Thank you for your kind words! Check out our sharpening classes, we go through almost our entire catalogue: ru-vid.com/group/PLGpQjduHna4DOfmVeoXe0J9J9dEEqU0UN
Bought a t-8 in Dec. Japanese wheel also. I love it and still figuring it out but knives are sharper than ever and the edges hold up better than the belts or paper wheels
I have found out the answers to most of my questions by reading through the comments and because you actually answer peoples questions👍, shame about the couple of uncalled for rude ones (some people smh) anyway I have made up my mind to bite the bullet and go for the T8 with all the bells and whistles ! I know its going to cost me at least £2000 but I have so many things this set up would help me achieve, I have been looking at your products over the last few years and finally in a few months I will have the money. I have always bought the best tools I could afford throughout my life and I'm pretty sure a T8 will fit in just nice with them. Perfect😉
Thank you for an informative video. To derive the greatest benefit from these types of videos, please consider using a tripod and some notes to keep things moving along to maximize information delivery in the least amount of time. Regards.
Hi Kyle. It depends of which tool and also what you're going to do with the tool. For most tools the DF 600 grit+honing wheel gives a great finish. But off course if you want a superior finish the DE 1200 grit is even finer.
@@TormekSharpening I’m going to order 2 more T-8s this will leave me with 3 now. My set up will be the 600 / 1200/ 3000 Japanese wheel. I feel this will be a great set up for my business Knife Flight 90% of my business are knifes. I already have the the original stone, that can be used for metal removed when needed. Do you agree? Or have any suggestions? Thank you!
Thank you for a very informative video, I was curious about the diamond for removing steel. In the tool and cutter grinder trade we use it exclusively on carbide. Thanks again!!
I guess Im asking the wrong place but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly lost the account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me
I find that the diamond surfaces of sharpening plates clog relatively quickly when sharpening stainless steel knives. Would this happen with the Tormek diamond wheels?
Hi Michael, Thank you for your question. The issue you're refereeing to is nothing I have experienced or heard anyone complain about so I would say that it wouldn't happen on the Tormek diamond wheels. Stay sharp!
@@TormekSharpening Thank you for your reply. The next stone I buy from my Tormek Grinder will probably be the Japanese stone, which has a 4000 grit abrasive to give a super fine finish, but I like the idea of being able to maintain the same diameter on the diamond wheel and to be able to use the flat side for certain applications
Hi Will, we recommend to use it with the water for health reasons. The metal dust is not very good for you. But you can run them dry if you want. It works just as good. Stay Sharp!
Great demo guys, Tormek is the ultimate in sharpening and I use mine often, my question is ; should the diamond wheel be used to sharpen cobalt or carbide items such as drill bits with Tormek jigs ? Thank You
Hej woodturnermark8529 yes you can, but use little pressure especially when you sharpen drill bits to the steep angel which is very aggressive to the surface.
Hej Ewe, please excuse our late reply. Our diamond wheels are monocrystalline. They are more durable than polycrystalline ones. It is the same type of diamond as of DMT Diamond Sharpeners. Stay sharp!
Hola soy Gustavo de españa casariche (Sevilla) enhorabuena por el vídeo y lo profesionales que sois, tengo la t8 piedra sg y la DE, cual me aconsejáis que compre para el desbaste principal ?
Hej Gustavo, thank you for the kind feedback. If you want to remove more material the e.g. damaged/chipped knives then a roughened SG-25 is mostly enough. If you want to reshape e.g. woodturning tools a DC-250 is the choice. It´s in general not as easy to give you the perfect answer, it depends on the amount of material which has to be removed, the hardness of the material and what type of tool it is. I hope I could answer your question. /Wolfgang
@@TormekSharpening thanks for your reply. Sharpening my wood turning tools is difficult with the standard stone. The surface gets uneven very quickly. Maybe the diamond stone is the best choice for these tools.
We do have diamond wheels with a diameter of 200 mm for our Tormek T-4 (Original and Bushcraft) and with 250 mm for the Tormek T-8 Original. Those wheels fit also older models.
