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<DIV>"...you can use a honing guide to maintain that angle..."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, but only if you leave the honing =
guide
attached to the blade! After you've used the blade, it is impossible to =
put he
blade back into the guide exactly how it was previously to just touch up =
on a
fine stone. I always have to go back to a coarse stone and establish a =
new angle
- however slightly different it may be. Unless, of course, I am missing =
the
obvious - which would be no surprise.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tcole@cruzio.com href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com">Thomas =
Cole</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 11, =
2003 12:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tormek the =
terminator</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>One of the reasons that a system like the Tormek =
machine works
so well is that the blade being sharpened is held at a constant angle =
to the
stone. If you are hand sharpening, then you can use a honing guide to =
maintain
that angle, at least for chisels and pocket knives. <BR><BR>Sharpening =
by
hand, no matter how practiced we may be, is always a less successful
method.<BR><BR>Tom Cole<BR><BR>Farrell wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid003601c37847$fe969b40$abb42341@tampabay.rr.com
type="cite"><PRE wrap="">I wish I knew what I know now about the =
Tormek machine before I went and bought a set of man-made deluxe =
sharpening stones. The stones I got <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext =
href="http://www.shaptonstones.com/stones/Professional-Series.php">http=
://www.shaptonstones.com/stones/Professional-Series.php</A> are awesome =
as far as stones go, but stones require skill to use - thus presenting a =
bottleneck for me. I know its probably not that hard to learn how to =
sharpen by hand, but hey, I've got a list of about 362 other =
piano-building things I need to practice before I spend time getting =
artsy-fartsy sharpening a plane blade.
I want one of these suckers. I could also sharpen my electric planer =
blades.
Maybe the next time my shop gets an infusion of cash.......
Terry Farrell
----- Original Message -----
From: <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E =
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com"><Erwinspiano@aol.com></A>
To: <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></A>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:50 PM
Subject: Tormek the terminator
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap=""> Tormek sharpening =
sytems has an awesome wet stone setup that is a
dream come true. My friend Bob Davis got one and demo'd it at a chapter =
meeting
and I was sold. My old makita wet stone had just about bit the dust so =
I bit
the bullit and ordered one. If you depend on a sharp edge as I do this =
is
the way to go. ANY body can sharpen and edge one this machine =
consistently with
very little edjmacation. Hey it come with a video.
When the edge gets a little dull about one minute on the 2.5 inch wet =
wheel will true the edge at the same angle each time. Yes ladies and =
gentleman you
too can sharpen any thing that cuts,slices dices, shaves ,planes or =
otherwise
with Tormek the terminator. <A HREF="<A =
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated =
href="http://www.sharptools.com">www.sharptools.com</A>"><A =
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated =
href="http://www.sharptools.com">www.sharptools.com</A></A>. =
Comes in diferrent packages
from basic to lathe tool sharpening attachments.
Later
Dale
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