Effortless sharpenning

[tekno.mage]

When the wheel needs replacing I'll put a Tormek one on it, assuming it fits.

I have a Scheppach cheap-copy-of-a-Tormek. I replaced the wheel on mine with a Peters Child's blue microcrystalline grit wheel - much cheaper than a Tormek wheel and also somewhat harder. Cuts HSS quickly (for turning tools) and makes a good job of my plane blades too

tekno.mage

 

[Eric The Viking]

When the wheel needs replacing I'll put a Tormek one on it, assuming it fits.

I have a Scheppach cheap-copy-of-a-Tormek. I replaced the wheel on mine with a Peters Child's blue microcrystalline grit wheel - much cheaper than a Tormek wheel and also somewhat harder. Cuts HSS quickly (for turning tools) and makes a good job of my plane blades too

tekno.mage

Many thanks for that -- duly noted for later (got a while to go yet!). Dare I ask where you got yours from?

 

[tekno.mage]

The Scheppach machine was an ex-demo from Poolewood a couple of years ago. The microcrystalline blue wheels come from Peters Child's - here:

http://www.peterchild.co.uk/grind/bluewheel1.htm

He also sells microcrystalline wheels for dry grinders.

tekno.mage

 

[Eric The Viking]

The Scheppach machine was an ex-demo from Poolewood a couple of years ago. The microcrystalline blue wheels come from Peters Child's - here:

http://www.peterchild.co.uk/grind/bluewheel1.htm

He also sells microcrystalline wheels for dry grinders.

tekno.mage

Brill. Many thanks!

(edit) I just realised it's me not being a woodturner that meant I didn't know of Peter Child. Prices look very good. (/)

 

[tekno.mage]

Hi Eric,

Actually I discovered Peter Child when I was first looking into getting a pyrography iron - and then found the woodturning bits & pieces.

The prices on the large microcrystalline wheels are very good - but I think the smaller ones for a dry grinder are less of a good bargain - but maybe I'm just stingy and reluctant to pay more for a wheel than the machine it goes on! My white wheel is on a £20 dry grinder from the local market!

tekno.mage

 

[Eric The Viking]

Hi Eric,

Actually I discovered Peter Child when I was first looking into getting a pyrography iron - and then found the woodturning bits & pieces.

The prices on the large microcrystalline wheels are very good - but I think the smaller ones for a dry grinder are less of a good bargain - but maybe I'm just stingy and reluctant to pay more for a wheel than the machine it goes on! My white wheel is on a £20 dry grinder from the local market!

tekno.mage

I have a similar thing from B-and-(cough). Its motor gets so hot in use I used to put a wet towel over it to cool it. I've given up on them now, as I spent ages re-tempering chisels after last time when my concentration slipped for a moment and I burned the edge.

The Dakotamek is much better all round. My preferred solution now is wet-grind and strop, then scary-sharp honing between-whiles with 2500 grit wet+dry, usually used dry, followed by a _very_ gentle strop on the D's leather wheel. Just finished an Idigbo window casement, so *everything* now needs honing :-(