Thread: CBN for Tormek

I don't know about fitting a CBN to a Tormec but I have been using my CBN grinder for about 2 years now and have never even wiped the suface down and it still sharpens like new.Fantastic.
Ted

Originally Posted by greyhound

Has anyone fitted a CBN wheel to a tormek? Not as far as I know but there is one in the wings I believe.
Do you need to true up this type of wheel? No.
My current standard wet wheel requires dressing and truing up regularly which is a time consuming process and would rather spend the time turning
Any information would be welcomed.

You won't be disappointed.

Just fitted one to my Tormek and runs true , no need for any mucking about.

Woodcut CBN here

That in my opinion after seeing use the Cbn would be a perfect sharpening system installed on a tormek very nice!

Originally Posted by Jim Carroll

Just fitted one to my Tormek and runs true , no need for any mucking about.

Woodcut CBN here

Hi Jim
do you still need to use water with it
Cheers
Rod

Have been using it with the water as the wheel is nickle plated, also helsp move the slury to the base so no metal sticking to the wheel.

Will give it a big workout this weekend at the Phillip Island Down Under Turnaround

Would the CBN fit on a scheppach grinder? I don't think they use a weird sized shaft.

At the moment we have the 250mm but on the next order we will get the 200mm.

The shaft needs to be 12mm

Sorry just answered my own answer by going to cws. Com. Au lol it comes with a 15mm spacer to fit slow speed bench grinders

Originally Posted by Jim Carroll

Have been using it with the water as the wheel is nickle plated, also helsp move the slury to the base so no metal sticking to the wheel.

Will give it a big workout this weekend at the Phillip Island Down Under Turnaround

Thanks for the comments and the info.
Jim will be interested to hear how the set up with the tormek went on the weekend

I stumbled upon this looking up CBN wheels:

http://www.woodturner.org/community/...ing_wheels.pdf

Originally Posted by Paul39

I stumbled upon this looking up CBN wheels:

http://www.woodturner.org/community/...ing_wheels.pdf

Good read looks like 180 grit would be a good choice

Originally Posted by Paul39

I stumbled upon this looking up CBN wheels:

http://www.woodturner.org/community/...ing_wheels.pdf

That was great article by Bill, who is sadly gone now. I always found whatever Bill wrote to be of value.

I was at DUTA and used the CBN Tormek combination. Simple to use, more than adequate sharpness (throws that Pandora's Box open ) and no truing/grading the stone.

I have decided to order a Woodcut CBN wheel to replace my Tormek grey wheel, which is due for replacement anyway and bloody has corrupted/converted me to the spark/high speed versions . . . that will happen when I need to replace the current wheels.