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So what's the verdict? Can you sharpen a serrated knife with the t8?

I saw a thread from 2018 on here,  that video on YouTube seems very complicated.  There's got to be a simpler way..

I don't think the blade caught the wheel because of a square edge. I think what happened was that I let loose a bit and since the stone was rotating towards the edge, it pulled the blade with it. That is when it dug in.

You're correct, I did cut myself not eh side of the wheels last night when I was trying to use the grating stone. The crack was still there, so I ended up just truing it. It was bothering me more than anything. Oh well, hopefully I avoid more of this in the future.

I'll check out the video for sure. There was nothing mentioned in the handbook. If anyone from Tormek is on here, I would really suggest having first few chapters talking about stones, care, and beginners guide etc., for it? Also, there is a lot of words and relatively less pictures. The opposite would be nice. Thankfully, they have a lot of great video's online...

Good thought. I didn't change anything except the grit of the stone from fine to coarse since I was removing material.

That is the only thing that was different. Unless I took out a lot of material and didn't realize it?! But still, the bevel should be in the same place unless I took off a lot of stone while changing it from fine to coarse...

I'm a bit afraid to try it out on my expensive chisels. Looking around if I can find some cheap ones on CL to experiment with..

Thank you! I'll try the stone first and report back!

Sorry guys, it's me again...

Was sharpening one more kitchen knife when it slipped and dug into the stone.  My heart sank,  but at least my fingers are OK. 

What do I do now? Use the grit stone or true up the stone once again?

On a side note,  how often do you guys true your stone? My machine is less than a week old,  I've already trued it up to between 250 and 245. Not sure what I did,  but after sharpening the chisel,  one side was quite used up. I thought I had consistently used the stone,  apparently not...

Thank you both.

I did 30 degrees because I planned to use this chisel on hardwood.

When I was done with coarse grinding, the bevel was flat on the stone. When I changed the stone coarseness to fine, only couple mm of the tip of the chisel touched the stone, the heel of the bevel was off the stone by couple degrees. I used the stone grater for about 20 seconds on the stone to change the grit.

I didn't use the sharpie, what I did (accidentally) was that I was looking for the light between the chisel bevel and the stone and adjusted it until the gap disappeared. Worked just as good. Can't say the same about my back

So...

I've been practicing sharpening some cheap chisels. I started by grinding the SG wheel to coarse, then ground a 30 degree angle. I then changed the grit of the wheel to fine using the grinding stone that comes with the T8. I put the chisel back on the wheel without changing anything else than mentioned above. When I looked at the wheel and it's interface with the chisel, the angle seemed off. I had to adjust the universal support a bit to get the same angle back.

Does the angle change so much while changing grit on the stone? Did I do something wrong or didn't do something correctly?

Thank you for the feedback!

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That is good feedback. Thank you y'all. I'll work on this one and get more comfortable before venturing out on more exotic stones. The kitchen knives I sharpened is really awesome. Just blown away by how quick it was to do.

Hello,.

Recent Tormek buyer, I purchased the T8 and got the wife's seal of approval since I got our kitchen knives razor sharp

I was lookin at buying the DF 250 fine diamond stone, but don't see good reviews about it. Granted this thread is way back from 2018. Instead of starting a new thread, I wanted to follow up on this one so we don't have multiple threads on the same subject for others in my position.

Has the diamond wheels improved any to not have chips, and high points and truly be true? Are they now improved to be able to hold the surface longer as opposed to becoming worn out after short while?

Thank you all and very excited to be part of the Tormek community

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