Lovely share. Most of us do and did suffer from the same bowl (etc) gouge's sharpening issues. It is really time to to get a proper wet stone sharpener even if just using to sharpen those finger nail ,bowl,spindle gouge shaped tools . Couple of times my mood was off when I could not find the right angle to sharpen my fingernail gouge on a standard grinder 😢 As a full time joiner, I always wanted to learn those sharpening technics ,which you can only practice if you get a proper grinder. Thanks for sharing!
I went through similar journey bu in the middle i was using the Tormek knockoff from Record Power. Apart from all the stuff you mention the issue i had was constantly adjust all the jigs to accomodate for the wheel wear. I eventually settled on Robert Sorby Pro Edge i extremely happy with it and i havent looked back since.
I bought the Jet knock-off version of the Tormek - same issues. The stone is out of round and the bowl gouge jig is not as accurate and setup instructions are missing.
No, I’ll get by with it for awhile. I think I would go with the 1750 rpm dry cbn wheels next. I did get some wheel dressing tools for cheap and with time I can keep it fairly flat , but out of round is not too bad since it goes so slow.
For bench grinders there are plenty of jigs for bowl gouges (oneway wolverine system, kodiak system) - there is also the sorry sanding system. Did you look at any of these?
I’ve seen videoes on those but never tried. The problem is they were never in any stores in my part of the world so the shipping made them super expensive here.
I use cbn wheels with a slow speed grinder and the kodiak sharpening system. Total cost was around $700 US. I did look at tormek but the cost is hard to justify. I feel I get very good results with the kodiak system.
I see, the kodiak system looks very good and versitile. And I agree, the Tormek is really expensive, hopefully it runs well for 50 years and I won’t have to spend any more 😆
Thanks 👍 I use a Tormek T8 with all the jigs I need and it has given me consistent results. It cost a bit more than others but well worth it.
Lovely share. Most of us do and did suffer from the same bowl (etc) gouge's sharpening issues. It is really time to to get a proper wet stone sharpener even if just using to sharpen those finger nail ,bowl,spindle gouge shaped tools . Couple of times my mood was off when I could not find the right angle to sharpen my fingernail gouge on a standard grinder 😢 As a full time joiner, I always wanted to learn those sharpening technics ,which you can only practice if you get a proper grinder. Thanks for sharing!
I went through similar journey bu in the middle i was using the Tormek knockoff from Record Power. Apart from all the stuff you mention the issue i had was constantly adjust all the jigs to accomodate for the wheel wear. I eventually settled on Robert Sorby Pro Edge i extremely happy with it and i havent looked back since.
Thank you for sharing. I have the Wen version but I still have a lot to learn.
@@JamesCouch777 I’m glad you like it 🤩 thanks for watching 👍
I bought the Jet knock-off version of the Tormek - same issues. The stone is out of round and the bowl gouge jig is not as accurate and setup instructions are missing.
Did you end up buying the Tormek machine? It seems a lot of people who try the knock-offs end up getting the real deal eventually.
No, I’ll get by with it for awhile. I think I would go with the 1750 rpm dry cbn wheels next. I did get some wheel dressing tools for cheap and with time I can keep it fairly flat , but out of round is not too bad since it goes so slow.
For bench grinders there are plenty of jigs for bowl gouges (oneway wolverine system, kodiak system) - there is also the sorry sanding system. Did you look at any of these?
I’ve seen videoes on those but never tried. The problem is they were never in any stores in my part of the world so the shipping made them super expensive here.
I see. Surprised about the sorby pro edge as I thought it was uk. Anyways glad you found something that works
I didn’t know they had a gouge jig. You can get proedge here. What do you use?
I use cbn wheels with a slow speed grinder and the kodiak sharpening system. Total cost was around $700 US. I did look at tormek but the cost is hard to justify. I feel I get very good results with the kodiak system.
I see, the kodiak system looks very good and versitile. And I agree, the Tormek is really expensive, hopefully it runs well for 50 years and I won’t have to spend any more 😆
About 900 for just the Tormek t-8 Black, here in Norway. Sometimes the investment is worth it. Considering the amount you save long term.
Hopefully a one-time investment 👍 Thanks 🤩