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hi, I have Tormek T-4 system, and don't want to use it for junky knives, instead I want to change the wheel and put the cheap alternative ones. Anyone can recommend any brand/model compatible with T-4 system?

thank you,

We might be able to give better answers if you gave us more information. Are you sharpening junky knives as a business or for yourself? How many junky knives are involved?

If you are charging for your sharpening and are worried about the cost of a SG-200, you are not charging enough. Whether you are sharpening for others or for yourself, youwould do everyone a favor to switch to fewer reasonably priced knives of better quality. Victorinox fibrox knives are quite reasonably priced and are of good quality. A chef knife and a smaller knife should cover the needs of a typical home kitchen.

The useful life of any grinding wheel can be extended by frequent honing on the leather wheel. A friend who was a longtime Tormek demonstrator told me that grinding wheels last longer after the learning curve of the first wheel. He also told me that he hones more often than he sharpens.

Ken

Hi Ken,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. i am not making money but helping my family and other relatives to sharpen their knives and I really enjoy this job:)
I understood that the factory stone is very durable but anyway, as I just started I want to have a good alternative because I have lots of knifes with chips and severely damage, so need to re-shape the edges, last time it took me a lots of time to do with sg-200, So that's also a reason I want to have more aggressive low grit stone to do the draft job then switch to the sg-200 for finishing.

There are a number of Tormek knock offs such as Wen. Any of them should be suitable. You may need to pack the bore which is 1/2" = 12.8mm as opposed to 12mm for the Tormek. A layer of blue tape may suffice.

https://wenproducts.com/products/4270-009-10-inch-wet-grinding-wheel

Thank you so much, do you think 10 inch will work with T-4? Or I need to look 8 inch version?

Hi Ken,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. i am not making money but helping my family and other relatives to sharpen their knives and I really enjoy this job:)
I understood that the factory stone is very durable but anyway, as I just started I want to have a good alternative because I have lots of knifes with chips and severely damage, so need to re-shape the edges, last time it took me a lots of time to do with sg-200, So that's also a reason I want to have more aggressive low grit stone to do the draft job then switch to the sg-200 for finishing.

We might be able to give better answers if you gave us more information. Are you sharpening junky knives as a business or for yourself? How many junky knives are involved?

If you are charging for your sharpening and are worried about the cost of a SG-200, you are not charging enough. Whether you are sharpening for others or for yourself, youwould do everyone a favor to switch to fewer reasonably priced knives of better quality. Victorinox fibrox knives are quite reasonably priced and are of good quality. A chef knife and a smaller knife should cover the needs of a typical home kitchen.

The useful life of any grinding wheel can be extended by frequent honing on the leather wheel. A friend who was a longtime Tormek demonstrator told me that grinding wheels last longer after the learning curve of the first wheel. He also told me that he hones more often than he sharpens.

Ken

hi, I have Tormek T-4 system, and don't want to use it for junky knives, instead I want to change the wheel and put the cheap alternative ones. Anyone can recommend any brand/model compatible with T-4 system?

thank you,

Hello guys, I am a beginner and have a tornek t-t system. i want to sharpen my shun 10 inch knife but have a problem, when I am holding tightly the holder and it comes to the tip part, even if I bent the knife but keeping the holder to the metal bar it just can't make the right angle and messed up the tip, it's almost flat at the tip part and I need to hold the whole knife in my hand to get the desired angel but then I could not control as it's not touching the metal bar. It's very annoying I checked all the videos from Tormek looks like they are able to keep the holder attached in metal bar and just slightly bent but keeping one side attached to  the bar, but I can't if I do the grinding stone takes too much of angel. Please help me to fix this issue.

Thank you so much, I will start my journey from there.

Hellow everyone, I am glad I joined to this community as I purchased pre-owned Tormek T-4 with many jigs yesterday, and trying to set it up to sharpen my Shun knives. Before I start I noticed that the grinding stone is not even and rounded in the edges, I tried to use the sp-650  stone but looks like that stone also was curved and worn. So i am trying to use the truning device but the diamond tip is not flat and has some bumbs, So my question is can I use that as is or I need to make it flat or I need to buy a separate tip? ($63), any tip for this one?
Second, I have 10 inch Shun classic knife and the holder jig I have is a pretty short, can I use that one or I need to purchase the large one?
Thank you in advance!