I'd assumed it was to minimise the contact area between the chisel and the grindstone, thereby maximising the pressure and giving you some chance of finishing before Christmas ....
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General Tormek Questions / Re: Shaping an oval skew chisel
March 14, 2014, 12:14:38 AM
Why is it that one of the first things people want to do with a new Tormek is re-shape a skew chisel ? - exactly what I was doing last weekend, for what seemed like most of the weekend !
And like everyone else, having finally got there I vowed to never do it again
And like everyone else, having finally got there I vowed to never do it again
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General Tormek Questions / Re: First thoughts
March 11, 2014, 11:58:25 PM
Reminds me of the piper who used to operate near Waverley station in Edinburgh. He had a sign that read "English spoken, American understood".
Mind you I heard at the weekend that at least one Scottish school no longer teaches "English" as a subject, it's now called "Language". That would make a bit of a mess of the piper's sign .....
Mind you I heard at the weekend that at least one Scottish school no longer teaches "English" as a subject, it's now called "Language". That would make a bit of a mess of the piper's sign .....
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General Tormek Questions / First thoughts
March 06, 2014, 09:14:32 PM
After several months of debate I finally took the plunge and got a T-7 last weekend. I'm only starting to get it grips with it, but it certainly feels like a quality piece of kit. However, there's a couple of points I think Tormek should look at.
1) Why not supply a second universal support to save having to swap back and forth ? e.g. I've been trying to re-shape a skew chisel a bit and have needed to dress the wheel a coupe of times. Doesn't take long to swap over, but it just seems to be a bit of a reduction in the overall quality/useability of the product. Yes, I'm sure I can buy another one, but that's bound to be more expensive than just having it from day one.
2) Oil for the honing wheel. I was about to use 3in1 oil until I read the forum last night and decided to wait and get some sewing machine oil - which cost £2 and came in a bottle that was just the right size (20 ml but I've got the woodturning kit with god extra wheels). But given it would presumably only cost Tormek a few pennies to add a bottle of oil alongside the honing paste, why not ditch the plasters and provide something you will need.
3) The plasters. Probably the most intimidating part of the package! Guess I won't be able to say I wasn't warned when the inevitable happens
However those are just minor niggles, overall I'm impressed by the quality and thought that's gone into the T-7 and very happy I finally took the plunge
[and I was so impressed with the quality of the machine that I even ironed the cover before I put it on
]
1) Why not supply a second universal support to save having to swap back and forth ? e.g. I've been trying to re-shape a skew chisel a bit and have needed to dress the wheel a coupe of times. Doesn't take long to swap over, but it just seems to be a bit of a reduction in the overall quality/useability of the product. Yes, I'm sure I can buy another one, but that's bound to be more expensive than just having it from day one.
2) Oil for the honing wheel. I was about to use 3in1 oil until I read the forum last night and decided to wait and get some sewing machine oil - which cost £2 and came in a bottle that was just the right size (20 ml but I've got the woodturning kit with god extra wheels). But given it would presumably only cost Tormek a few pennies to add a bottle of oil alongside the honing paste, why not ditch the plasters and provide something you will need.
3) The plasters. Probably the most intimidating part of the package! Guess I won't be able to say I wasn't warned when the inevitable happens
However those are just minor niggles, overall I'm impressed by the quality and thought that's gone into the T-7 and very happy I finally took the plunge
[and I was so impressed with the quality of the machine that I even ironed the cover before I put it on
]
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