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For sharpening HSS steel blades of any length. Min. 1/2" width. Sweden

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
It's a dream come true, we'll almost ~ Update
By Bob Feeser
***Update to my review seen below. I still love the Tormek system, but I have discovered a severe flaw. The bracket arms that hold the jigs on are not constructed at perfect 90 degree angles. This results in the jig and sharpener to be at off angles. This wouldn't matter if you were using the same bracket to use the truing tool as the one you are using to sharpen your planer blades, but that is not the case with the planer jig; it comes with its own bracket that is not a perfect 90, nor is it off by the same amount. So I had to place my bracket assembly in the vise, and after spending a good deal of time with a block of wood and a hammer try to straighten it out. I got the standard bracket that comes with the jig straightened out pretty well, but the one that comes with the planer/jointer blade jig would not straighten properly, it was that far out. So what you wind up with is a trued stone that is at an angle. In order to get the stone true to the planer jig surface, I have to put strong pressure on one side to actually bend the jig a little while tightening the screw, and that was after getting it as close as I could with the hammer in a vise.I didn't expect this kind of craftsmanship out of an $800 sharpening tool and jig set, which is what I paid. I don't want to overstate my case. I found the Tormek system to be true in every other way. The tops of the collars that receive the brackets are EXACTLY true along a horizontal plane to a perfect right angle to the stone. That is the side of the stone, what of course is most important here is the sharpening surface of the stone, and that is where the true brackets come into play.So if you are using the Tormek with the same bracket that comes with the machine, and not switching to another bracket like when installing the Planer/Jointer Blade jig, then you are ok. So what if the stone is off angle, the jig will run a parallel plane to it. But when going from one bracket to using the truing stone to surface the stone, and then switching to the planer/jointer attachment blade sharpener jig, you are dealing with a different bracket. You can check your jig by first taking out a square and seeing if the 2 bracket legs that go into the body of the Tormek are at a right angle to the wide part of the horizontal leg of the bracket. In plain words, check your bracket the jigs ride on and see if it was assembled squarely. The outer leg is part of the main rod just bent at 88 degrees for example, and should be 90 degree angle, and the inner rod is welded on and also at some angle that is not a 90 degree angle. If yours is at 90 then you got a good one, but after getting both the bracket that comes with the machine, and the bracket that comes with the planer/joiner attachment and they are both off, I doubt yours are true also.Since using the Tormek system with all of the jigs that come with it to perfectly sharpen your tools, since it is all done on the same bracket makes the off angle a mute point, I will leave the rest of my review below as it stands. This is just a comment of a problem of misalignment I found that becomes a problem when using the planer/jointer blade attachment since it has its own bracket it comes with.I was getting good results with it because I was changing the position of the blade and going ahead and sharpening my 12" planer blades just along the high spot of the stones face, but that seems like a lame thing to have to do. The rods/brackets should be made at a perfect 90 right from the factory.Now onto my original review and what an engineering marvel this thing is otherwise.By the way I am still sharpening my same jointer and planer blades again and again and at least on my Powermatic 8" jointer I am getting glass smooth wood surfaces. It's almost shiny.This is the most expensive attachment you can buy for the Tormek system. It is also the most incredible. Before using it, I imagined the problem is not having enough surface area to hold a long planer blade, so it would have to be done in multiple stages, and that would result in less than a level blade. WRONG!This thing will make your blade perfectly level and sharp no matter how long it is. It does so even if it is not a straight edge to start with. The back edge of your blade rests on a ridge in the clamp, thereby keeping an even distance from the wheel.It is a large two part jig that slides along a set base that is fixed and not frees floating. The clamp that holds your blade rides along a keyed channel. No room for an error there.How it works: First you true up your stone with the diamond truing tool. That creates a perfectly straight and level surface along the entire surface of the stone.The base has mounting bars that replaces your existing ones, and is attached to the wide base platform. The bars have threads on them and each has a numbered adjusting disc. You use the adjustable numbered discs to get the entire jig, with your blade attached to it, level with the stone. Then you take the tilt adjusting knob, located on the back, and set the depth of how much metal you want to take off of your blade. It is easy to determine that by simply looking at the edge of the jig and viewing the gap setting. Then when you sharpen the blade, it keeps taking off material until