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General Tormek Questions / Alternative ACC-150

« on: November 06, 2020, 09:10:37 am »

We need ACC-150 to use Diamond wheels.

How about Kool Mist as alternative?

https://www.amazon.com/Kool-Mist-Concentrated-Coolant-Container/dp/B00H9P12HE/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?cv_ct_cx=kool+mist&dchild=1&keywords=kool+mist&pd_rd_i=B00H9P12HE&pd_rd_r=15b45a70-b1f2-448f-add9-c31b386e5617&pd_rd_w=f38Sb&pd_rd_wg=hLYNV&pf_rd_p=5be4970c-0256-4afe-9550-68021bd84e5b&pf_rd_r=75ZT95DB6Z2TG14JE48E&psc=1&sr=1-1-791c2399-d602-4248-afbb-8a79de2d236f

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General Tormek Questions / Which will last longer, CBN vs Diamond

« on: August 10, 2020, 06:26:34 am »

Hello everyone.

I wonder which will last longer on the Tormek, CBN or Diamond.

Tormek said Diamond is better.
https://www.tormek.com/international/en/knowledge-inspiration/diamond-wheel-sharpening/

But Vadim(Knife Grinders) claimed CBN is better.
http://knifegrinders.com.au/11CBN.htm

How do you think about that?

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General Tormek Questions / Can I use DWF-200 on the T-4 with water?

« on: March 22, 2020, 09:58:41 am »

Of course I'll use it with ACC-150.

Is there any problem?

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General Tormek Questions / Do you need diamond honing compound?

« on: March 01, 2020, 06:52:13 am »

Mix Jende diamond emulsion into the PA-70. It works.

https://youtu.be/Eebd8sPayZ8

That strop is suede like Tormek honing wheel.

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General Tormek Questions / The chip SG stone made

« on: November 19, 2019, 06:07:34 am »

I used SG-250. The dressing is done by diamond plate(#80 >>> #400). After that, I did honing on leather wheel.

But I could find chip on the edge. Could you tell me what's wrong? 

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Knife Sharpening / Alternative FVB

« on: November 07, 2019, 12:27:48 pm »

I hope to introduce an alternative Frontal vertical base.

This solution was introduced at a small knife forum in Korea.

Surprisingly, this is the accessory of a JET wet sharpener.

https://www.axminster.co.uk/jet-wetstone-side-wheel-grinding-jig-200408

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Knife Sharpening / Replacement of knob

« on: September 01, 2019, 07:40:52 am »

Support and knob are interfering. Is there any solution?

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General Tormek Questions / Diamond spray on leather wheel?

« on: July 07, 2019, 02:36:13 am »

Tormek leather wheel doesn't polish the high abrasive resistant steel like CPM-S110V.

How about using alcohol or water base diamond spray on leather wheel?(PA-70 + Diamond spray)

What micron do you think would be good for?

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Knife Sharpening / The O-ring of knife jig

« on: June 24, 2019, 05:31:52 am »

The O-ring of knife jig is broken. I think it's because 'dry'.

So I applied synthetic grease to it then wiped it.

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General Tormek Questions / Diamond doesn't polish the edge

« on: June 03, 2019, 11:39:44 am »

https://youtu.be/kO1dyGxa3Rg

I applied 5 micron diamond paste on the Tormek leather wheel.(Tormek paste is 3 micron)

But It doesn't polish the edge. What did I do wrong?

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Knife Sharpening / Freehand on Tormek then benchstone

« on: May 08, 2019, 02:42:25 am »

https://youtu.be/YE6utleepuE

In this video, Korin use a large water cooled wheel for first step of repair/sharpening then sharpen it on the benchstone. Very impressive!

Is anybody here who uses Tormek like this?

Recently, I practice freehand benchstone sharpening. But I still need Tormek and Belt grinder because first step of sharpening takes the most time.

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Knife Sharpening / Wearing the adjustable stop

« on: April 01, 2019, 02:57:11 am »

I sometimes have difficulty keeping the adjustable stop of SVM-45 parallel to the support. Especially when grinding near the tip.

Of course, I pushed hard it with my thumb.

Is it because the stop is worn?

Is there a good solution to keep the stop parallel?

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General Tormek Questions / [YouTube] How to measure & reuse ACC-150

« on: March 18, 2019, 08:54:22 am »

https://youtu.be/_RqliJmt1kE

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Knife Sharpening / Diamond honing wheel

« on: March 08, 2019, 10:43:39 pm »

https://youtu.be/kO1dyGxa3Rg

Yesterday, I applied Diamond paste to Tormek leather wheels and tested it for sharpening the high-vanadium steel knives.

CBN 400 grit >>> CBN 1000 grit >>> Diamond honing wheel 5 micron >>> Diamond honing wheel 0.5 micron

But the Diamond honing wheel didn't remove burr completely. So I had to use the honing wheel(PA-70) after using the Diamond honing wheel(0.5 micron).

PA-70 is real burr killer.

I think it's better to remove the burr first using the honing wheel(PA-70) before using the Diamond honing wheel.

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General Tormek Questions / Price of ACC-150

« on: March 04, 2019, 04:42:24 am »

With my 10"(254.2mm) CBN wheel, T-8 needs 350~500ml of water and 13~19ml of ACC-150.

The amazon price of ACC-150(300ml) is 49.95 USD.

13ml/300ml = 23.08  >>> 23.08 / 49.95 USD = 2.16 USD
19ml/300ml= 15.79   >>> 15.79 / 49.95 USD = 3.16 USD

So, we have to pay 2~3 USD each time.