SHARPENING PREFERENCE POLL (edited / corrected)
To satisfy my own curiosity, which of the following best describes your primary, go-to method of fine sharpening of chisels and plane irons? If there are sufficient responses, I will post the results.
Oil stones
Water Stones
Ceramic stones...
Hmm...where to begin...
So, I have always freehand sharpened all of my knives and tools. I have always used a grinder for my larger items such as axes, machetes, and any other blade over about 6" long. For my smaller items, I have always used table stones.
Recently, I was amazed to see a...
My wife says she will buy me a machine to sharpen her scissors and kitchen knives. Now let me qualify that by telling you that she sews hundreds of costumes a year. She has a dozen or so pairs of scissors so a quality machine that will do the job quickly and without a lot of fuss is what I'm...
Any users having problems with the wheel stopping when changing grits. Mine sometimes slows are comes to a stop, even though the pressure is not that great.
Saw this on another forum and figured some of us might want to know too ...
http://www.tormek.com/en/jigs/svd180/svd185_arrow.php
Manufacturing error SVD-185
A manufacturing error has been discovered on jigs delivered between January 1st and September 22nd 2009.
On these...
NOT MINE YADA YADA...
http://greensboro.craigslist.org/tls/983131003.html
Tormex Sharpening system (High Point)
Reply to: sale-983131003@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2009-01-06, 9:01PM EST
Tormex Tool sharping system. New wheel on unit and never used spare wheel. Leather burnishing wheels...
There is a coupon you can print out on this page:
http://www.harborfreightusa.com/html/wkend1103/usa_cpnsave.html
3rd from the bottom on the right - what's in stock in store only, so you may want to call ahead and hustle down there if you want to take a chance on it. I don't have one and I...
Grizzly has a tormek clone that was actually rated pretty highly in one of the online comparisons I read, and it's on sale right now. Check it out here
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.aspx?itemnumber=T10010&utm_source=emailburst&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=T10010
If anyone has one of...
I was looking at the new T-7 which except for a slightly better straight jig, a better truing tool, and a new blue paint scheme is about the same as the older Supergrinds but is now going for $500 or more. The T-7 ultimate package is selling for $900!!! Yikes!!
It is a good machine, but that...
I'm confused about how much oil to put on the wheel the first time.
I'm confused about how much oil to put on from then on.
I'm confused about how much honing paste to use.
In other words I'm confused:BangHead:
I purchased a Tormek and several jigs from Hartville Tool when they had all the special offers going on. When I received the Tormek I went through all the setup routines and proceeded to sharpen a plane iron. Well no matter how hard I tried I could never get it to grind a square edge. I noticed...