Thread: Increasing Tormek speed rotation

Sharp is what you want mate! Thanks for sharing you experience on it. I hope that when beginners read this sharpening forum they realise that their are many ways of getting tools sharp. This is another one to add to the list.

Can you take a picture of the setup and post it up?

Originally Posted by Ben Dono

Sharp is what you want mate! Thanks for sharing you experience on it. I hope that when beginners read this sharpening forum they realise that their are many ways of getting tools sharp. This is another one to add to the list.

Can you take a picture of the setup and post it up?

Sure, this is what I did, the grinder is a Fox, the wooden wheel has to be perfect, unless you buy one, and the sandpaper is glued with titebond. If it gets used a lot, the sandpaper can be cleaned with a cork or eraser, and it will last longer. In the end, once you spend for this, you are done with sharpening, and you don't need to spend anymore for water stones, diamond stones, expensive ceramic stones etc. Over, I am finished with spending money for sharpening, yahoo!

Quick update, I finally broke down, and bought two small pulleys and a belt, I installed it on the Tormek, and now it goes as fast as a dry grinder, about 2000 rpm. Needless to say that it's better than before, also I use those cheap diamond coated discs from ebay, no wooden wheels now.

I was not expecting that much speed from it! Nice one mate.

So part of the fix was changing the wheels to something lighter?

Originally Posted by Ben Dono

I was not expecting that much speed from it! Nice one mate.

So part of the fix was changing the wheels to something lighter?

You just need a belt and two timing belt pulleys, I ordered them from ebay. I bought two XL Type Aluminum Timing Belt Pulley 20 Teeth 12mm Bore, and as a belt, a 110XL Belt Stepper Motor Timing Belt Rubber Geared 10mm Wide 55 Teeth. Then I put some tension on the motor with a bolt glued on a piece of wood, near the motor. I didn't expect this rpm speed, that's really impressive. If I had to do all over again, I would just buy an 8" bench grinder from ebay, instead of a tormek-like thing. And these diamond discs are so cheap and perfect. Have you tried them?

I'm not sure I know which disks your talking about mate!

Pop a pic up!

Originally Posted by Ben Dono

I'm not sure I know which disks your talking about mate!

Pop a pic up!

just type "diamond lapping discs" on ebay, and you will find all sort of grit, they are all in metal, they can be 6, 8 or 10 inch.

I know I'm coming in late but... do you have a lathe?
I made an MDF honing wheel on my lathe & I use it on the lathe & vary the speed of the lathe to suit.

I also have an old washing machine motor mounted on a board that I use as a buffing wheel, I can change the wheels on it to suit what ever I am doing.

Thumbs up Cliff. I'm all for the diy machinery for sharpening! It's not rocket science that's for sure.... Except the limits of some material at speed, but I just bite my tongue and have an 'enjuneerin' guess at it!

I do know about diamond lapping plates but have not come across them that cheap! I Will have a look into that Pete. Thanks for the post!