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#11

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

Last post by Dan - February 20, 2026, 06:30:28 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

#12

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

Last post by Rossy66 - February 20, 2026, 06:23:13 PM

Thanks Ken, that is pretty much my set up but on most knives 8" or longer, I hit the DF 250 as I move to the tip. I will include some photos when I get off work.

Thanks

#13

Gardening Tools / Re: Approach to sharpening law...

Last post by GeoBoy - February 20, 2026, 04:19:06 PM

Go to allamericansharpener.com if you want to sharpen your mower blades. This product is fantastic.

#14

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

Last post by Ken S - February 20, 2026, 03:20:11 PM

I have two suggestions:

The first is to use the standard leather honing wheel. use the KS-123 set up jig to set the grinding wheel and the leather honing wheel. Use one support bar in the vertical position for grinding. Use a second support bar in the horizontal position for honing. The KS-123 makes this set up very fast. There is no need to remove a wheel.

The second suggestion is to devote some time to learning how to hone free hand. This is the  way the Tormek instructors work. While this skill may require some time to learn, once learned it will serve you for a lifetime.


Ken

#15

General Tormek Questions / Re: DF-200

Last post by Ken S - February 20, 2026, 02:56:37 PM

I agree with Sir Amwell. In my opinion, the use of CBN wheels dry evolved from one vendor being fed up with warranty complaints from customers carelessly leaving grinding wheels in the water troughs when not in use. I think Tormek reluctantly went along with dry use to placate the dry customers. The Tormek is a wet grinder.

I have watched very skillful Tormek users work with almost no spillage. I believe excessive spillage is largely caused by overfilling the trough. The Tormek instructors use their machines with ACC in the online classes. If users can afford several diamond or CBN wheels, the cost of ACC should not be a problem.

Ken

#16

General Tormek Questions / 10 inch honing wheel for T8

Last post by Rossy66 - February 20, 2026, 02:31:03 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

#17

Gardening Tools / Re: Approach to sharpening law...

Last post by RichColvin - February 20, 2026, 03:17:10 AM

I use a machinist's hand file.  It works fine. 

#18

General Tormek Questions / Re: DF-200

Last post by Sir Amwell - February 20, 2026, 12:12:04 AM

Hi Mr Duster.
I don't think there will be any noticeable performance differences between wet and dry.
2 implications using dry:
Dust.
Possible clogging of wheel (running through water cleans the wheel as you go and leaves dust in the water)

Using wet with AC:
No dust.
Water all over the place( though this can be countered).
Mixing up AC to correct proportion and not wasting it. ( you will get spillage. It adds to your cost and time. It can be reused by filtering but adds time and fiddle faddle.

I think a Tormek should really be used with water. That's what it was designed for.
Ive said this before but worth repeating:
Give me water splashes and slight inconvenience any time rather than metal dust everywhere.

#19

General Tormek Questions / DF-200

Last post by GDuster - February 19, 2026, 08:24:25 PM

I recently bought a Df-200 wheel for my T1200 and see in the description that it can be use wet (with the additive) or dry.
Can anyone tell me what the difference in performance is between wet and dry?
Thanks
Phil

#20

Gardening Tools / Re: Approach to sharpening law...

Last post by John Hancock Sr - February 19, 2026, 04:20:09 AM

Lawnmower blades are very forgiving and any sharpening will be infinitely better than how they come from the factory. I have typically used an angle grinder in the past. However a flat single cut file will produce as fine an edge as you will ever need. I would not even bother with the tormek to be honest.