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Messages - Sam Sloane

#16
I found a video of this on grinding stones.....

besides the 1" dia hole required ( my paper wheel is 5/8" dia) I wonder if the lighter mass of the paper wheel may not overcome frictional forces in the bearing system on the test stand....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PkMTcKt5s4

#17
Hi Mike,

Have you tried this with Paper Wheels???.......look interesting!!!
#18
Morning All,

I do my bevel grinding on a Tormek T8, but wanted a better faster way to finish the edge.

I have a brand new Paper Wheel set up now, but having never seen one LIVE, I am thinking there must be tricks to getting them running true, better than what I have. If videos would be helpful, I could post them, to see what I have....

I have a 3/4 Hp dual ended Buffer variable speed.
Main Shaft is 20mm, with 5/8" dia for mounting 10" wheels.
I have flattened the wheels as best I can by clamping for a few days
I replaced the cheap pressed washers with 0.375" thk steel washers, lazer cut.
I block sanded the out diameter of the paper wheels to try to true the ODs

The result works, but I did expect better results....the knife blades still "bump" along while honing.....I wasn't expecting a super balanced result, but I did think it would be better!

Any suggestions?

Sam

Pic attached....
#19
Knife Sharpening / In the Beginning....
January 17, 2018, 12:39:45 AM
Do you guys remember when you first started sharpening on the tormek? Well....I need some advice.

Studied everything I could.....looked at SEM micrographs.....read about the Bess system to quantify sharpeness.....yup.....just was a sponge for 2 months......but.....

I cant get great results on my Henckels......Is the X45crMoV15 just too soft to expect it to pass the fingernail test!??

Any memories of what you learned once you tried yourself would be helpful.

Thanks

Sam

PS...I am a mechanical engineer in the steel business.....thought that would help me!...nah...