Richard

Thank you so much for that link, I’m picking one up tomorrow!  Yes, in the comments a guy mentions that the alternate angles back and forth.  There is an additional adjustment (which he failed to talk about) that allows for the motor to be tilted so problem solved.

That’s the funny thing, I’ve practiced using standard cheap Fiscars and didn’t have a problem so I was surprised when I couldn’t get the wider angle on the WE.  Are you talking about an adapter for the Tormek?

My wife was asking her stylist what she did and according to her, she coordinates with her scissor vendor and they send her a pair of loaners while she mails hers in and they sharpen them.  She said that’s standard practice in the salon business.

Welcome John Lute!  You’ll have fun, it’s addicting.

How the heck do you even begin to tackle a blade like that with a concave curve?

So as I opened up the leather case that housed the knives, here’s the first one I pulled out.

These were made by Kenchii which I had never heard of but I guess they’re high dollar.  The first one I pulled out was curved!  I was thinking oh man, I’m in trouble.  Each one sells at close to $300 according to their website.

I gave up Mark and called the person who dropped them off, they wanted five pairs by Monday and I just don’t want to spend that kind of time; that’s like ten knives.  I’ll re-attack this later, maybe I can find an old pair I can practice on.  I’ve had great success with Fiscar and Scotch scissors with no jimmying of the adapter so I need to f…[Read more]

Think I might bit off to much today.

How did you set it up?  I’ve got some pet grooming shears using the scissor adapter.  It’s in the vice on the most extreme angle, the one which has the blade leaning as far right as possible (I’m right-handed).  I’ve got the ball joints as far out as possible and I still can’t get more than a 15 degree angle

How did you set it up?  I’ve got some pet grooming shears using the scissor adapter.  It’s in the vice on the most extreme angle, the one which has the blade leaning as far right as possible (I’m right-handed).  I’ve got the ball joints as far out as possible and I still can’t get more than a 15 degree angle.

I thought that was an LCD microscope when I first saw it LOL!

Looks quite involved!

When I first used my Gen 3 a few months ago, I could push the vice handle all the way down where it was totally parallel to the table but as the months have gone by, it has gotten increasing difficult to mirror that.  Now it pops and creaks and sounds like I’m going to break something if I continue to use force.  Is removing one of the these w…[Read more]

I agree, I’ve got a small fortune in my Gen 3 Pro and I have the same issue as everyone else.  I use a set of small channel locks to tighten everything down, definitely a design flaw.

Bought the Tormek and have been fairly pleased but occasionally I get some twist in the knife because of the rubber band that’s used to cinch it down in the cradle.  Need to figure out a way to keep it more stable.

The problem I see is that you’d either have to hold the entire unit over the knife while it’s in the WE vice or remove the knife and place in on a table under the microscope which would really be a mistake.  Every time you remove the knife from the WE, you lose the integrity of the alignment unless you have a jig or something that would…[Read more]

I used mine twice today on blades that had hunks missing from the edge.  Using my 50-grit first, I scrubbed both sides twice, wiped the blade and looked closely at it which I determined it needed more.  Did that routine again totaling six passes and I was ready to move to the 80-grit.  So yeah, it doesn’t take much to remove a lot of material.

I threw mine away a few weeks ago, it got to be unusable.  Perfect slices but watch out!