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Tormek T-8 Original Sharpening System
Unbeatable precision in your sharpening
The advanced design ensures unbeatable precision for the Universal Support, which is the foundation of the Tormek sharpening system, since it controls all grinding jigs and accessories. The patented precision mounts for the Universal Support are integrated in this model's fully cast machine housing. This allows you to have full control and maximum accuracy in your sharpening.
The highest quality made in Sweden
The Tormek T-8 Original is equipped with the SG-250 Original Grindstone that has adjustable characteristics equivalent to 220 to 1000 grit and can sharpen all qualities of steel, including HSS steel. The characteristic Tormek drive system ensures years of silent and reliable operation. The efficient system manages to maintain the optimal speed for water cooled sharpening, even under full load, thanks to its unique driving wheel. The industrial AC motor is maintenance-free and designed to drive the full-size grinding wheel during continuous use. The motor is tested for a 25,000 hour service life.
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Intergrated Sleeves
The sleeves for the Universal Support are integrated into the fully cast housing. That ensures minimal play for the Universal Support; an innovation which improves the control of the sharpening and increases the accuracy of the final results.
Micro Adjust
Micro Adjust with acme thread and a scale for precise setting of the edge angle and cutting depth.
Magnetic Scraper
Double function magnetic scraper; during sharpening the magnet collects steel particles and after sharpening the scraper will make it easy to clean the water trough. This keeps your stone clean and cutting more freely.
Screw Lift
The Advanced Water Trough has been further improved with a screw lift for an easier fitting.
Sharpen all your edge tools
Included with the Tormek T-8 Original
Jigs and Accessories
- SG-250 Tormek Original Grindstone
- LA-220 Leather Honing Wheel
- SE-77 Square Edge Jig
- TT-50 Truing Tool
- WM-200 AngleMaster
- SP-650 Stone Grader
- PA-70 Honing Compound
- HB-10 Tormek Handbok, T8-00 Storage Tray & Instructional videos on DVD
Get your tools sharp
With the wide range of unique and patented Tormek jigs and machines, you can sharpen practically any type of edge tool.
Exact replication
The key word when sharpening with Tormek is repeatability. You can shape the tool exactly to your needs. Even complicated shapes such as fingernail turning gouges, spoon carving gouges and oval skew chisels with a radiused edge are easily sharpened. This means that when it’s time to sharpen your tool next time you can easily repeat the previous shape.
Two cutting actions in the same stone, from 220-1000 grit
The unique composition of this stone, together with the Stone Grader SP-650 gives you two different cutting actions in one grindstone. The Stone grader polishes the surface of the grindstone from its normal 220 grit to a finish that works like a 1000 grit grindstone.
Fast sharpening yet no risk of overheating the steel
Thanks to the low speed on all our machines, there is no risk that the edge becomes overheated and loses its hardness. On the Tormek T-8, the edge is continuously cooled with water during the sharpening. Once the shape is created, you only remove a fraction of the steel when re-sharpening, which makes it a quick job.
Atlanta customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023
Used it to sharpen plan irons and chisels with the jig included with the machine. It is fast, precise, simple and did an outstanding job. No jig provided for sharpening knives, so I had to order one. It did a good job sharpening knives. it was not as easy sharpening knives as sharpening plane irons because you had to keep the blade parallel to the cutting edge of the stone which took some practice and required developing the skill. The result was a very sharp knife but the knife edge did not look pretty or uniform. All in all this is an amazing machine and worth buying.
