes, it really is 200 watts. I measured 1.6 Amps (under load) x 120 volts = 192 Watts. Used it to estimate the battery size for my battery powered inverter power supply for farmers markets:

https://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=4784.msg34260#msg34260

I don't think a surge suppressor is really needed. Surges fry electronics. There are no electronics on a Tormek, just a motor with a startup capacitor. And newer models (T-7's from a certain serial number onwards, and all T-8's) have an auto stop function if power goes off suddenly.

Where the guy with 6 Tormek at when you need him?

That would be me  . Actually, I sold two, so am now down to "only" one T-8 and three T-7's. (That will go down further once I finish modifying my custom grinding machine. Since Tormek hosts this forum, please don't ask me publicly about it).

Spacing depends on whether you are putting more than one against a wall, or, as I did, as two islands in the middle - two machines per island. Two islands let me vary the side-to side distance between two machines.

Here's an old post and pictures where I did that: https://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=4586.msg32904#msg32904