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General Tormek Questions / Re: Some Questions about my ne...

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Today at 03:44:51 AM

Zinc machining must be a fairly new technology.

Not sure what you mean Ken. New to Tormek, or new in general. Casting zinc alloys has been around for many decades, see alloy wheels on cars, and alloy engines and parts. I think that it was more expensive than steel fabricated parts which may have been a disincentive. Also new alloys have been developed with more strength and resistance to fracture and this may have also been a contributing factor.

Perhaps someone on speaking terms with the Tormek people could ask them what their decision making process was.

#2

General Tormek Questions / Re: DF-200

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Today at 03:38:34 AM

As others have said the is excess dust when sharpening dry, and wet is more efficient. In addition the wheel last much longer since the water reduces the impact on the grit. The same also applies to CBN.

The only down side to me is having to clean up after a sharpening session. I don't see that as a real bother, just part of the process.

#3

Knife Sharpening / Re: Serrated knives

Last post by John_B - Yesterday at 06:52:04 PM

This worked well for me:

https://forum.tormek.com/index.php/topic,5807.msg42446.html#msg42446

#4

Knife Sharpening / Serrated knives

Last post by Sir Amwell - Yesterday at 01:34:27 AM

Maybe an old topic I know.
So let's get some views on this.
I have to admit it's pretty hit or miss for me.
Despite lots of research, theorising and practice it's still eluding me.
Anyone got a reliable technique for this using Tormek and or other equipment?
Im talking serrated knives with big scallops, bread knives etc.
Grind scallops first and chase the burr on the flat side?
Or flat side first à la Wootz and deburr on the scallops?
Have tried a variety of ways and no real consistent results ( sometimes excellent and others very disappointing).
Any thoughts would be most welcome!

#5

Knife Sharpening / Re: How to achieve less than 1...

Last post by Andy - February 22, 2026, 06:18:00 PM

Thank you masters. Everything is clear.   I think I'll buy an BESS type device.

#6

Scissors Sharpening / Re: Excess Water Overflow When...

Last post by Ken S - February 22, 2026, 01:25:38 PM

Well stated.

Ken

#7

General Tormek Questions / Re: 10 inch honing wheel for T...

Last post by Royale - February 22, 2026, 06:39:27 AM

I did a search on the forum but didn't find any answers so I decided to ask here, I have honestly tried to hone free hand and not with any success, it gets frustrating to sharpen a knife with a great edge and then mess it up on the honing side. I have watched lots of videos bit I still seem to take the sharpness out of the knife but when I hone with the USB and KS-123, my results are perfect and I couldn't be happier. Obviously, I have to keep taking my wheel off to hone most of the knives so I was wondering if anyone has bought and tried a 10 inch honing wheel and the results. I have watched some videos from different YouTubers and I am impressed watching them move from sharpening to honing without removing any wheels.

Thanks

Pondering more... I think a good place to start is the perception of your Tormek T8.

I see it as a slow moving machine with capabilities for extreme precision and scalability.

Whenever I have to strop, I just remove the grindstone and slot it into the rack just below my T8, and reattach the water trough. (I'm just using an Ikea Bror workbench and Slipakniven rack at my workshop)

It's become part of my routine workflow and I don't really feel any significant time loss when moving the grindstone and leather wheel about.

Maybe a bit of (re)organisation to put your wheels within easy reach, so you're just removing and slotting would make your issue seem less troublesome.

At the end of it all, the final product you create would make a little swapping out here and there seem insignificant, and just "part of the game".

#8

General Tormek Questions / Re: 10 inch honing wheel for T...

Last post by Dan - February 21, 2026, 12:27:43 PM

I did a search on the forum but didn't find any answers so I decided to ask here, I have honestly tried to hone free hand and not with any success, it gets frustrating to sharpen a knife with a great edge and then mess it up on the honing side. I have watched lots of videos bit I still seem to take the sharpness out of the knife but when I hone with the USB and KS-123, my results are perfect and I couldn't be happier. Obviously, I have to keep taking my wheel off to hone most of the knives so I was wondering if anyone has bought and tried a 10 inch honing wheel and the results. I have watched some videos from different YouTubers and I am impressed watching them move from sharpening to honing without removing any wheels.

Thanks

You have asked this quite a few times already. The main problem is that a larger honing wheel gets in the way of the grinding wheel for longer knives. It is not a problem for shorter knives but as soon as you want to grind a 6 inch or longer blade the honing wheel gets in the way. This is exactly why the honing wheel is a smaller diameter. There isn't really any way around this.
As Ken says, you can change the set up a little for honing. This is one possibility but I think you will still have a problem as this time the grinding wheel will get in the way of honing for longer knives!

This old discontinued model gets round this problem by having the wheels further apart. It was a special model designed specifically for knives
https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/tormek-pr-250-mit-stein-sg-250-220-1220356278/

If you still want to use the USB support bar for honing then a better solution is to hone on another machine...

... Like I said to you previously. Here is the link again

https://forum.tormek.com/index.php?msg=40820

Danny

Sorry, I was hoping for a suggestion for a workaround. I will pay more attention to my posts going forward.

I gave you a workaround at the end of my comment - honing on a separate machine. Is that not of any interest?
There is no way to get around the problem of not enough room for longer knives if you use two 10 inch wheels on the one Tormek machine

#9

Scissors Sharpening / Re: Excess Water Overflow When...

Last post by Royale - February 21, 2026, 11:45:29 AM

What a great idea, I cant believe I didn't think of that. Cheers.

To add a bit of context...

For scissor sharpening on my SG-250, I would round off the outer edge of the grindstone, and "index" the innermost part of the scissor blade to that rounded corner, creating a softer/rounder starting point, before sliding across the rest of the blade.

Hence the reason why I keep sharpening only in one direction, is because I don't want the grindstone to keep accidentally hitting the "heel" of the blade, pushing it further and further back, making it look terrible for my customers.

#10

General Tormek Questions / Re: 10 inch honing wheel for T...

Last post by Rossy66 - February 21, 2026, 03:10:46 AM

Have a look at https://schleifjunkies.de/produkt/lederrad-250x35mm-raue-oberflaeche/

Hope this helps!

Thanks, I appreciate the link