TORMEK knock-off knife sharpeners.....any good? - Tool Time Tuesday

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  @markthepcdoc7707 · 6 years ago

  The real test here is actually finding a phone book any more.

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• TH

  @TheMonkdad · 4 years ago

  Everything Tormek is shockingly expensive probably because it works great

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• FI

  @finn127 · 6 years ago

  Tip from a guy who found out the hard way: I never leave the stone in contact with water in less the wheel is turning, accidentally left it in to long, the stone was no longer round. So whenever I stop it, I lower the water tray. And that sharpie trick is good, however, you can use it while the stone is dry and machine is off. Just turn it a bit by hand, you’ll still se if the sharpie disappears.

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• PE

  @peterspaltman · 6 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1RpecAZmgI&amp;t=800">13:20</a>.. 6&quot; isnt the max length.. you can reverse it and strop on the other side

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• RI

  @RickDeevey · 4 years ago

  I got one those Maximum sharpeners myself on sale at Canadian Tire and I like it. I have used it for sharpening chisels and plane blades and it does a fine job. I go to diamond stones and water stones to put the final edge on the better chisels, but the machine does a great job on the primary bevel and reprofiling. I can&apos;t afford a Tormek, so I&apos;m very happy with this purchase. Had it a couple of months now. The big trick is getting the angle right with the guide and keeping the edge square across the blade, especially important on the plane blades. Still learning. Haven&apos;t done a knife or scissors with it yet, but that&apos;s coming.<br>One suggestion: drop a couple of small magnets in the water reservoir to gather the metal waste so it doesn&apos;t build up on the wheel (probably is more of an issue with chisels and planes blades because you are removing more metal, unless you are reprofiling a knife shape). It is said that you can dress the wheel to get it to a finer grit. Gonna check into doing that.

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• LE

  @leighchristopherson2455 · 5 years ago

  While in a machine shop class (community college) we had to cut the sleeves off of our coveralls so that they came no lower than our elbows. Rotary equipment you shouldn&apos;t have long sleeves.

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• FR

  @fredpattywright6325 · 1 year ago

  One lesson i&apos;ve learned the hard way. When several manufacturers all claim to have an item that&apos;s just as good as a high end product, the high end product is what you really want.

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• FR

  @frenchyroastify · 6 years ago

  I had to run my machine with a wheel dressing tool clamped for a long time to true the stone. &nbsp;Makes a huge difference

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• C1

  @C1utchBME · 6 years ago

  Canadian pesos huh? That’s the language of the empire of dirt if I’m not mistaken.

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• RI

  @Riyame · 6 years ago

  Tormek accessories work great. There is the WM-200 angle gauge to determine your angle and the stone setter which allows you to freshen the stone or use the fine side to get a finer finish for finer work. Red Beard Ops did a review on the WEN sharpener version and he showed a few great accessories as well as a knife clamp modification that you may find interesting.

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• AI

  @AissaSniper · 2 years ago

  ❤❤❤❤❤❤😮This machine is very beautiful and effortless

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• RE

  @realsharpknivesandfirearms8571 · 2 years ago

  I have a Tormek T8 and tried to same some money and bought two Wen wet sharpeners for my tool sharpening business. When I turned both Wen&apos;s on it sounded like the were going to blow up. There were other problems so I sent them both back and bought another Tormek T8. &nbsp;I appreciated you taking the time to review a cheaper unit. &nbsp;I can say without a doubt you get what you pay for and there are no Tormek killers in my opinion.

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