Dear Forum,
let me preface this by saying that I've been reading silently for a few months now. This community has already been a great source of knowledge and inspiration, thank you for that.
Recently, I bought a used T7 with a bunch of accessories. My goal is to keep all kinds of tools around the house and garden sharp, but I also want to start doing some commercial knife and tool sharpening in the future. I have been sharpening my knives on whetstones for around 10 years now and also have experience sharpening woodworking tools with a SuperGrind 2000 at work.
Here are a few pictures of what I bought:
My Questions:
1) When I tested the T7 at the seller's place, it did run very smoothly and quietly. After unpacking it at home, I noticed some rhythmic noise that doesn't seem normal. Also, when using the honing wheel, I feel a clear bump that matches the rhythm of the noise. I checked the drive wheel and saw a dent in the friction ring. This seems to be my own fault. While I removed the grinding stone and the honing wheel for transportation (2-hour car ride), I did not remove the main shaft with the drive wheel. My guess is that while driving over some small bump in the road, the motor shaft hit the drive wheel, causing the dent.
The thing is, with the help of a diamond file and some sandpaper, the dent in the friction ring is gone, but the sound and the bump when honing remain. Do you know what this could be and how to fix it? Here's a short video:
2) I used the machine for around an hour consecutively this morning, and after that the motor got quite hot, as in, I could only touch it for around three seconds. Is this normal?
3) Sharpening kitchen knives with this thing is harder than I thought
I went into this pretty confidently, as I know my way around a Tormek and know the theory behind sharpening. Also, the videos make it look very easy, but I have to say I'm struggling a bit. The test knives I sharpened today got quite sharp with just the SG-250, honing wheel, and bare leather, but the bevels look terrible!
I didn't expect to need that much force to keep the black part of the jig pressed against the support bar. It feels like a fight against the stone. I would love to use the Schleifjunkies clamp, but I can't, because the backside of the jig (where you put your thumb) is flat and not hollow, giving me even less control over the thing. I know this is surely a matter of practice, and I already see some progress, but maybe somebody has some advice here.
4) I am happy to hear any kind of input about the stuff I've got. I heard that Schleifjunkies make good products but are also a bit controversial for some reason? The build quality of the clamp and front base seems pretty great. About the front base, I don't even know what I should use it for, any ideas?
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase and am really looking forward to exploring the possibilities of this platform.
Cheers
Carl
let me preface this by saying that I've been reading silently for a few months now. This community has already been a great source of knowledge and inspiration, thank you for that.
Recently, I bought a used T7 with a bunch of accessories. My goal is to keep all kinds of tools around the house and garden sharp, but I also want to start doing some commercial knife and tool sharpening in the future. I have been sharpening my knives on whetstones for around 10 years now and also have experience sharpening woodworking tools with a SuperGrind 2000 at work.
Here are a few pictures of what I bought:
My Questions:
1) When I tested the T7 at the seller's place, it did run very smoothly and quietly. After unpacking it at home, I noticed some rhythmic noise that doesn't seem normal. Also, when using the honing wheel, I feel a clear bump that matches the rhythm of the noise. I checked the drive wheel and saw a dent in the friction ring. This seems to be my own fault. While I removed the grinding stone and the honing wheel for transportation (2-hour car ride), I did not remove the main shaft with the drive wheel. My guess is that while driving over some small bump in the road, the motor shaft hit the drive wheel, causing the dent.
The thing is, with the help of a diamond file and some sandpaper, the dent in the friction ring is gone, but the sound and the bump when honing remain. Do you know what this could be and how to fix it? Here's a short video:
2) I used the machine for around an hour consecutively this morning, and after that the motor got quite hot, as in, I could only touch it for around three seconds. Is this normal?
3) Sharpening kitchen knives with this thing is harder than I thought
I went into this pretty confidently, as I know my way around a Tormek and know the theory behind sharpening. Also, the videos make it look very easy, but I have to say I'm struggling a bit. The test knives I sharpened today got quite sharp with just the SG-250, honing wheel, and bare leather, but the bevels look terrible!I didn't expect to need that much force to keep the black part of the jig pressed against the support bar. It feels like a fight against the stone. I would love to use the Schleifjunkies clamp, but I can't, because the backside of the jig (where you put your thumb) is flat and not hollow, giving me even less control over the thing. I know this is surely a matter of practice, and I already see some progress, but maybe somebody has some advice here.
4) I am happy to hear any kind of input about the stuff I've got. I heard that Schleifjunkies make good products but are also a bit controversial for some reason? The build quality of the clamp and front base seems pretty great. About the front base, I don't even know what I should use it for, any ideas?
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase and am really looking forward to exploring the possibilities of this platform.
Cheers
Carl