I love my Tormek! Welcome to the family! ☺️

I belong to a woodworking class for retired , older people both male and female that have one of these machines and will forward to using it to sharpen our tools.

Nothing better in this world than a supremely sharp edge.  That sound of it going through paper is the best ASMR ever.

I am new to the t-8 but I managed to sharpen my swiss army knife using the normal knife jig because I didn't want to deal with the offset you dealt with on your Leatherman. What I understand from the tormek youtube videos you only need to clamp the knife blade a a few mm as the clamp on the jig works very well. Anyway it worked for me and saved me time and faff.

Thank you for your content. I've been sharpening on the T4 for nearly 8 years now. Then it was the SG stone and the leather wheel. It might feel like big investment, but i have not looked back since. It has never failed me once. Now I use the diamond stones and have a lot of jigs. The learning curve is steep for some of them, but there is tutorials for most on Tormeks YT channel.
If you want to sharpen lots of kitchen knives - I really would recommend the KS-123 angel finder for knives - it has been a gamechanger for me who does a lot of knives.
Btw. I love the leather wheel - it does for me what your leather strop does for you :-)

Great video John and totally agree. It may be more on the pricier side but invest once, invest right.  Cheers and take care

Nice video John. Easy watch and clear to understand 👍

Nice.

Great vid - your review made me decide against the record power and stump up for a T4. Incredible machines, worth every penny!!

The way your doing it creates a convex bevel.

A very nice looking machine. What a great upgrade to the workshop

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For those who can't afford a Tormek, Toolstation have a similar Einhell model for just under £100

Nice bit of kit......

Hi John, Good sharpening  wheel and jig, very impressive  results. Chisels will be good as new, plane blades knives no need to buy a new one, Good demonstration and a great video catch you soon    Take care

For the leatherman, could you use a spacer between the jig and the rest that is the same thickness as the offset? Using it for just one side…..Thereby easily switching between sides? (I ask as a prospective t8 purchaser and leatherman chargeTi owner)

On the chisel and the planer blade, you showed sharpening the bevel . . . do you do anything to the backs?  Enjoyed the video, thumbs up, thanks for your time

I have a T7 for years, my wife not allowing me to sharpener our kitchen knife with it, a real sharp kitchen is dangerous as her opinions. 😂, this is good introduction video.

From start to finish, how long does it take with the fine wheel to reset a plane blade, and chisel? Not a repair, just a routine reset.

I bought the Tormek 2000 Super Grind about 20 years ago. It's still working perfectly. Don't accept substitutes.