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#1
Knife Sharpening / Struggling to keep knife flat ...
Last post by Rossy66 - Yesterday at 11:24:18 PMI am having some issues keeping the knife flat on the stone as I pull it from left to right on the USB. I don't seem to be able to feel the stone through the knife so I wobble a bit and put facets on the edge. I am not pressing down hard and have watched a lot of videos on the technique but still I seem to wobble while pulling the knife across the USB. Is there any kind of technique that I should be developing as this is getting a little old.
#2
Knife Sharpening / Re: Knife restoration - Vintag...
Last post by Rossy66 - Yesterday at 11:20:49 PMBeautiful
#3
Knife Sharpening / Re: SG-250 Question
Last post by Rossy66 - Yesterday at 11:20:01 PMThanks everyone, I'm over my temper tantrum an have been using mu T8 with great success.
#4
General Tormek Questions / Re: grading the Tomek sg 250 u...
Last post by RickKrung - December 31, 2025, 07:08:30 PMI wonder if that flattening stone wouldn't wear with use in a way similar to the Tormek grading stone. I would opt for using diamond plates. While they may wear out, they won't ever get uneven like the grading stone and possibly that flattening stone.
#5
General Tormek Questions / Re: grading the Tomek sg 250 u...
Last post by Drilon - December 31, 2025, 03:04:45 PMOn Youtube Vadim (RIP) of Knifegrinders shows how to use the diamond plates:
https://youtu.be/141hD1d1zj0?si=rxdJOJUAxfsF2I4d
Hope this helps!
Drilon
https://youtu.be/141hD1d1zj0?si=rxdJOJUAxfsF2I4d
Hope this helps!
Drilon
#6
General Tormek Questions / Re: grading the Tomek sg 250 u...
Last post by Dan - December 31, 2025, 12:27:00 PMWell, it may work OK.
This is not what you asked but just in case it is useful...
Quite a few people here use diamond coated plates of different grades to grade the stone. It has been discussed here a lot.
I bought 80 grit and 400 grit diamond plates from Aliexpress very cheaply which work well.
Something like these...
The ones I got are rigid enough to flatten the stone as well instead of using the Tormek truing tool. You may need some adaptation (or an imaginative idea) for keeping the stone round at the same time depending on the size of the diamond plate if you want to do this.
This is not what you asked but just in case it is useful...
Quite a few people here use diamond coated plates of different grades to grade the stone. It has been discussed here a lot.
I bought 80 grit and 400 grit diamond plates from Aliexpress very cheaply which work well.
Something like these...
The ones I got are rigid enough to flatten the stone as well instead of using the Tormek truing tool. You may need some adaptation (or an imaginative idea) for keeping the stone round at the same time depending on the size of the diamond plate if you want to do this.
#7
General Tormek Questions / grading the Tomek sg 250 using...
Last post by billstuewe - December 31, 2025, 04:32:15 AMMy stone grader is getting pretty uneven. Has anyone ever used the Sharp Pebble dual grit flattening stone (https://sharppebble.com/products/dual-grit-flattening-stone) to flatten it or to use it in place of the stone grader to grade the SG250?
#8
Wood Turning / Re: Best stone for gouge sharp...
Last post by ramischarf - December 30, 2025, 06:49:46 PMThanks both. I got the DF-250 and am playing around with it. So far results look very good.
#9
Wood Turning / Re: Best stone for gouge sharp...
Last post by WimSpi - December 28, 2025, 05:56:50 PMAs an older carpenter, I sharpen my tools on the T8 with diamond discs (DC-250, DF-250, and DE-250). I don't use woodturning chisels, but I do use woodchissels and plane irons.
Then I switch to a fine flat (diamond) whetstone and then to a Belgian grinding stone (https://ardennes-coticule.com/nl?srsltid=AfmBOopjWZ0lC9pWGWfQmXx366UvkT7CeYZWYIIjr8o1YzPeytmtgGxc).
The DC-250 was an important addition, because as a carpenter I sometimes have to deal with damage to the sharp edge of a chisel.
Then I switch to a fine flat (diamond) whetstone and then to a Belgian grinding stone (https://ardennes-coticule.com/nl?srsltid=AfmBOopjWZ0lC9pWGWfQmXx366UvkT7CeYZWYIIjr8o1YzPeytmtgGxc).
The DC-250 was an important addition, because as a carpenter I sometimes have to deal with damage to the sharp edge of a chisel.
#10
Wood Turning / Re: Best stone for gouge sharp...
Last post by RichColvin - December 28, 2025, 03:39:40 PMRami,
Congratulations on your upgrade! Did you keep the T-3 also?
When reshaping a tool, it really depends on the metals
When sharpening the tool, again, it depends on the metal:
For honing turning tools, I find the Tormek CW composite wheel works well.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Rich
Congratulations on your upgrade! Did you keep the T-3 also?
When reshaping a tool, it really depends on the metals
- If it is HSS, I will often use a bench grinder and the Tormek BGM-100, but
- It it is high carbon steel (such as many of the tools I inherited or bought second-hand), I find the SG-250 works quite well.
When sharpening the tool, again, it depends on the metal:
- For HSS, I like to use the DF-250 as it's consistent diameter makes a lot of things easier, and
- For high carbon steel, I will usually use the SG-250. If it needs a very smooth surface, I will then follow the SG-250 with the SJ-250.
For honing turning tools, I find the Tormek CW composite wheel works well.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Rich