Do we understand correctly that you want more product information? All details on the diamond-wheels are on our webpage: www.tormek.com/international/en/accessories/grinding-wheels/ Google Translate: kya ham sahee dhang se samajhate hain ki aap adhik utpaad jaanakaaree chaahate hain? daayamand-vheels ke sabhee vivaran hamaare vebapej par hain: www.tormek.com/international/en/accessories/grinding-wheels/
Hej, The wheels are coated with diamonds, there is no need for applying powder. CBN wheels are used on faster rpm and not that suitable on a slow going Tormek. //Wolfgang
Thank you for explaining the common features of the diamond wheels. Would you recommend the Fine grit (600) for fixing a badly damaged edge on a chisel or HSS planer blade? Or is the Coarse grit (320) a better option?
Hej Alessandro, depends how damaged it is and how much time yoou like to invest. Heavily damaged is for some still sharp ;-). In general the DF with 600 grid is absolutley fine. The coarse with 360 grid is just meant to remove material, but you need the DF afterwards.
I know this question is off-topic. Please would someone from tormek explain the best way to use the leather honing wheel. I can obtain a nice edge on the main wheel, when I use the leather, the edge is lost. Please could you share your fine honing skills Best wishes
Hi Jessica! We talk all about honing in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-40AoJ8UBprI.html Check that out and do some honing training. If it doesn't help, send us an email at support@tormek.se with a video of your sharpening/honing process and we'll help you out. Stay sharp!
I have a T7 with all possible accessories, I am considering a T8, but I will NOT sell my T7, because I LOVE it. Can You please point out differences between the 2 machines ? Are diamond wheels perfectly compatible ? Are there accessories NOT compatibles or are all interchangeable ? Thank You !
Hej Richard, great to hear that you are still happy with your Tormek T-7. The Tormek T-8 Original has a different housing and small adjustments all around it - we are improving the machines continiously. But you can use all jigs and all grinding stones with 250 diameter on the older machines as well. This has been always very important to us that our products are compatible with older models as well. Stay sharp!
Is the DF -wheel faster than original grinding wheel? I am considering DF or DC because I need to grind alot of tools and I really need more speed out of tormek system. Currently using standard original wheel witch is frustratingly slow. I can't use bench grinder because of noise, dust and fire hazard.
The DF Diamond Wheel Fine with it's equivalent of 600 grit would be faster on harder steels. But if you are looking to remove a lot of material I'd recommend the DC Diamond Wheel Coarse. Note that the DC is not a finishing grinding wheel though. Good luck and stay sharp!
Hello, thanks for the video. If I switch projects and go from the DF-250 diamond, back to the SG250 grindstone. Do I now need to change the water because it has the anti-corrosion concentrate?
Hej Greg, you can use the ACC-150 Anti-Corrosion Concentrate also with the other stones, not only with the Diamond Wheels. It also protects your tools 😊 Stay sharp!
Hi, I'm planning on buying a Tormek T-8 Custom with a DF-250 & SJ-250 combo - would that work, I mean grinding with the DF-250 and honing with the SJ-250, or is the grit gap too big?
Hi Karl! That combo would work perfectly! Just keep in mind the SJ-250 Japanese Waterstone will decrease in diameter over time, so you'll have to change the jig setting when switching to it from the DF-250 Diamond Wheel Fine. Stay sharp! :D
My t4 needed a new wheel, Ive just brought a new one which is a diamond wheel I do not know the best way to use it can you please give some tips of the differences between a normal wheel and a diamond. Ive been with tormek many years, before the t4 I had a 2000
Hi Jessica, The main difference with the diamond grinding wheels is that they need way less sharpening pressure, and should always be used with ACC-150 Anti Corrosion Concentrate mixed in the water. In this video we talk about using diamond grinding wheels for the Tormek T-4: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2tTm_iwFEK8.html Stay sharp!
@@TormekSharpening Thank you. Ive used the course and the extra fine, the fine was out of stock. It should arrive soon. Thanks for your help. Now all I need is the skill :)
Hi! The price varies between markets and resellers. Visit tormek.com to find resellers in your country and their prices, in your currency. Or you should just be able to google it☺ Stay sharp!
