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General Tormek Questions / Re: Shutting down

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Today at 08:13:41 AM

I'm taking it back to the store where I bought it and will ask for a replacement

Good idea.

#2

Knife Sharpening / Re: Wheel direction

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Today at 08:12:42 AM

Both directions work.

I do a mixture of jig and hand. Although no where near the skill of those mentioned I do edge leading with jigs and edge trailing freehand. It just seems to make sense.

#3

Knife Sharpening / Re: Simple adjustment of the g...

Last post by advjacky - Today at 08:02:23 AM

  hello

This post helped me a lot

thanks

#4

General Tormek Questions / Re: Shutting down

Last post by Rjje - Yesterday at 10:50:50 PM

It happened again today after sharpening about 10 knives. I could feel a lot of heat coming from underneath the honing wheel. I removed the wheel and felt the motor, and it was really hot.
So I think you're right John – it's probably the thermal overload protection kicking in.
I'm taking it back to the store where I bought it and will ask for a replacement

#5

Knife Sharpening / Re: Wheel direction

Last post by tgbto - Yesterday at 03:37:01 PM

I'm sorry but I find the posts by @KaithyHong suspicious : newly registered user, some posts having nothing to do with the actual topic, links to an external website that's 26 days old and has nothing to do with a "smooth swivel plate" except that an AI could have confused the two.

Out of 7 posts, 5 start more or less the same and give a general advice. Out of all the new members of this forum, that's both the most educated and most unspecific one.

I advise caution.

#6

General Tormek Questions / Re: Shutting down

Last post by John Hancock Sr - Yesterday at 10:39:36 AM

This will be the thermal overload. It is designed to pick up any faults and not cause further damage. This is probably a leaky capacitor or fault in the motor. Tormek support will definitely sort you out.

#7

Hand Tool Woodworking / Re: Preparing New Chisels

Last post by Ken S - Yesterday at 10:25:46 AM

Excellent suggestion, Kathyhong.

Ken

#8

Scissors Sharpening / Re: Deburring?

Last post by tgbto - Yesterday at 08:13:47 AM

One thing I'd add is to make sure the stone is properly trued and the support bar is firmly locked before making any adjustments. Small setup differences can have a bigger impact on the final result than most people expect.

I'm sorry, what ?

#9

General Tormek Questions / Re: Shutting down

Last post by Dan - July 28, 2026, 09:34:55 PM

This is definitely not normal. My T8 is very happy to run and run 
A bit of patience at this holiday time is a good idea, it is not a massive company so there are probably a few people absent at the moment which will slow down their response but I am sure Tormek will try to get this sorted for you as soon as they are able to.

Danny

#10

General Tormek Questions / Re: Shutting down

Last post by Rjje - July 28, 2026, 05:08:25 PM

I haven't received a response from Tormek Support yet. I'll wait a couple more days before following up, as it may be due to the holiday season.

But I'll keep you updated if anything happens.