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Hey Guys

There is a "copy Cat" out there see page 101 of Fine WoodWorking #186.

Did Jet just copy the Tormek or have they bought some rights to the patent?

This thing looks just like the Tormek. They say they have improved the design!

Seems to me that we have been on the right track with our Tormek, people only copy what works.

Jeff these guys are a threat what are we going to do?

Ed

 ;)I have been throwing the grung on the lawn I figure for the most part the material is organic so should not do any harm!

I guess I could be wrong!

Any thoughts?

Ed

 :)Any tricks on sharpening card scrappers.

I have the tool rest but the scrapper makes a horrible din when flattening on the side of the stone.

Do I remove the burr on the stone with the scrapper flat to the stone or should I use the strop?

Ed

Hi All

Ok

Here is a really dumb question, what is the correct angle for plane irons? Spoke shave irons, etc etc?

Ed.

I first looked at the Tormek last year at the woodworkers show in Houston, thought its a little expensive.

So in my usual prognosticating way I struggled on with an oil stone, until this last weekend when I purchased my Tormek. WOW why did I not do this before?

What a tool I have sharpened everything in my shop sharper than I ever thought possible.

The only issue I have had is that my stone would appear to have a slight out of flat, straight out of the box, is this normal?
I intend to use the diamond cutting tool to true the stone to the tool rest, I first noticed this with a plane iron that looked out of square. Looking at the stone with the tool rest touching there is a gap at the outside edge maybe a 1/16".

Is it possible the tool rest is not Square?

Great tool thanks.

Ed