Question for other Tormek owners –
When I first got mine, as I remember it was practically impossible to stop the wheel when grinding no matter how much pressure I put on the tool against the wheel. Lately I find that even a moderate amount of grinding pressure will stop the wheel.
I did at one time take the leather stropping wheel off to clean about inside and noticed that all that drives the main shaft is a friction wheel on the motor shaft that turns the inside of the flange on which the leather stropping surface is mounted. I didn’t notice any kind of spring tension setup to maintain good contact between the two. Is there something I’m missing? Does the friction wheel need to be maintained somehow to provide better contact with the flange?
From Beautiful Skagit Co. Wa.
Dennis
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When I bought my Tormak my leather wheel was not true. To correct this I installed two oversize washers, one on each side of the wheel. This trued up the wheel and gave more grip to the nut holding the leather wheel on the shaft.
Rex
Dennis...remove the shaft by taking off the grinding wheel and the leather wheel. Then clean and lube the shaft where it makes contact with the nylon bushings. It made mine a brand new machine. Hope this helps as it did mine as I had the same problem.
Jim
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