Tormek Trouble

[davegw]

I was sharpening a bowl gouge on my Tormek yesterday when the wheel stopped turning. It appears that the nut that holds the wheel onto the spindle had worked loose?

Once I tightened up everything seemed fine

Has this happened to anyone else? Am I doing something wrong?

I've had the Tormek for over a year and used it most weekends and this is the first time this has happened.

 

[gidon]

Yes has happened to me! Look in the instruction book on how to tighten nut. Essentially you have to tighten the nut with a spanner and a whack of a hammer. Sounds severe but does the job.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[davegw]

Yes has happened to me! Look in the instruction book on how to tighten nut. Essentially you have to tighten the nut with a spanner and a whack of a hammer. Sounds severe but does the job.
Cheers
Gidon

Thanks Gidon I'll give it a go - nice to know that whacking a spanner with a hammer is still an industry recognised technique - I haven't had to do that since I had a job of releasing wheel nuts in the Garage!