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Knife Sharpening / Re: Knife modification - Vinta...

Last post by tgbto - Today at 11:11:50 AM

@kwakster, the quality of your work is amazing. Thanks for sharing those with us. I love the new look of the handle.

#2

Knife Sharpening / Re: Sharpen workflow for ‘mid-...

Last post by tgbto - Today at 11:08:20 AM

If sub 200 Bess is your goal then sell out and do all your sharpening on belt grinders and go for volume rather than quality.

I found that controlled angle grinding on a belt grinder followed by controlled honing on leather belt+PA70 compound yield 120ish BESS results. I don't think speed and quality are exclusive, and when reprofiling in involved, this is clearly the way to go. The Tormek has an edge in dust generation and "zen" power, plus it shines when it is not exclusively used for sharpening knives.

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General Tormek Questions / Re: Jig collar bumps leg of su...

Last post by tgbto - Today at 09:55:36 AM

Just as those who sharpen  knives exclusively occasionally complain about having  to pay for including the SE-77 with the T8, woodworkers might complain about paying to include a US-430.

I was not suggesting including an **additional** US-430 that would sit in a drawer for those working only would, but rather including it as standard delivery.
As far as I know, it is not a hindrance for those who wouldn't use the additional length. Regarding manufacturing costs, I doubt an additional welding and a few grams of steel would make much of a difference (plus the US-430 only uses straight bars).

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General Tormek Questions / Re: Knife Steel Nerds

Last post by tgbto - Today at 09:48:05 AM

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, it looks like they're out of stock too...

#5

Knife Sharpening / Re: Struggling to keep knife f...

Last post by blade runner - Today at 06:24:48 AM

I have encountered a similar issue about keeping the blade flat on the stone. The blade holder keeps hitting the post of the threaded part of the universal support bar. I am unable to slide the blade holder smoothly along the bar. What should I do to avoid this?

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Knife Sharpening / Re: Sharpen workflow for ‘mid-...

Last post by Sir Amwell - Yesterday at 11:32:16 PM

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#7

Knife Sharpening / Re: Sharpen workflow for ‘mid-...

Last post by WimSpi - Yesterday at 07:58:06 PM

PM me if you want details of how I do my workflow.

How can I post a PM?

Wim

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Knife Sharpening / Re: Sharpen workflow for ‘mid-...

Last post by WimSpi - Yesterday at 07:50:57 PM

Thanks for this additional information. It gives me a better picture. My goal is to stay below 200 BESS, even if the quality is mediocre. The path you take starts with a good analysis of the knife. I think 20 degrees is fine for a cheaper knife. For the better knives, the grinding angles are well known.
I often start with one or a few passes with the coarse diamond wheel. In my experience, if I don't do that, I end up doing a relatively large number of passes with the medium diamond wheel, which takes too long.

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General Tormek Questions / Re: chisel with 25 degrees in ...

Last post by RichColvin - Yesterday at 05:58:57 PM

Werner,

I worked with a number of people on this forum to design a jig for this which can be 3D printed.  Information about it is at: https://sharpeninghandbook.info/Jigs-ProjectionTTS-100.html.

Kind regards,
Rich

#10

General Tormek Questions / chisel with 25 degrees in repe...

Last post by Werner Küspert - Yesterday at 03:13:40 PM

I want to sharpen a large number of chisels at an angle of 25 degrees.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can set this angle for each chisel with repeatable accuracy?