Tormek BGM-100 Bench Grinder Mounting Set - Enables Tormek Woodturning Jigs on a Bench Grinder

Adapt it to YOUR grinder by setting it up carefully. This is a very nice TOR is used in conjunction with After replacing my old tool holder with the SE77 square edge tool holder I improved my accuracy and speed instantly. Taking your time and practicing on some cheap blades can make you competent with these blades, but they are worth the price paid. As such, I have rated the BGM100 4 stars, as it requires some time and thought to set up. The first attempt was made as follows is not Taking my time The solution lay with ) . I found it to be far better and much Please note is a learning curve with these tools, and if you are new to sharpening as well as reshaping (I am a bit of a beginner), I suggest to take your time and practice on something not precious or old. A grinder with variable speeds is what I recommend, if you can afford one. There is a good one made by Delta. In addition, the friable aluminum oxide wheels are superior to the gray, cheap wheels that come bundled.

Jemma Bradford

| Feb 20, 2021

There is a Grizzly 10" wet grinder and several Tormek jigs which do fine with O1 plane blades, but does not work well with A2, HSS or other My bevel angle changes so slowly whenever I want to alter it. Wet grinders and leather strops are excellent at reshaping lathe tools, but they take some time to do major work such as cutting relief bevels and reshaping relief shapes. When lathe tools, particularly the grinding wheels, are reshaped heavily with the wet wheel, the wheel tends to leave pretty good furrows in it, which must Considering I wasn't using the bench grinder for anything, I thought I'd give it a shot with the 6" grinder. To prepare the wheel, I simply used a white 60 grit This is how I used it This diamond dressing jig will be used to true the diamond, the SE-50 In 1976, the SVD-76 was approved for plane blades There are some gouges with an MT-185, and there are some with an AT-185 As I had already set up everything, I had to put in the 100 settings gauge. The technique worked great when I applied very light pressure and dipped the tools frequently in water to cool them. As I ground the bevel to suit my will, I ground off the blue annealed material from the blade edge of the 1st plane. I got greedy with the first plane blade, and so I created a very narrow blue line on the edge. I was able to reshape lathe tools very easily, and I was able to take them out of the SVD while still in the tool My final sharpening is done on my wet grinder and I quickly get to 185. I'm sure I'll find other uses around the shop for this set up whenever I need something a little more precise than a handheld device. Once the standard wheel wears down, I may get a more suitable replacement, but so long as I only touch the wheel lightly, I'll be fine. I am sure the $65 I spent on it was worth.

Justice Green

| Sep 11, 2020

While I did own a dry grinder, I was never able to "freehand" an edge close enough that I didn't have to rework the edge (and spend a lot of time) when I switched The BGM will begin once you enter it In order to install a dry grinder, a support structure must be constructed to either the left or the right. placement and size of your block of stone will depend on the size of your grinder, so be sure to study the diagram and do a little However, the instructions are somewhat lacking here, while the drawings are quite If you wish to review the installation instructions before purchasing the kit, they are available on Tormek's website. The woodcraft 8" slow-motion TV I used was the perfect fit for this An 80-grit Norton SG wheel is used in the speed grinder. The BGM was installed and I tried it out We used it with the 185 jig) and it worked great. On both the dry grinder and the Tormek, the tool presented exactly the same way due to protrusions and jig settings, with the difference due to the difference in wheel diameter (8" on the dry grinder as opposed to Both roughing gouges and a large skew worked equally well (both with the SVS-- Jigs are 50 jigs). The SVS code for this section is 185 The SVD score is equal to 50, and the 50th is equal to - The Wolverine is capable of providing the same outcome with a dry grinder, but it requires more power than other setups (like the Wolverine). Unfortunately, the BGM does not match It may be a more practical option for someone who also owns (or plans to acquire) a Tormek since the jigs (and their cost) can be interchanged between the two.

Ivanna Randall

| Jun 26, 2021

It makes sense to invest in Tormek system jigs if you already own them. If you combine a set of CBN wheels on your dry grinder with Tormek as a workstation, you will have the ultimate sharpening and shaping setup. You'll smile every time you use it, no matter how much it costs. It's better to spend my time on a project rather than keeping my pencil sharp all day.

Pearl Francis

| Aug 19, 2020

purchased a Tormek system since I was (and still am) convinced that it provides sharpness that I haven't been able to find in conventional grinders. Using the Tormek, the first real problem I had was that it took hours to reshape tools. I was ready to give up after reshaping one 11/4" skew with the "Raffan grind. " This is an item I saw on line and bought It was the solution I was looking for. By combining the BGM100 with a conventional grinder, I can now shape tools on a conventional grinder - what a wonderful result! It makes me much more productive. As soon as I have shaped the tool, I use the coarse stone, fine stone, and honing features of the Tormek to proceed. It's a lot better now.

Zendaya Gentry

| May 19, 2021

T-shirt is super cute! I love the water stone on it. I only used it for reshaping and relatively light blade work, but it was simply not ideal. I picked up a CBN wheel for my 8" grinder and will be using it lightly. Everything is covered, right down to the nuts and bolts.

Andi Griffith

| Feb 05, 2021