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Thread: New Scheppach wet wheel
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11th June 2005, 09:01 AM #1
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New Scheppach wet wheel
Good morning all
I have bitten the bullet and put my GMC wet wheel grinder on the top shelf of my shed and bought a Scheppach TIGer 2000.
It looks like a ripper and I will need practice getting the chisels and plane blades "just right".
Has anybody got any tips that will help me on my road to discovery with this machine as for as honing on the leather wheel etc.
Does anybody want a GMC grinder for a good price (remembering that they are only $100 new anyway)
Have a great day.
Arthur A
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11th June 2005, 11:20 AM #2
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I own a Tormek, which I believe is basically the same thing. Whilst there are plenty of peoplel happy to bag them, I like mine. I like the hollow grind, the repeatability of setting up and obtaing the same angle every time.
I also purchased the LV sharpening jig and a combination waterstone in the Bessey buyup. I have found that using the Tormek to hollow grind the desired angle, mnoving to the waterstone, then lap on the leather wheel with the Green LV crayon/rouge/compound/stuff, gives the best and quickest edge I have obtained to date.
For knives I just go from the grinding wheel straight to the leather wheel with their proprietary compound, this leaves a nice shiny ege, but also leaves that little "bite" knives need.
Practice with the leather wheel, make sure that you have it running away from the cutting edge, or you may gouge out a hunk of leather. I find I use my hand on the housing as a sort of reference point come jig to ensure I'm honing at the right angle.Boring signature time again!
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