04-21-2018, 07:21 AM
Excellent posts! Grepper, this is one of the areas (and not the only one) where your focused work really shines.
Those of you who know me also know that for the past nine years my sharpening has been primarily oriented around the Tormek. Tormek is continually evolving, both in products and in techniques. One of the evolutions in technique is using lighter grinding pressure. Modern abrasives cut better by allowing the sharp abrasives to do the cutting instead of brute force. Tormek has recently introduced five diamond grinding wheels, two in the 200mm diameter for the very specialized T2 for restaurants. (These also work very well with the T4.) Three, just introduced, are 250 mm diameter for the T7/8 size machines.
These new diamond wheels offer vast potential, however, this potential is only realized if the user learns how to use very light grinding pressure.
Grepper is cutting edge with his light pressure observations. He is a fine example of Yogi Bara's comment, "You can see a lot by looking". Grepper typifies the spirit of this exchange looking beyond basic sharpening and sharing his observations. We all benefit from people like you, Grepper. Keep up the good work.
Ken
Those of you who know me also know that for the past nine years my sharpening has been primarily oriented around the Tormek. Tormek is continually evolving, both in products and in techniques. One of the evolutions in technique is using lighter grinding pressure. Modern abrasives cut better by allowing the sharp abrasives to do the cutting instead of brute force. Tormek has recently introduced five diamond grinding wheels, two in the 200mm diameter for the very specialized T2 for restaurants. (These also work very well with the T4.) Three, just introduced, are 250 mm diameter for the T7/8 size machines.
These new diamond wheels offer vast potential, however, this potential is only realized if the user learns how to use very light grinding pressure.
Grepper is cutting edge with his light pressure observations. He is a fine example of Yogi Bara's comment, "You can see a lot by looking". Grepper typifies the spirit of this exchange looking beyond basic sharpening and sharing his observations. We all benefit from people like you, Grepper. Keep up the good work.
Ken