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tormek T7 Manual

tormek T7 Manual

Simple and accurate grinding angle adjustment with the adjustable knife-jig on the
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simple and accurate
Grinding Angle Adjustment
!
with the adjustable knife-jig
on the
Tormek-T7 grinder
by Ton Nillesen © 2013

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  • Page 1 Grinding Angle Adjustment with the adjustable knife-jig on the Tormek-T7 grinder by Ton Nillesen © 2013...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Grinding Angle Adjustmentl © 2013 Ton Nillesen simple and accurate Grinding Angle Adjustment with the adjustable knife-jig on the Tormek-T7 grinder Contents 1. Introduction......................2 2. The cosine rule.....................2 3. The knife jigs......................3 4. Adjustment of the grinding angle................3 5. Range of grinding angles..................5 6.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    © 2013 Ton Nillesen 1. Introduction Table 9. Personal choices After years of grinding my tools on a bench grinder, I decided to buy a Tormek-T7 grinder in order to get better control on the sharpening and eliminate the risk of grinding...
  • Page 5: The Knife Jigs

    Grinding Angle Adjustmentl © 2013 Ton Nillesen Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge 3. The knife jigs for a grinding edge ! This document refers to the knife grinding jig “Knife Jig SVM-45” (see Fig. 3.1) and at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone the jig for longer knfes “long Knife Jig SVM-140”...
  • Page 6 Grinding Angle Adjustmentl © 2013 Ton Nillesen Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge for a grinding edge ! grinding jig at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone Table 7. Stone diameter=190 mm 100 105 110 115 120 125 90°...
  • Page 7: Range Of Grinding Angles

    Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge 5. Range of grinding angles for a grinding edge ! The handbook of the Tormek grinder gives recommended edge angles in the figure at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone copied in Fig. 5.1.
  • Page 8: Adjustment Tables

    Grinding Angle Adjustmentl © 2013 Ton Nillesen Furthermore the following recommendation was given: Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge for a grinding edge ! The best compromise in the kitchen has proven to be a 15/20 double at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone bevel.
  • Page 9: Table 1. Stone Diameter=250 Mm

    Grinding Angle Adjustmentl © 2013 Ton Nillesen Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge for a grinding edge ! for a grinding edge ! at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone Table 4.
  • Page 10: Table 2. Stone Diameter=240 Mm

    Grinding Angle Adjustmentl © 2013 Ton Nillesen Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge Adjustment of the length A between adjustable stop and knife-edge for a grinding edge ! for a grinding edge ! at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone at a preset of the distance S between support-top and stone Table 2.