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I'm certainly no woodturning expert, but I've found a good grind for my skew with which I can make a lot of really nice cuts.  I use a Sorby skew with an end that has a 70 degree angle (as shown below) :



I use the SVS-50, set at 20 degrees, a projection of 65mm, and hole B.

Ken,

I have a bowl gouge that has become so short that I had no more room in the fluted area to hold the tool with disc my SVD-185 (it doesn't work trying to hold a round shaft).  I have taken the recommendation from Tormek to flatten the shaft between the handle and the flutes, giving me a flat surface for the SVD-185's disc to take purchase. 

I was looking at the SVD-186, but the curved bottom on the disc (the part that screws down to hold the tool) was a question to me.  Would the SVD-186 work with such a flattened surface ?

Rich

Sir, good point.  Thank you for helping us stay focused.

Sheang, what would you charge to make me a double bearing model (2 bearings each, front & back)?  I really like the Tormek TTS-100 for its simplicity & repeatability.  This jig you have made shows promise for the same with knives, & would make a nice addition to my jigs set (jig addiction?).

Greg,

I forgot to mention the Tormek jigs for knives.  If you do any whittling, these can be really useful.  The base is the SVM-45.  Really well designed and you'll find much in the knife sharpening forum on its use.   

There is also a SVM-00 for small knives which is invaluable.  For those knives with fixed, small blades & large handles (relative to the blade ... I.e., chip carving knives), this jig really makes sharpening a lot easier and more consistent. 

I sharpen & hone on a std stone & the leather stropping wheel, but am considering the purchase of a Japenese water stone (the SJ-250).  Can't speak to its value at this time.

Tormek is a big investment, but worth it.  I got my grinder in 2002, and it's still running like a champ.  The only thing I've had to replace is the grindstone. 

Good luck. 

Kind regards,
Rich

I am a very amateur carver.  I use the SVD-185 for larger gouges, & the SVS-32 for smaller ones.  Both work extremely well for me.

Note, the SVD-185 has been replaced with the SVD-186 & the SVS-23 with the SVS-38.  Both are similar to the original ones, only better. 

In reading this post, I have one query to pose to the experts.  Could the TTS-100 be used with the Universal Support positioned on the hole labeled "A", then adjust the projection length on SVM-xx jig for the desired angle ?

If this is an option, then it seems to me that a simple jig could be built for the projection, allowing for setup of 10-20 degrees of angle.

Eldon,

I'm not seeking to make a T4 with a T7 shaft, let's call it a T47.  I am asking Tormek why they don't sell such a device.

As stated, I'm a woodturner so I sharpen gouges a lot on days I can spend turning.   This makes groves in the stone.  And when I have to sharpen tools that are occasionally used (skews, parting tools, etc.) the stone isn't flat enough.  So, do I flatten the stone & sharpen, or work another way.  Usually, the latter. 

This seems like a better way than swapping out stones.

If I could buy a reasonably priced T47, and use stones that are otherwise useless (I.e., <200mm), this seems like a good idea.   

Noted, many are advising caution.  I'm not running out just yet to buy something, but I respect Tormek's leadership in the sharpening world & am interested in their experts' opinions of

A new T-4 is $400 (at Amazon ... Just a quick check).  And the SG-200 stone is $130. 

So, if I could buy a T-4 with no stone, but with a T-7 shaft, I could have a machine for about $270 that would be able to continue using the stones that no longer fit on my T-2000/T-7. 

I would end up with two machines for $85 more than a single machine with two stones (the SG-250 is $185). 

And that difference goes down if we talk about "handing down" an SB-250 ($270-$190=$60) and I save money with an SJ-250 ($270-$385=$115).

To me, this is a good deal !

I put a query a while ago about this to Tormek, hoping that I could buy a T4 and continue using the T2000's stone until the stone was no longer useful.  What I got back was that the stone is about 9mm wider on the T2000 (or T7), and wouldn't fit onto the T4.

It would be great if we could use a worn Sx250 stone on the T4, getting more value for the cost of the stones.

Plus, I would use the T4 for only flat-ground tools.  I am a woodturner, and sharpen mostly gouges.  The stone on the T2000 gets lots of groves where it isn't smooth across.  By having a stone dedicated to flat tools (skews, scissors, knives, etc.), I could also extend the Sx250 stone's life (as I wouldn't have to flatten it as often using the diamond truer).