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#21

General Tormek Questions / PM-V11 steel grinding

Last post by Haitham - November 16, 2024, 11:17:41 AM

Hello,

With my Tormek T8 I received the standard SG-250 super-grind.
I've already ground three VERITAS PM-V11 chisels by veritas up to 1 inch with success.
Yesterday I've put a new 25 degrees primary bevel on a pm-v11 jack plane
2 1/4 wide and it took me ages. The stone had just been trued up with coarse serrations
but it kept glazing. (Maybe the pm-v11 being a powder metal is the issue). As I was approaching to the very edge it seemed to take forever. I think that for these wide hard blades and full edge restoration I have to true up again the stone halfway

Do you think that the black stone would be quicker? SB-250
I wouldn't try diamonds as my diamond benchstones struggle with pm-v11

Thank you

#22

Knife Sharpening / checking deburring

Last post by Ken S - November 16, 2024, 06:20:03 AM

One of the things I find fascinating about the online classes is the way a useful tip in one area can benefit other areas. While demonstrating checking knife sharpness using his thumb nail, Wolfgang casually mentioned also using"an old credit card, which he did not have". As my thumb nails have ridges, the idea intrigued me. In this T2 online class, Johan demonstrates using the lid of the black marker to check knife deburring. I tried it, and am very pleased with the result. Here is a link, starting around 7:00.

https://youtu.be/JFSg_eUYc10?si=zeopFvbvvoiBESZu

While you are watching, Johan shows another good tip at around 5:00. After he has ground both bevels to a burr, he finishes with one very light pass on each bevel to remove most of the bevel.

Ken

#23

Knife Sharpening / Re: "Blank" Honing Wheel

Last post by Ken S - November 16, 2024, 05:53:01 AM

One of the high points of my visit to Tormek in August of 2023 was being included in a meeting of the Design Committee. The standing committee included Håkan, Mats, and Tim, plus two guests. The other guest was Per Ericson ("Perra"). The main topic was the KS123 knife setting tool, then in development. We examined two prototypes, one designed by Tormek and one designed by Per. The group was very congenial. We were all working together to develop the best tool. There was no competition in the group.

I felt honored to be included in this group. It was like discussing religion with the Holy Trinity.

Per is a retired Swedish Industrial Engineer. His design work and machining is impeccable. Recently we have seen new developments in knife jigs and setting tools. I believe honing will be one of the next areas to see further innovation. With people like Per and the Design Committee working on it, I have great faith.

Ken

#24

Knife Sharpening / Re: "Blank" Honing Wheel

Last post by Perra - November 13, 2024, 07:43:15 PM

You can also try this..
https://forum.tormek.com/index.php/topic,5567.0.html

#25

General Tormek Questions / Re: How to sharpen the tip par...

Last post by tgbto - November 13, 2024, 03:48:09 PM

Hey,

I'm not sure I understood your problem 100%, but if it can be summarized as "The bevel gets wider at the tip", it is because you are only pivoting the knife away from you, and not lifting the blade.

There are countless posts on how much to lift/pivot. In the T-4/T-8 manual, Tormek recommends to only lift the handle, not pivot. It's also shown on their basic knife sharpening video.

Gauging how much to pivot/lift according to your knife and how you clamped it is a skill you will need to learn, with the help of a sharpie. This post will tell you much of what you need to know about it. This other one is also quite interesting regarding clamping.

#26

Knife Sharpening / Re: "Blank" Honing Wheel

Last post by AusSn - November 13, 2024, 03:39:18 PM

Thanks so much!  I could not help but notice that Sweden is very short on large footed marsupials so I am forced to make my own.  While perhaps misguided and unnecessary, I just want to see what all the kangaroo tail hype is about.

Tormek does not sell a blank LA-220. They were kind enough to reply to my request.

That 3D printing file is a great start.  Thanks for the link.  I have someone that thinks they can tweak that design for stronger pins.  It will take some time to get this all set up but I will report back.

#27

Knife Sharpening / Re: "Blank" Honing Wheel

Last post by Ken S - November 13, 2024, 02:27:10 AM

Aus Sn,

From the Tormek website: "cowhide from Tärnsjö Garveri tannery". One of the exhibits in the Tormek Museum describes this impressive leather. I can not imagine better quality than the leather Tormek uses.

However, I realize that some of our members have aspirations which go beyond the standard equipment. Therefore, with a little imagination, MDF can be made into very usable leather honing wheels.

https://youtu.be/BAhgVmQoeiA?si=Qxxi4fslkde80rbC

This link shows a second grinding wheel being mounted on the "dry side" of the Tormek. The shaft from the optional shaped leather wheels is shown, although extension shafts of different lengths are available from third party suppliers.
The MDF wheel can be easily be removed and replaced. The wheel can also be mounted in place of the grinding wheel. Spacers such as fender washers can be used to fit the EZYlock shaft.

No doubt others will chime in.

Ken

EDIT: Here is a relater link:

https://youtu.be/c6iIC3wBmNY?si=v0Y-FmLw7fozF5xb

#28

General Tormek Questions / How to sharpen the tip part of...

Last post by Proluxline - November 13, 2024, 01:43:52 AM

Hello guys, I am a beginner and have a tornek t-t system. i want to sharpen my shun 10 inch knife but have a problem, when I am holding tightly the holder and it comes to the tip part, even if I bent the knife but keeping the holder to the metal bar it just can't make the right angle and messed up the tip, it's almost flat at the tip part and I need to hold the whole knife in my hand to get the desired angel but then I could not control as it's not touching the metal bar. It's very annoying I checked all the videos from Tormek looks like they are able to keep the holder attached in metal bar and just slightly bent but keeping one side attached to  the bar, but I can't if I do the grinding stone takes too much of angel. Please help me to fix this issue.

#29

Knife Sharpening / Re: "Blank" Honing Wheel

Last post by John Hancock Sr - November 12, 2024, 11:09:24 PM

I did this and discovered a few things.

There are some 3D models here https://www.printables.com/model/394248-tormek-leather-honing-wheel-la-220-alternative

The pins on the wheel are very weak so maybe use a stronger filament or 100% infill around the pins. Mine broke off so I drilled them out and used short screws which work well.

The maker suggests epoxy or superglue. I would definitely not use superglue. I used contact cement which worked perfectly. He also appeared to use an angled butt joint - again, I would not do that.

I cut the leather slightly wider than the wheel and trimmed it to width after gluing it on using a skiving knife. As for the join I did an angled skive of about 15-20mm and overlapped so that the join faced away from the direction of rotation so that use would not cause it to lift up. The overlap was slightly bumpy so I laid the wheel on its side and used a skiving knife to trim it flat then used a sanding drum on the Dremel to sand it perfectly flat. I finally ran the tips of my fingers over the join to test its flatness.

After deburring on the wheel I actually use a flat hand strop with green compound to refine the edge and this seems to get the best results.

#30

General Tormek Questions / the Rolls Royce of turkey bast...

Last post by Ken S - November 12, 2024, 05:28:21 PM

Many years ago, one of our longtime members posted the suggestion of using a turkey baster to empty the Tormek water troughs. I purchased one at my local grocery store and have happily been using it ever since. Mine is certainly a low cost version. The one in the link strikes me as a good, longterm investment.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/kitchen/kitchen-tools/meat-and-poultry/74738-dripless-baster

Ken