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Ken,

That makes more sense, I was just looking at the tormek platform and thinking it does that same off the shelf without needing to buy a scissor jig then modify it

that seems a fair amount of faff, why not just use the Tormek tool rest?  maybe use some double sided tape to attach a piece of acrylic sheet over the metal to stop scratching.

would that work?

you can, but only in the horizontal position.....unless youre doing it backwards lol

sorry I should know better, I saw a post about the bushcraft because it came with a certain model jig and i also had to look it up which bugged me.

won't do it again.....scouts honour (with a u)

Very wise words Ken

I will buy some cheap knives to get some more practice on it.  You mentioned the poster with the SE77 issues.....wonder who that was 

Hi all,

I presume the subject is a description of what i'm looking for, does one exist? I presume it would just be like a 90 degree block that locks into the horizontal support to give the same function as the rear vertical support but grinding with the wheel away from the tool.

I have real problems trying to use the horizontal support, it just doesn't feel natural.

Cheers,

Craig

Thanks Rich,

Thats not a bad suggestion at all, but it does mean buying another machine and importing wheels from the other side of the world which would be a pita....i know right, how could i not already own a grinder.  i did check my local machine shop and alas they dont sell paper wheels either

Ken, I enjoy this machine more, the more i use it and get to know what i can achieve, looking forward to giving the fancy knives another go on it  

Ken,

I can't imagine me upgrading, but i have learnt to never say never . i'm also not planning to move it much, and was thinking if i could house train it and cover it in glitter i might be able to disguise it in the kitchen so i don't have to keep going to the shed, but that could be a stretch too far

I don't really see the benefit of the T8 unless you are sharpening as part of a business model, I just cant see me wearing out the SG wheel within a few years with the amount of use i give it.

Oh incidentally, my first post was on the SJ-77 and not getting square grinds, I bought the truing doo dad and a machinists square and now getting perfect results...as well as some nice camber when required

wow a lot happened while i was doing the school run

I didnt even think about non tormek wheels, so this opens up a whole world of possibilities, saying that I didn't think about T2 stuff either.   

For the water issue, its probable over filled....to the max line, so ill reduce it and just make sure the wheel licks the surface after its initial soaking.  I nabbed the cats silicone mat to keep water from going all over my MFT (MDF Table) which works perfectly.

Ken, im not bothered about 50% duty, as a hobbyist (and liker of gadgets and shiny things), it doesn't get used a lot but im thinking to use it a lot more keeping my edges nice and sharp, I thought the SJ would be perfect as it does not remove a lot of material but gives a nicely polished finish

Im kinda interested in the very fine diamond stones.....probably because it says diamond I don't think i have much use for a lot of the accessories and wheels, but by god that wont stop me having shiny things

I do love the machine, I couldn't justify the T8 for the limited use i give it.

EDITED for lack of spelling.

i was actually just going to buy the tormek stone, i ws just thinking If i already done the hard work with the SG, then I could just use the SJ for touching up the edges after that

Ah i was too lazy to look up the model number, I meant the SJ-200 "Japanese waterstone". none of that manual labour

Morning all,

Still on my learning curve, and have a question and a small rant (everyone loves a toofa ).

So my question is, if you only have say 5 items which you use the tormek for, would there be a downside to doing all touching up with a japanese waterstone?  I mean the 4 chisels, 3 knives and 2 plane blades i sometimes sharpen, all the angles and bevels are set, now they just need a polish now and again to keep them sharp.

Secondly the rant, well not really a rant, just disappointment.

Why is it that tormek only produce a bunch of stuff for the T8?  I mean i know its a professional machine, which also means a T4 is a helluva lot more of an investment for someone like me compared to a business, do i not deserve the nice things?  really just things like the AWT as the T4 has an epic design floor with the water tray causing loads of mess trying to sharpen more than a toothpick. and wheels, I really see no reason they cant produce 200mm wheels for everything instead of restricting peoples options......but then i guess less people would buy the T8?

Thanks for the sound advice Ken,

I do have a couple of old chisels I intend to grind to a nub for learning and getting some cheap knives is a damn fine idea.  I lastly checked the SE-77 with some calipers and a square and its all well aligned.  I'm definitely going to employ the sharpie idea to make sure im aligned square before powering the wheel, I think that will help a great deal.

I think I automatically thought it would be a magic bullet to instant success, you never really think how much people have learned to perfect their results when they make it look soo easy on youtube.

Back to the grindstone as they say i have a lot of learning to do.

Regards

Craig.

Ken,

Yes i dont think ill be doing that again   So i checked the stone and its square, I also checked the stone against the universal support whic is also in alignment, so it must be the SE-77 or user error, i reckon its the latter but could easily be the camber adjustment.

I dont get discouraged easily and like a challenge to improve....so heres looking forward

Craig.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.  I do indeed have a small collection of squares so i'll check that when i get home.  Id like to see a poll of how many buggered up their honing wheel within the first hour of use by accidentally putting the blade the wrong way  (I have a new one on order).

the tipping point for my purchase was that my 3 knives were expensive damascus steel Japanese knives which i had sent for sharpening once and they came back with horrible grinding marks, and as im useless with a stone I thought this would be a great option.  im very tempted to get the Japanese waterstone for the tormek when things progress

Ill certainly keep updating with my journey but im loving it so far, i managed to get a square edge on a plane blade, but alas it was but not having it snug against the edge of the jig and a bit of trial and error.