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Update  on a 600 grit Alum. CBN wheel. I am by no means an expert on sharpening.If I could get my knifes to cut a roast beef almost paper thin then I am happy with the job.This is my own conclusion I sharpened 2 knives today a Damascus and one  High Carbon.First I tried it dry But the high pitched noise was 2 loud.Must be the Alum.wheel. I never had this with any of my turning tools.I put just enough water in to cover the wheel about an inch. The noise stopped. Both knifes came to an edge the quickest I ever sharpened a knife.Both knifes needed an edge but not a regrind.The edge looked a little rough compared to the SG with fine graded.But as soon as I honed the knife it polished up like normal with a very sharp edge.I originally bought it for turning But now I will also use it for my good knifes But nothing low carbon.

Ken I have the 600 Grit CBN Alum. wheel from Woodturners Wanders I have not tried it yet on any of my Damascus knifes yet because I am content with the Tormek stones for everything but my turning steel.I have all 3 Tormek stones and I use them all.But my turning tools were doing a job on them.That is when I ended up with the 10" CBN.Like I said it does a beautiful job on the HSS but takes to long.I make and sell a lot o Pens and small ornaments out of Acrylic and that stuff does a number on the tools.With some acrylics you need to sharpen after every Pen Blank.And like you said no one stone for all.Same with Jigs Even though I have the Tormek set up on my Dry Grinder I use the Wolverine set up along with it.Ken I will try one of my knifes today wet and dry and let you know how it works out. Because the wheel is Alum.i do not have a problem with water.One thing for sure the Alum.wheel is less than have the Weight of the 8" steel wheel.

Ken you are right.No one wheel does it all.I ended up getting a 180 Git for my dry grinder because the 600 grit on the slow speed Tormek was taking longer to sharpen my gouges.But if I want an exceptional edge then I go back to the Tormek 10" cbn wheel

I might be wrong but cbn is for HSS .Just for kicks I tried to sharpen a wood chisel on the 600 GI have and it kinda clogged the wheel a little.Isharpened  a HSS Gouge and it cleared out .Maybe it was my imagination

Would two threaded rods and 2 Micro adjustment Knobs work for a finer adjustment. I was thinking a while back about threading the other leg and adding a bolt to it. Just a thought.

Kenny Nice stand .What height is it and it is .

What kind of belt sander are you using .40 years ago I would sharpen my chisel with a Porter Cable Locomotive sander So you are saying I do not like change. If it is not broke don't fix it ,Tormek works  for me until something better comes along .

My stand is set at 25" high. It is a perfect Height for me. I can look over the T7. That table is 34" high. That is what i was talking about Not the 1" of the Rotating base.34" is counter top Height to high I tried it.

I am not being a wise guy. But I can not imagine my Sharpening life with out my T7.I do not have the time or incentive to sharpen my chisels by hand anymore. I never could keep a Square edge sharpening by hand.When I got my T7 every chisel I had was out of square according to my 4"Starett .But I brought them all back in one at a time with the T7. I have got to ask.What other system is out there other than by hand.Am I missing something here

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For  a long time

Clever stand, Tony.  Do the wheels lock securely enough to keep the stand steady

With the rotating base it would work great.But I think it would be a little to high for me.

Ken the wheels lock up tight.Just a tap locks and unlocks them. All of my power tools are on wheels That is #1 for me.

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Herman .Here is a real nice table If you have a Costco near you they have them on sale with adjustable legs 30-34"for $49.00
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