Thread: Experiences with the Tormek systems

I have a Worksharp and it is very good as far as it goes using either paper or diamond plates. It is faster than a Tormek and it has never failed to give me a sharp edge on the primary bevel but in the great big scheme of things it is screamingly slow compared to a CBN wheel if trying to establish a new bevel or rehabilitate a totally knackered tool. I follow the Worksharp bevel with a mini bevel on a 13000 stone as Derek does from the CBN wheel and I would think the results would be similar in how sharp that final bevel is. What I don't particularly like about the WS is if using it from underneath the disc the wear area is confined to a narrow band and the rest of the disc is still untouched, I took to using it from the top with a jig to overcome that problem and it gets exactly the same results and uses all the disc. The WS is not a great thing for rehabilitation of a chisel (for instance) but if the bevel just needs a freshen up then it works well.