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[Jodavis]

http://www.grizzly.c...harpener/T10097 or this? http://www.grizzly.c...nder-Kit/T10010

[wdwerker]

Looks like Grizzly copied the Tormec wet Sharpening system. I have had the Tormec for many years and it puts a precise sharp edge on all my tools.
No Idea if it is as accurate, but it looks very similar.

[Hawkeye1434]

I don't know if Marc's is a grizzly or not but his has a green body on it as well but I don't know if tormek used to make them in green or not. What I do know is I love grizzly stuff wether its a ripoff design or not they seem to have amazing stuff at great prices. I personally can't find bad reviews about them online, and I love my 8 inch joiner, planer, open ended sander, downdraft table and dust collection system is all grizzly. Also wanted to mention tormek just put out a new system so anyone with a regular shop grinder can have a tormek type setup I just bought one on eBay should be hear soon it's the Tormek BGM -100 bench mount system for shop grinders I think it's going to work really well like I said got mine on eBay for around $60.00 I dont think you can go wrong either way. If you do buy it let us know how it goes would love to hear a review good luck

[Chad The Tool Guy]

Sorry for the late post, but I haven't been posting much lately.

I have the grizzly t10010. It works wonderfully just as advertised. But you will have to invest more into it than expected.

You will need the tormek jigs to go with it. The stone is a must. You will need some way to true the stone. There is a Tormek jig for that. I purchased the Tomek square edge jig, it is much beefier than the Grizzly. The knife jig will allow you to sharpen almost any knife (makes my wife happy). The leather wheel takes some getting used to. I still use my black akansas stone for honing. You will get water everywhere, so you will need to be ready. Not with chsles so much, but with anything wider than the wheel.

Basically I have quite a few cheap chisles. When they get really dull or chipped I throw it in a pile. Pulling out and setting up the sharpener is a task, so everthing gets sharpened at once. Knives, chisels, and planes all at the same time.

The real advantage is that I have the tools to easily set up my chisles at extreme angles.

[nateswoodworks]

Marcs is a Tormek and so is Matt's, they just talked about it on what I believe was the last WTOR. I think the main thing you have to realize is (at least from everyone I have heard from) that it doesn't replace stones. It gets you close but you still have to hone to get to the desired sharpness. It is one of those tools that you pull out every year or two to get the bulk of the material removed to make it so your not hogging off a lot on your secondary bevel. The other exception is if you chip an edge. As for the actual tool I have no idea, I just wanted to make sure you weren't in the same boat many others are when they think that by buying this tool it will replace your stones. If you wanted to hear the show before Marc gets the site back up you can head over to Matt's or Shannon's sites and listen there.