Rexon wet stone grinder

[engineer one]

hi mike whilst i think about, was cleaning out my water trough
for another run tonight, and the build up of crud is amazing,
i have found that small cylinderical magnets help to keep it
out of the water, and as some have found it is quite a good
grinding compound. :twisted:

paul :wink:

 

[Mike.C]

Cheers Paul I got some rare earth ones from Axminster.

Mike

 

[engineer one]

just so you can figure, i re-sharpened 8 badly chipped chisels
from 40 down to 12 mm in about an hour last night. some of them
had 1/8th chips, so it was fund :lol: :lol: :lol:

what always amazes me is the amount of water the wheel drinks in
when it was dry. i have tried the yellow water additive that is sold by
a company as a better cutting item than plain water, frankly i found
no real benefit. i use an old tesco water bottle, 2 litres, with plain
tap water, at the first, it takes about 3 litres it seems.

then i use both kitchen towel and blue cloths to dry and clean the
sharpened items, then i check them with a bit of wood, finally coat
with camelia oil, and send them off to get abused again. :twisted: :roll:

hope that helps too,

by the by do you have small square, i use a combination square
because i can adjust its length to work with the holder.

paul :wink:

 

[Mike.C]

Paul,

what always amazes me is the amount of water the wheel drinks in
when it was dry. i have tried the yellow water additive that is sold by
a company as a better cutting item than plain water, frankly i found
no real benefit. i use an old tesco water bottle, 2 litres, with plain
tap water, at the first, it takes about 3 litres it seems.

Yeah I could'nt believe how much water it drunk.

I was reading about a water additive that Axminster sells, but I think that I will leave it alone now.

Do you every finish your chisels off by hand or is the Tormek good enough? The reason I ask is I only bought a set of Jap waterstone a few months ago.

Thanks for your advice I really do appreciate it.

Cheers

Mike

 

[engineer one]

sorry for late reply mike, well it depends.
i have found that you can use the blades sharp off the tormek.
however there is also an excuse for using a secondary bevel, and
strangely i have been using an oilstone lately( )
alf will wonder what has happened. :twisted:

however, you could also use your waterstones, and even
the mk11 honing guide. you might find a slight difference
in angle, but that should make the second bevel suitable.

i think the idea is to see what you feel after first sharpening.
maybe try with an older european chisel, and then see how
you go. with the japanese blades i found no problems, although
it is actually good to remember that apart from flattening the
back, there is something to be said for honing first to see
what they are like.

it is important to remember that the tormek is a grinder.
the fact that it gets a better edge than many is valuable,
but it does remove metal, and sometimes all you need is honing.

remember to soak the leather wheel in 3 in one oil. ie pour 3 in 1
and let it settle all around . that makes it easier to use the honing compound.

pm me if you need more
paul :wink:

 

[Mike.C]

Cheers Paul.

Mike