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I really appreciated this video. I looked at a lot of systems before I decided on the Tormek. And I mean Work Sharp, Foley Belsaw, Grizzly, and the Iconic Wicked Edge. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the TS Prof, Hapstone, KME, and the Edge Pro. I decided to get one main machine to handle 80-90% of the work, and a less expensive system to do the remaining 10-20% of the sharpening. Speed was going to be a necessity for the main machine, because it is being used in a commercial sharpening shop. This was one of the videos that made choosing the main machine easy. And that was no easy feat, because I went into this considering the Tormek to be an overpriced bench grinder that ran in a water bath. I am now the proud owner of the T8, and I could not be happier. Jeff Ferris, I don't know know if you work in the Atlanta facility or somewhere else, but I'd enjoy chatting with you about this machine sometime. It is obvious you have out in your time wwith this machine.
I love my T-7, great for sharpening almost anything. Incredible quality, much cleaner than than you think. Removes minimal steel, no dust, won't burn your tools. However, you should always keep your stone true with the diamond truing tool.
I have e Tormek and although it is a clever machine It does have a big drawback; I tried to sharpen an old Swedish chisel with it and that chisel is so hard it literally took med hours of grinding on the stone and made my hands very tired. It is good for cheaper chisels but it takes just too much time to sharpen good quality ones w. it!
Thank´s f- your reply. The "old" chisel I sharpened was a Swedish Berg-chisel from I would guess the 50´s orpossibly the 60´s. I stopped to un-glaze the stone several times but it did actually not make much of a difference as the steel was so very hard. It IS a clever machine and good luck to everybody that likes to use it but I will never try to sharpen a good quality chisel on mine again. This is just my honest experience.
It's cheaper because it isn't built to the same specification. The Tormeks go on forever- I have a twenty year old SG2000 that only cost me £150 (used), including a few jigs. I've seen the Jet, and can't see it going that distance, but if you won't consider finding a good used Tormek then the Jet is a good option, there was no way I was shelling out the price of a new T8, just couldn't justify it.
Repeatability is where it's at. Got the stock Tormek wheels but in the future I plan to upgrade to the Knife Grinders 250mm felt wheel and their CBN wheels. Big boy toys.
