I want to see this man explain every single Tormek jig cause he does a so much better job than the official Tormek dudes with their dumb, live-streamed "sharpening class" where they take ages to get to any sort of point and then keep taking breaks for "live questions" etc. In fact *he does a better job than the Tormek **_handbook._*
Have to agree he was a very good demonstrator of the tool and its functions. The Tormek guys are good it just takes them longer to get to the point. They could learn a few delivery tricks from this gentleman keep the godd stuff coming brand new with the Tormek T 8.
When mine was delivered i opened the packaging and amongst it all was a pack of plasters. My wife laughed. After the first chisel which was perfect i found out why they put the plasters in the package, you don't even feel it when it goes across your palm
Some time ago, i saw this video and said to myself. This must be some trickery involved in this. It can't be that easy. It must be fake. So i did the only logical thing i could think of, and that was to go out and buy myself a tormek. Ended up with the T4. I had no background in sharpening anything from before and with this machine. I managed to sharpen all my chisels and all my kitchen knives to the point where i can shave paper. Its crazy how easy it is to use this machine and how sharp you can get your tools and knives. My brothers chisels all looked like they fought a tank and lost Way worse than the one in the video. Managed to get them all restored and sharper than when they came from the store. But didn't help much as my brother is useless and ruined them again within a week
Awesome tools, I had one, but sold it as you need to book time off work to reshape a bowl gouge on a Tormek. Went to CBN wheels. Much cheaper, very fast and in the winter in the shop the water doesn’t freeze and crack the stone
In reality it takes a lot of fiddling with the jig and the guide rail to make sure that the chisel is ground perfectly square. I love my Tormek but it's not as easy as they make it look in the demos!
@@midjetville you completely right about fiddling with the jig, struggling to get it square, need to be constantly adjusting the left and right knob to try and get it square. Still looking for a perfect solution, might try the diamond stone with the new jig. Any recommendation these days?
@@midjetville indeed, I'll have a look on the woodpeckers. I probably buy the diamond wheel as well with the "new" jig, since you can sharpen on the side of the wheel, giving flat and hopefully a easy squared chisel, would use it for knifes and other stuff too.
You must be physically or mentally handicapped. It takes me about 30 seconds to put a chisel into the jig, and about 30 seconds to set the angle. The only thing that takes longer is hand plane blades because they're so thin.
@@buckhorncortez not handicapped, at least as far as I can tell! If you’re sharpening e.g. a jointer plane blade which is wider than the stone and must also be perfectly square to the sides, it’s pretty difficult to get it perfect. Of course the definition of “perfect” varies between wodworkers, mine is closer to a machinist’s definition. I use my Tormek probably thirty times per day to sharpen chisels and plane blades, so I’m not knocking it - but if you think you can just throw a chisel in the jig and have it come out exactly square to the sides on your first attempt you’re kidding yourself. Obviously when you do it as frequently as I do, you get the feel for the adjustment knobs’ sensitivities and it becomes faster, but I’ve seen many new Tormek users get frustrated by this.
Yes, Jim I agree. Encountered similar problems in getting the "square". Having a major problem with the small knife jig to properly hold the knife and attain parallel.
I have the t3 and it certainly is an amazing tool .. I still use a stone to flatten off after using but this is not essential the chisel/plane iron is ready to go straight off the leather wheel.
How much is the cheapest model? All I seem to find is 500$ +, doesn't the stone need replacing after awhile? I mean he is taking off layers to refine and flatten the stone... And then he mentions you never need to worry about anything on the machine. lolz.
I hate people damaging well useable tools just to fix them. But hell... people who love rather sharpening then doing real work, are tormeks best friends...
Then either reset the tool being sharpened at 30 degrees and put the micro-bevel on it, or finish the micro-bevel on a whetstone or water stone. You really couldn't figure that out for yourself and you're using sharp tools? That's a scary thought...
Learn a little more, Joseph. I can sharpen much faster than that with my T8, usually about 10 minutes. You have to figure the angle. It helps to magic marker the bevel, if you are not sure. Wish you well.
Or you can sharpen your tools and knives on a belt sander on low speed setting. I do sharpen knives professionaly and I use Trizact belts up to A6 grit. Then kangaroo leather with diamond paste or CBN or diamond spray. No damage from the the heat and leaves a flat bevel.
Sure, you can sharpen twist drills on the Tormek. It's no different than a regular circular wheel metal grinder, it only has a larger grinding wheel, water cooling, and the original stone can be graded coarse or fine.