it meets with the perfectly flat base plate. Then your entire blade is perfectly flat, at a perfectly even depth, and ultimately sharp.Since the jig is a little over 12" wide, a planer with a 12" blade can be done in a single mounting. If you have a 24 inch blade it will work perfectly with that size as well. You just reinsert it into the clamp mating the back of the blade snug up to the stopping ridge which maintains the same depth setting. Don't change your settings when you move the blade to the other half of your blade, and it will keep sharpening until it gets down to the same plane you set as the rest of your blade. Perfectly flat, smooth, and just as important exactly the same depth all along the entire surface. So your setting is referenced off of the back of the blade, rather than the leading edge. That makes a perfect depth on the finished edge.If you want to know how exacting this jig is, when you go from one blade on your planer to the next, you will need to tweak the angle adjustments to meet up perfectly with the blade. Since a simple stone grading-surfacing, will result in a slightly smaller diameter on your stone, it shows up in your settings on the stone. Now we are talking hundreds of an inch difference.This thing is so exact that I take it down to completely flat against the jig then I tweak the depth knob just a hair after stone grading to 1000 grit, so that I take off only a hair more with the finer grit setting.One other thing worth mentioning is that I used to spend hours going through multi grades of sandpaper to get a beautiful finish on my wood. When you create razor sharpness, on your planer blades, you will get a surface so smooth, and perfect, that you will not need to do all of that sanding. The wood almost looks glossy. It is a good idea to go over it lightly with 220 grit to increase the adhesion qualities of the finish.I quickly learned that any time spent sharpening blades is quickly saved in not having to over sand it. Your projects come out perfectly sculpted to size without showing the over sanding problems of valleys and dimpled edges.I must admit it took me an hour the first time to learn how to remove the blades from my jointer and reinstall them with the depth gauge and get final settings that are perfect. Next time it will take me 15 minutes. By getting all of your blades at the exact same depth, you are relieving the planer from having to use the one blade that sticks out a little farther, to do the whole job.Now my planer feeds the wood completely by itself, without having to push the board through. I wiped the rubber feed drums with a little acetone to take the varnish-sap off, and combining that, with ultra sharp blades reduce resistance.This jointer planer blade attachment is not cheap, but I will recoup the investment in not having to buy new blades very often. Once they are trued up with this jig, the next time you might be able to just polish up your edges with the 1000 grit setting and compound on the leather wheel. I expect to get at least 6 to 10 uses out of my blades since I can sharpen them so well. Then when you figure the same for the jointer knives, you're making money. Additionally, you can be sure of getting the job done properly.There are professional sharpening services that take pride in their work, and there are those who don't really care about getting it perfect. I prefer to do it myself, no possibility of errors, and no down time waiting for the blades.This jig is included in the Tormek complete accessory package or individually as shown here. Either way it adds up to excellence in your work, time and money saved, and saved, and saved. Highly recommended.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Great Tool
By Gregory L. Goode
Every once in a while you find a really great deal. I'm an avid woodworker and bought a Tormek Super Grind a few months ago because I was tired of the drudgy of sharpening my chisels and lathe tools. I was amazed at he quality and speed of the Tormek system compared to the Delta sharpener it replaced. This is a woodworker's prayer come true. I immeadiately purchased the SVH-320 jointer and planer blade attachment. The system has already paid for itself in six months use. Quik and easy is an understatement. Blades, chisels, cutters and gouges are razor sharp and simple to touch up. The technical services and website are great. I can't recommend this equipment or company highly enough to do them justice.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Great way to sharpen your planer/jointer knives
By S. Boris
I recently spent $45 to have 2 sets of Dewalt planer blades sharpened by a sharpening service. They were out 2 weeks and shipping to and from the service did add up. I love to use barn boards for furniture projects but the problem is they are very hard on knives. I could not shift my jointer knives anymore because they were so knicked up. I bought this jig and it was very well designed. It will only sharpen a certain amount of each knife and it is repeatable. So you set it correctly on the first knife and then you can sharpen the other knives in the set the same way. The price may seem high to start with, but I figure once I sharpen my blades about 4 times (jointer/planer), I just paid for it. The Tormek system does take a little getting used to but now that I have the hang of it, I might be able to sharpen stuff for others and make a little extra $.

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