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Tormex Sharpening System #8009462 12/02/23 11:32 AM 12/02/23 11:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin E Eagleye OP trapper
Eagleye OP trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin	Does anyone have one? and do you like it?

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8009474 12/02/23 11:50 AM 12/02/23 11:50 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 11,353 Asheville, NC C charles trapper
charles trapper C Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 11,353 Asheville, NC	It is probably excellent. So is a Worksharp.

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8009534 12/02/23 12:53 PM 12/02/23 12:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,296 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,296 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	It reminds me of that system where you had a standard bench grinder and added a wheel with grit and the other wheel was a hardened paper wheel. You put an edge on the blade with the grit wheel and the paper wheel took the rough part of the edge off resulting in a sharp knife. I had that system and it was OK. But, I later went with a Worksharp that I preferred. Dear Plexiglass, thank you for protecting me from the grocery cashier who just touched every single item I'll be taking home with me.

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8009551 12/02/23 01:14 PM 12/02/23 01:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,151 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,151 SEPA	Originally Posted by Eagleye Does anyone have one? and do you like it? Pretty much the gold standard for woodshop sharpening systems. i'd love to have one but for now I use float glass and PSA sandpaper in various grits. That system actually works quite well keeping my plane irons and chisels very sharp. Eh...wot?

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: charles] #8009567 12/02/23 01:32 PM 12/02/23 01:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,388 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,388 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by charles It is probably excellent. So is a Worksharp. I have a worksharp and In my opinion It sucks. But maybe I'm doing something wrong. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Lugnut] #8009592 12/02/23 02:06 PM 12/02/23 02:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin E Eagleye OP trapper
Eagleye OP trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Lugnut [quote=Eagleye]Does anyone have one? and do you like it? Pretty much the gold standard for woodshop sharpening systems. i'd love to have one but for now I use float glass and PSA sandpaper in various grits. That system actually works quite well keeping my plane irons and chisels very sharp. [/quote The guy said he paid north of $1,000 with all the jigs and add on’s, He couldn’t figure out how to use it but I’ll start with entry level lathe tools before touching good steel. Most of my chisels and planes I use my Norton stones

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8009644 12/02/23 03:26 PM 12/02/23 03:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 4,838 North central Iowa B Bob_Iowa trapper
Bob_Iowa trapper B Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 4,838 North central Iowa	Yes I use it a lot it’s really easy to razor edges on knives, the only attachment I don’t have and should is the gouge sharpening tool, big thing is to keep the water clean.

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8009649 12/02/23 03:33 PM 12/02/23 03:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 995 Northern WI L Line Jumper trapper
Line Jumper trapper L Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 995 Northern WI	Never seen one but would give my left nut for one, but not $1000

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Bob_Iowa] #8010082 12/03/23 07:57 AM 12/03/23 07:57 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin E Eagleye OP trapper
Eagleye OP trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,991 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Bob_Iowa Yes I use it a lot it’s really easy to razor edges on knives, the only attachment I don’t have and should is the gouge sharpening tool, big thing is to keep the water clean. Good Tip- I think the key is also standardization- yesterday I sorted all my 25-degree beveled chisels, I thought that's a rudimentary way to practice. I used layout die on the chisel face and simple spun the wheel by hand without power to make sure I had the perfect adjustment and proper contact, once set, the results were phenomenal and razor sharp. It reminds me of my Festool products where people are overwhelmed by the complexity and lose the simplicity of the German engineering (in this case Swedish)- the set-up becomes key and the basis for sharpening anything.

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8010218 12/03/23 11:27 AM 12/03/23 11:27 AM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 420 NE Ohio C capt.scott trapper
capt.scott trapper C Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 420 NE Ohio	I have had one for years. It sharpens knives razor sharp every time. Also impossible to heat the blade up with the water stone. I have a bunch of jigs with mine but never have used them.Great machine. I see them used in FB market place quite often.

Re: Tormex Sharpening System [Re: Eagleye] #8010638 12/03/23 08:28 PM 12/03/23 08:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 4,838 North central Iowa B Bob_Iowa trapper
Bob_Iowa trapper B Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 4,838 North central Iowa	Originally Posted by Eagleye Originally Posted by Bob_Iowa Yes I use it a lot it’s really easy to razor edges on knives, the only attachment I don’t have and should is the gouge sharpening tool, big thing is to keep the water clean. Good Tip- I think the key is also standardization- yesterday I sorted all my 25-degree beveled chisels, I thought that's a rudimentary way to practice. I used layout die on the chisel face and simple spun the wheel by hand without power to make sure I had the perfect adjustment and proper contact, once set, the results were phenomenal and razor sharp. It reminds me of my Festool products where people are overwhelmed by the complexity and lose the simplicity of the German engineering (in this case Swedish)- the set-up becomes key and the basis for sharpening anything. I use a permanent marker but the same idea.

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