Tool Care

[Geaney]

I've wanted one of these for ages - Tormek T7! Recently my neighbour brought round a number of old planes and chisels that were his grandfathers and hadn't been used in many years. They're in poor shape so I figured time to splash and give all my edge tools a treat.

So far I'm well impressed with it - especially how quickly it gets the job done.

No more excuses when working with hardwoods!

Cheers, John

[Retired]

Hi,

Excellent machine John but rather expensive. 7 year guarantee?

A poor workman blames his tools but a blunt tool is useless in any hands. Good quality tool are the ones to buy but they need looking after. The Tormek should give you many years faithful service John without drawing the temper of the steel unlike a double ended grinder.

Once word spreads around all your neighbours you will be forever sharpening tools.

Kind regards, Col.

[Geaney]

Once word spreads around all your neighbours you will be forever sharpening tools.

Kind regards, Col.

Hi Col, you're right it's not cheap. On top I could spend another fortune on all the accessories. I'll probably invest in the jig for doing the planer blades - all the work I've done with maple and rosewood has left the planer in bad shape.

I got all my chisels done over the weekend and it's such a joy working with properly sharp tools!

Word is already out - one of my neighbours is a mad hunter and wants to know if I could sharpen his knives.

The machine shipped from Germany so the handbook is in German. I've downloaded the english version but I'll have to find a way to format and print it so I can use it in the workshop.

Cheers, John