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Very very useful links. It looks like you just need the sleeve and the shorter rod used for changeable gouge ends. But the whole jig opens up possibilities especially as im looking at more carving gouges.

Only need to make some sort of handle to turn it if the knob is too small so its definitely something to add to the list.

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I found a rotary blade thread from 2009 and have just seen this attachment for the t2 and wondered if there was anything similar that someone has made for a t4/t8.

My daughter has an olfa rotary cutter with round 45 mm blades she uses for cutting fabric for quilting etc. As these seem to be the weapon of choice these days for all kinds of fabric cutting (judging from sewing programmes) i wondered if anyone had come across solutions that work.  I think it needs descent bearings as you rotate the blades. I can buy replacements but...

Im on a t4 and in the end removed the stone as it was much more comfortable to hone my chefs knife as i had got into a knife honing rhythm with all my other knives. First time i had used the tormek on kitchen knives and they have never been sharper so im having to be particularly careful these days!!!!!

Still learning with the t4 but very impressed with how it got an edge on my  2.5lb 20" axe which i was worried would be too big for the unit.

My complaint with that taking off the honing wheel would disassemble the axle was wrongly remembered. The situation I was referring to was when actually using the honing wheel and trying to remove the stone for better access.
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You can remove the stone to give more space to hone. Its easy removing the stone without tools.

I went for a v-tuf as its very portable and there are lots of adaptors that fit virtually any size so it hooks up to my leigh dovetail jig, milwaukee planer, elu circular saw plus i use it for cleaning the workshop and car! I was fortunate to get a version that it also powers up when i switch my tools on. Lots of different sizes but they have good particle size filters. What i really like about it is it has a power socket for plugging in tools so when you start them, the vacuum starts as well and when you switch off the tool, the vacuum switches off making it a single simple process.

https://www.v-tuf.co.uk/

yesterdays live training session got me thinking. Im on a budget and slowly getting my garage sorted as a workshop. In the past i have sharpened on my workbench but it has poor light and very tight on space. Yesterday i had the house to myself and experimented using the kitchen peninsular which is also at 900 mm. I found myself leaving my t4 in the centre near the end and walking round so i could sharpen on one side and hone from the other without the need to keep turning the t4 round.
Earlier this year my second b&d workmate gave up the ghost with metal fatigue and being unable to repair it i decided to try out the triton superjaws. Having already made a horse insert to convert it to a chopping block for spoon carving i decided to add a small workbench surface so i could continue to walk round my tormek without having to splash out on the turntable. It makes this a very stable moveable  multifunction unit and removes the need for castors.

Its work in progress as the height is currently 820 mm but thought i would share this to see what others have created for their sharpening stations.

Should there be a youtube link?

Happy new year!

Brill. Thanks.

Hi happy new year!

I have just  been given  the above knife. From the manufacturers web site it states a convex sharpening of approximately 40 degrees.

I cant see a secondary angle to use the tormek marker method.

So im guessing ive got to use the angle master but as the blade is convex
1) do i set it for 20 or 40 degrees? One of the online sharpening tutorials showed halving the angle when not on the cutting edge so im not sure which setting to use.

2) do i put it as near the cutting edge as possible or does it not matter?

3) what would you suggest i do to check To visually check im sharpening correctly.

Im sure that with Opinel being a popular brand, im hoping someone will have come across this before. If not here is their product page with the info on sharpening half way down.

https://www.opinel.com/en/the-brand/manufacturing

Thanks

Just a techie nerd!

The £99 one from wex is
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The £139 one from wex has a lower res but it has some slightly better features
3.5MP high-speed sensor
10x to 220x power magnification

The £55 one
built-in 2MP for Snapshot Images and Videos
* Power - 10x to 40x and 150x

Bear in mind that most digital cameras are now about 12 mp, the sensor is still using camera technology of about 10 years ago which is ok but you would want a reasonable monitor.

If you are checking while sharpening, this may be inconvenient so you may just want to get a good loupe or something more robust with a lower magnification, this is times 60 and would be very comfortable to use and the sort of instrument i used through school to the materials lab and only stopped using when i stopped working in a lab environment though rick wasnt impressed with the one he used.

https://www.wexphotovideo.com/celestron-labs-s10-60-stereo-microscope-1744904/

Have fun! Make sure anything you get can be returned easily.

Ps, thanks for the post, ive been reliving memories of the sem and mtf equipment i used to get paid for playing with! Not to mention fuji's first digital camera with 900 pixels back in the 80's. Those were the days!

Ah I just checked out the name, found a cheap ish one for £55 but no mention if its digital or optical zoom, for the price it must be digital which begs the question how good is it realy....
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Checking the specification, it has a very low res sensor.

I had guessed you were looking at the edge

I used to work in a materials lab testing all kinds of products, biology labs and hospitals and all the optical equipment i have used was expensive and i also have expensive tastes when it comes to optics. In the lab i had a fantastic zeiss binocular with schott fibre optic light source but you would need to add a few naughts to your budget!

I havent invested in a microscope for looking at edges but your post got me thinking and i just went to my current suppliers to see what they have in your price range and celestron do have a good reputation for their optics to i thought it might meet you need though id go for the newer one which is slightly over your budget if digital ones would meet you need.

I would have a look at the WEX site and talk to them. They carry a comprehensive range of good quality products. They also have stores in a few major cities where you can view the products. I get the majority of my photographic equipment from them including second hand, both online and from their branches. And you can phone them up and talk to them for advice. The celestron handheld digital claims x220 but i think that is partly dependent on display. But certainly worth a look.

https://www.wexphotovideo.com/search/?q=Microscope&search_type=All

The conventional binocular microscopes tend to go up to x60 in that price range and reflective microscopes are considerably more so i think digital or secondhand is probably the way to go.

I couldnt find anything at LCE on line but they also have a range of optical stuff so would be worth a call as they have lots of branches throughout the uk.

Thanks for this. I watched some of his other videos and was pleasantly encouraged that despite his years of experience, he was still using a jig when sharpening on a stone.

Im old school and despite seeing someone far more experienced than me, im still not tempted to put my planes down on the bench that way! (But im guessing thats not what you are referring to!)