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Received a new wheel with no instructions as to set-up.
What kind of oil, how much, need some idea as to how to apply???
Can someone email me a copy of instructions as to how to condition the wheel before use?

Don G

Elden

Sorry for the delay.  Been sick.  No I didn't find a 1/4" wheel.  The Archery Compay apparantly has gone out of business.

Don Green

Eldon

Yes.  Don't have a 1/4" wheel only a 3/4", will check with the maker (Business is in Tulsa) and see if he has 1/4"

Thanks!



Don

Elden'

Yes, I have the leather profiles.  I have a crock stick and use the round ceramic sticks to use on the "Scorpe" knives.  Slow but eventually you can get an edge.

Don

Elden

Here thery are!


Don

Elden

No, they don't rotate.  Those are handles  normally used on files.

Jeff, you are probably right, however they are misleading, very few are exactly centered in the scales.

Don

Elden

I made those blades as well. I use them as a "Scorping knive " of sorts. To my knowledge, there is no way they could be sharpened on a Tormek.

Don

I didn't mean to start a controversy regarding a Tormek product, only a comment.  My thoughts are that since the blades on my knives in general are rather small and the handles are certainly not uniform when you would put one in the jig and adjust it to the right angle it would probably do the job on one side.  However when you turn it over to do the other side you would be back to square one.  In fact it would very difficult indeed to repeat the process exactly on both sides.

Go to www.picturetrail.com/smoke810 and look in the album "Tormek" and you will see the knives I reference and visualize trying to sharpen the knives with the odd shaped handles.

Note:  I don't own a SVM-00 and never tried to use one.  I do feel, it would be difficult to use under the circumstances  I have outlined.

Herman, I don't have any problems sharpneing a knife "Free Hand" if necessary.  I didn't buy a Tormek so I could "Free Hand".

Jeff, I have made the jigs suggested by Herman and have found them to be the ticket for irregular handled knives.  I guess if I had a drawer full of pocket knives, the Tormek SVM-00 jig would be justified.

Don

Just a note:  I looked at the SVM-00 jig and for all practical purposes found it to be almost useless.   As a woodcarver, I make all my own knives including the handles.  As a result none are the same as far as deminsions are concerned.  Unless the handle of the knive is machine made, I don't think the end result would be acceptable.

Don

I didn't get this tatoo using a Tormek but it's worth mentioning.  I was carving a character and needed to drill a hole in the neck area for attaching a head.  I inserted a brad point drill in the drill press and proceeded to drill the hole.  Oh did I forget to mention I was using a vise, my hand with a Kevlar glove on my hand.  Naturally the Kevlar glove found the spinning bit.  I yanked as hard and I could and sucessfully tore the finger of the glove free.  To this day I don't have a clue why the Kevlar tore but thank the lord it did.  Lesson: never wear a glove around a rotating tool.  Tormek or anything else

I still don't have any feeling in the end of that finger.



I sewed the finger from another glove and keep it as a reminder, not ever again. What really pissed me off, was it was a brand new glove.



Don G

kbOrvo Elden

The only thing I have is 2 x-y's and various vises.  I wish I had a mill but then I wish I had a lot of things.  The other x-y is a lot larger than the one in the photo.  I use it some with inletting gun stocks.

Don

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Recieved my tool rest today and attached the aluminum platform.  It's 15 degrees.  Works great!




Don G

Too Late!  Already made one out of "lexan"

Don G