Client d'
Reviewed in France on August 15, 2022
Un produit pro que tout affuteur pro ou amateur averti plébiscite. Qualité suédoise. Utilisation très précise et sûr. Résultats bluffants si on utilise les supports appropriés. Un petit temps d'apprentissage est indispensable, mais tout se trouve sur Youtube. Mes couteaux disent merci à Tormek
Paolo Gramigna
Reviewed in Italy on August 15, 2021
Possedevo già una Tormek 2000, ma ho voluto cambiarla con la Tormek T-8.Arrivata puntuale e ben imballata, accompagnata dal miglior manuale di affilatura mai visto (in Italiano) e da un video di spiegazione sull'uso degli accessori.Già provata su alcuni scalpelli, affilati a 25 gradi in pochi minuti.Ricondizionando la mola seguendo le istruzioni, si ottiene una lucidatura a specchio; la passata finale avviene sul disco in cuoio condizionato con l'apposita pasta lucidante.La classica prova tagliando un foglio di carta non lascia dubbi!Affilati anche diversi ferri da pialla, usando l'apposito accessorio compreso nella fornitura.Ivi compresi i ferri di una pialla Stanley 50, molto stretti e difficili da mantenere in squadro affilando manualmente.Occorre prima leggere bene tutte le istruzioni; la giusta pressione di lavoro, per esempio, è importantissima.Conclusione: molti soldi, ma assolutamente ben spesi.Prima affilavo con pietre giapponesi usando la guida Veritas; risultati altrettanto buoni, ma ci vuole il decuplo del tempo!
Tricky
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2021
I'm a bit anal about having sharp knives in my kitchen. I've tried a few different kitchen miracle sharpeners with poor results, and eventually got myself some decent whetstones which do a nice job.The disadvantages of the whetstones are 1) They take a long time 2) I keep grinding my fingers down before noticing they are sore 3) Its super easy to scratch the blades if you're not paying attention and slip.I though the Tormek was a bit pricey to overcome those minor problems, but I went ahead and got it anyway. I hadn't realised just how easy it would be to use, and how razor sharp it would make my knives... they are ultra-sharp... no lie.It also sharpens scissors, chisels, planes etc.If you're on the fence about getting one, just do it...Get a buffing wheel and polishing compound too if you have shiny knives.
Edward I.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
A quality (but expensive) tool. It is easy to set up and provides repeatable results. I use bevel chisels and was easily able to set up & remove chips in damaged blades. I followup sharpening on diamond stones & quickly hone the face & heel. Being a circular sharpening stone it leaves a slight bevel in the blade... but this doesn't matter as the diamond stones only touch the face & heel. I use this system to quickly repair damaged blades but rely on diamond stones for final sharpening.
Heimdal
Reviewed in Germany on June 10, 2020
Ja das alte Motto: "wer billig kauft, kauft zweimal" hat sich leider wieder bestätigt. Hatte mir vor ca. 2 Jahren eine Scheppach Tiger 2500 gekauft und war nur unzufrieden. Die exakte Winkelverstellung war pain in the ass dank nicht vorhandener Feinverstellung der Führungsstange, der Stein wurde schnell unrund und vor allem war er trotz der Verwendung der entsprtechenden Halter für Beitel, Hobelmesser etc. schon nach sehr kurzem Gebrauch sehr schief mit der Konsequenz, dass keine Schneide mehr halbwegs gerade zu schleifen war. Die Liste ließe sich über das laute Betriebsgeräusch und die minderwertig verarbeiteten Zubehöre, den schwachsinnigen Wasserbehälter noch lange weiterführen. Lange Rede kurzer Sinn, eine vernünftige Maschine musste her. Nach der schlechten Erfahrung blieb dann nur zähneknirschend doch der Griff zur Tormek. Meine Güte, der erste Gebrauch und die Sonne ging auf - ein Unterschied wie Himmel und Hölle. Super Verarbeitung, auch beim Zubehör. Durchdachte Details, super Stein. Nach sehr kurzer Zeit hat die Tormek flüsterleise rasiermesserscharfe, gerade Schneiden produziert - top. Habe mit gleichem Erfolg kurze und lange Messer, auch aus "schwierigen" Stahlsorten geschliffen, Beile und vieles mehr. Werde mir auf jeden Fall noch weitere Adapter und Steine zulegen. Ja, € 600 sind sehr viel Geld, aber wer nicht nur 5 Messerchen im Jahr zu schleifen hat, kommt an der Tormek einfach nicht vorbei - und es ist eine Investition fürs Leben: es gibt Tormeks, die laufen seit bald 20 Jahren und haben fast 60.000 Messer auf dem Buckel! Klare Kaufempfehlung!