I have a set or Marple chisels from Sheffield England. Yhep, they are the real thing. Not that cheap Irwin crap. The sides of the chisels are not perpendicular to the cutting edge. How do I use the Tormek chisel holder to hold these? Is there some type of adapter?
I have a T8 and original English Marple Chisles - all I did was use the truing jig to ensure the wheel is truely paralell to the guide arm. Then I use a tiny 3" engineer square to ensure my chisle edge is square to the jig. Works every time.
It's a investment in quality 🤩 Tormek is the original sharpening system with top quality products that probably will serve you for the rest of your life. Made in Sweden with 8 years warranty. Stay Sharp!
I have a tormek and if you grind a blunt or damaged chisel the angel (lets say 25 degrees) will be slightly concav because the stone is round and it will leave a rounded bevel on your tool if you grind it. So far NO expert has been able to tell me I am wrong about this, even Chris Pye, who is a renowned master carver from the United Kingdom, agrees with this! The best way to grind an edged tool is to use a flat stone or use the side of the tormek machine to achieve a uniformed straight angle !
How important is a perfectly straight bevel on the angled side? There are lot's of people putting secondary bevels on their chisels even making it convex. Mostly to speed up sharpening or in rare cases for special cutting needs. This stone makes it slightly concave. So? The reference plane is the flat side on the back.
The word you are looking for is a hollow grind, and many people do infact prefer a hollow grind over a straight grind. Like it's dumb to do it like in this video in real life, grind the chisel and polish it every time it needs a tuneup. No what you do is you grind the chisel so it has the hollow grind, this then allows you to really easily place the chisel on a honing stone and sharpen it. Because only the two edges of the bevel touch the stone you don't have to remove a lot of material to hone the chisel to sharpness, and when the two edges touch the stone, you automatically have the correct angle, very easy to then keep honing your chisel by hand, without jigs. Only when you need to rest the bevel or grind out damage is when you need a tormek. I have a sandstone wheel grinder that has a wheel twice as large as the tormek.
As a wood carver I'm a big fan of Chris Pye myself, but I don't think the concave bevel matters in practice. The curvature of a 250mm wheel (like the Tormek) over a 10mm long bevel gives a curved profile that's just 0.1mm off straight in the middle. I.e. about 1-2 times the thickness of a human hair. However, even if this could be felt when working (and I know I can't!) any such differences will be undetectable once you've changed the blade shape further after a couple of strops. So in the end, I wouldn't worry about it.
Heyyyyyy, it’s ummmm…. Jeff? I think his name is, from Woodpeckers!!! Haha Edit: duh it’s Jeff, his name tag only says it right in front of you dummy lol
@@falxonPSN So what? Do you hate voluntary exchange or would you prefer a stiff, tyrranical, totalitarian government telling us what we should watch and what we should buy? We have major issues with corruption in our system and even the fiat dollar, (a fiat dollar is unconstitutional and only the government can issue gold and silver backed currency) has been corrupted. But make no mistake, a true free market free of corruption raises all boats.
Hi! This is the SG-250 Original Grindstone which has adjustable sharpening characteristics equivalent to between 220 - 1000 grit. Read more about it here: tormek.com/en/products/grinding-wheels/original-grindstones/sg-250-original-grindstone or compare here: tormek.com/en/knowledge/the-tormek-way-of-sharpening/grinding-wheels-guide
I just received my new Tormek T8 after decades of sharpening, not without some degree of success, with high speed grinder plus jig, followed by soft and hard black Arkansas stones, then leather hand strop. Am I to understand that once mastered, the Tormek (equipped with their "standard" grinding wheel and grader, along with leather honing wheel) will potentially eliminate the need for my sharpening stones as a final step? As to required degree of sharpness, I am a professional finish carpenter working to a higher than average quality standard, yet on occasion do a bit of fine woodworking for special clients and family. Chisels and plane irons are almost my sole concern. My preliminary studies lead me to believe that Tormek alone will be fine for carpentry, and that use of my stones (or other types) could still be worthwhile for furniture work. Am I on the right track?
I think it's difficult to see in the video how polished it is. But if you use the fine side of the SP-650 on the SG-250 and the hone it properly you will get a really nice finish. If you want a perfect mirror finish on your tools I recommend the Japanese Waterstone. Stay sharp!
@@TormekSharpening I have all three. Need to upgrade to the diamond ones. While I have you, my grey stone is wearing really fast at one section of the stone.
