chisels

[Farrell]

Hi William. I have the exact same micro chisel from Pianotek that I use for 
cutting key bushing felt (and I absolutely LOVE it!). I use my Tormek for 
that - I simply grind it by hand and it works great. Actually, I rarely am 
grinding it - all it really ever needs is a quick polishing touch-up on the 
leather wheel.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
> I'd hang on to the stones.  There are some tools that the Tormek doesn't 
> do well.  I also use a Tormek, love it, but find it is unable to do some 
> tools reliably.  Particularly, I have a couple of felt knives, as seen in 
> Pianotek, one is a round scabbard that, when pulled apart, reveals a 
> short, chisel-like blade within, the other is another short, offset blade 
> that is fairly wide.  Because I sharpen them with a VERY shallow angle for 
> cutting felt, they cannot be sharpened on the Tormek, so I use a granite 
> surface plate and sandpaper, but If I had a nice set of Shaptons, I'd use 
> those instead.
>
> Food for thought,
> William R. Monroe
>
>
>> I use the Tormek system. Excellent and easy to use. I've had it for 
>> several years and am not looking for anything else.
>>
>> I have a full set of top-of-the-line Shapton ceramic stones for sale. 
>> http://www.shaptonstones.com/stones/profseries.php  They work great, but 
>> unfortunately it they require some basic level of sharpening skills. So 
>> out they go and in comes the Tormek!
>>
>> Terry Farrell
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