Sonny F(tr)
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020
I'll say that I started with a Chef's Choice sharpener, that never worked and you couldn't vary the angle on it. Then I went to the belt style sharpener where it just ate through belts almost every time I sharpened just a couple of knives. So then I said, OK, you get what you pay for and just spent the money on the Tormek T8. For accessories, I purchased the rotating base, the cover, a Blackstone Silicon stone, and the blade sharpening jig kit. I'll have to say I'm very impressed. This system comes with a wire-bound book that tells you not only the theory of sharpening (advantages/disadvantages of the stone rotating towards or away from you, etc.) but also how to sharpen just about everything that has an edge. There is a tiny learning curve (as with everything) and I started on a knife and axe that I didn't care about if I scratched it, and I had no problems--everything came out perfect. With just 4 passes on each side I got my Buck knife so sharp that it would cut through the edge of a piece of paper just under its own weight. It comes with a marker to paint the bevel of a blade so that you can perfectly fine tune how the bevel contacts the stone. It also comes with a jig that allows you to set the angle of a blade if you want to achieve a certain result. The machine comes with everything you'll need to get started. Just using it on an axe and a hunting knife and I was confident enough to sharpen our expensive kitchen knives. The Tormek system is worth every penny. My plan is to get the Japanese Waterstone so that I can get a mirror edge on my expensive knives. Thanks for reading my review!
Marki D
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2019
Super produit, permet des aiguisages parfaits et facile à utiliser. En plus, les pansements viennent dans la boite... Vous vous couperez probablement avec ce que vous aurez aiguisé avec cet appareil. Je recommande à tous ceux qui veulent réaliser des aiguisages parfaits.
Jeff from Bainbridge
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
The Tormek has been on my tool wishlist for a long time. It is very expensive, so I experimented with glass and wet sandpaper, diamond stones and Japanese water stones. I managed to get my tools sharp but it was messy, time consuming and often frustrating. My wife bought me the T-8 for Christmas and I love it. There is a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it you can get perfect, razor sharp edges on everything, with the right jig. Some people complain about how slow it is, but once you get your initial bevel on a tool it takes only a minute or two to restore a perfect edge. I added up what I spent on stones and other sharpening stuff, and I wish I had purchased one of these long ago. I looked at the used market, but they are rarely for sale and only at a small discount, so it is an investment I know will hold its value.One word of advice - be careful about adding oil to the leather wheel. The unit comes with oil to condition the wheel and honing compound to add on top. The instructions say to keep adding oil to keep the compound wet. This only creates a thick layer of goop. The advice on the Tormek forums in unanimous that you should not add oil after the initial conditioning.
Joseph O.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016
It is expensive, but it's a great tool. It does a remarkable job at sharpening kitchen knives--and they stay sharp. No more hiding the one good sharp knife (laboriously sharpened with a stone) that I need, and then my wife finds it and begins to use it and somehow dulls it. All the knives that I sharpened are still sharp! I have sharpened a few chisels, but no plane blades yet. Flattening the back of a chisel is easily done on the side of the wheel. I knew that I could change the apparent grit on the wheel from 220 to about 1000 by using the abrader block that comes with the tool, but I had not realized that I could use the honing wheel to polish the entire bevel to a fine finish. (Use the included angle setup tool on the smaller honing wheel to accomplish this step.) I think I prefer to use a fine water or diamond stone to remove the wire edge after the other sharpening steps are done. I have used the honing wheel for this purpose, as suggested by the manual, but it is a bit difficult to get the back of the chisel exactly tangential to the honing wheel at the contact point. I inadvertently put a small reverse bevel on the back of a few chisels before I realized my mistake. They would still shave, however.A diamond wheel truing tool is included. This permits the user to true the surface of the wheel to be exactly parallel to the bar that supports all the jigs that are used with the Tormek system.If you are willing to spend the money, it is a cleverly designed system which can sharpen a variety of tools.
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