tormek TTS-100 Manual

Turning tool setter

Turning Tool Setter TTS-100

The patented Turning Tool Setter is the key to the Tormek Sharpening System for woodturn-

ing tools. It enables you to exactly create and replicate the edge on your bowl and spindle

gouges as well as on your flat or oval skews with either a straight or a curved edge. It works

in conjunction with the Gouge Jig SVD-186 and the Multi Jig SVS-50.

How Does It Work?

Three factors determine the shape of a gouge or a skew; the jig setting (JS), the protrusion (P)

and the distance of the Universal Support from the grinding wheel (hole A or B). By controlling

these factors and repeating them at each sharpening you will get an exact replication of the

shape and edge angle every time.

The SVD-186 jig

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The SVS-50 jig

Gouge Jig SVD-186

Multi Jig SVS-50

JIG SETTING = JS

PROTRUSION = P

DISTANCE TO

GRINDING WHEEL

Table of Contents

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Page 1 Turning Tool Setter TTS-100 The patented Turning Tool Setter is the key to the Tormek Sharpening System for woodturn- ing tools. It enables you to exactly create and replicate the edge on your bowl and spindle gouges as well as on your flat or oval skews with either a straight or a curved edge. It works in conjunction with the Gouge Jig SVD-186 and the Multi Jig SVS-50.
Page 2 Metal contact discs Outer hole Inner hole Side 1 There are two holes for the Universal Support, A and B. The type of tool and profile you require decide which hole to use. Storage Magnet Edge angle measuring grooves Storage Magnet Side 2 This side has stops for the recommended protrusions of the tool in the jig (P).
Page 3 30° and the edge angles vary from 25° to 40°. Factory made bowl gouges have edge angles from 30° to 60°. The wide range of shapes is the reason why Tormek up until now, has not made recommendations for setting the shape and edge angle. Instead we have offered the technique and left to each turner to find his or her own geometry, i.e.
Page 4 TTS-100 Selection Chart Bowl gouges Standard proﬁ le. α=45° Only lightly swept back wings. For turners of all skill levels. Irish proﬁ le. Swept back wings. Hole A α=45° Swing the tool 180° from side to side. With long swept back wings.