Unfortunately the video dragged in the first 5 minutes, I had to leave because it was way too slow. Thought I’d let you know it was impaired and needs to get to business
Unfortunately the video dragged in the first 5 minutes, I had to leave because it was way too slow. Thought I’d let you know it was impaired and needs to get to business
You guys are smart. These videos make consumers confident enough to buy your product because you have so much information available. Btw I just received my t8 and 4000 grit Japanese wheel now I'm eyeballing the 600 grit diamond stone :P
Hej Corey, customers also buy from us because we offer high-quality machines and accessoires. ;) Happy that you got your Tormek T-8. Have fun with it and stay sharp! //Tanja from Tormek
dear Tormek Sharpening Innovation, first of all, thank you for the video, it's very good, I want to ask for some help, unfortunately I forgot to put the acc150 liquid in the water for the DF 250 diamond wheel fine diamond stone when I first used it, and now I see that the diamond wheel is streaked a little tanned, whatmake it disappear?my first plane and I were very stupid and now I'm worried about what will happen Thank you very much in advance for your help
He indicates that the diamond wheel will last years with reasonable care, as will a lot of things. However, he also indicated that the diamond "wears" and gets finer over time. It must one day become a honing wheel then and no longer a grinding wheel.
Hi Jeff, Yes it's correct the diamond will over the time of years get finer and finer as it wears. However diamond is the hardest material so it's very durable. Where the line between a honing wheel and grinding wheel is drawn is difficult to say. The idea with the honing wheel is to remove burr and the materials in a honing wheel are often a bit flexible which makes it easier to avoid damaging the edge when honing.
Since the price for the rust prevention concentrate is 118 Euro per liter the question should not be "why a steel core?" but rather "why not a stainless steel core?".
Hej Theo, that has to do with the process of plating the diamonds, also we opt against aluminium, due its to soft and would use alot more harmful chemicals.
Hello Antonio, thank you for your kind words. If you are interested in buying a Tormek in India you can send an email to info@tormek.se and we’ll help you in the right direction 😊 Stay sharp!
I have the t8 DF250 diamond wheel and have steel build up on the grinding surface from ginding high speed steel turning tools, how can i remove this steel build up?
Hi! Even if you use the ACC-150 Anti-Corrosion Concentrate you should make sure your diamond wheels are stored dry when not in use to keep them in top trim for as long as possible :)
Hello! good question, and we can't give a straight answer I'm afraid. It totally depends on the condition of the knives, but i would guess they can be quite beat up? Worth noting is that you won't get a good edge off the DC-250/200 Diamond Wheel Coarse and then honing. If you have the coarse wheel you'll have to finish with either the fine or the extra fine before honing (we recommend to always end with honing). So i'ts really a matter of preference. Check out our grinding wheels guide for more info: tormek.com/en/knowledge/the-tormek-way-of-sharpening/grinding-wheels-guide. Personally, i would go for just the DF-250/200 Diamond Wheel Fine, since it should do an efficeint job while leaving a good edge. Then IF it turns out you feel you need even faster material removal or a higher polish down the line, you can add whichever wheel you feel you need. Or email support@tormek.se for additional support. Stay sharp!
Thank you for your comment Paulo! The content of this live special might not be relevant or interesting for all our users. But I hope you learned something about our diamond wheels. Stay sharp!
Come one, you are a company. Please please buy your Camera Man/Women a Tripod. These Videos are your image , and u should try to make the best possible. Most Hobby RU-vid Creator make a better job in handling the Camera.
Thank you for your constructive criticism ;) We recently bought a new gimbal, so check out our most recent episode and the coming ones, and see if it does the job :D
I know why you love them! They cost $400 a wheel! I hate this company. Just turn your own wheel from plastic, hdpe, or corian and slap a proedge belt on it. Boom $25. I hate this company. If you buy the t4 factor in an ADDITIONAL $105 for the truing tool. You absolutely need it.
Hej Richard, we are really sorry that you had difficulties in sharpening some of your tools. Our products are developed and manufactured in Sweden. We aim for a really high quality-standard. Most of our Jigs are patented and developed to deliver high-quality results. Depending on what you sharpen the TT-50 Truing Tool is for sure useful but not mandatory. It does not come with the smaller Tormek T-4 but does with the Tormek T-8 which is build for professional use. Stay sharp and safe!
