Sharpening CMT Euro knives-Tormek Jig?

[Bob Andre]

I need to work on sharpening my shaper HSS insert knives from CMT with 24mm pin spacing. Does anyone have experience with Tormek's SPV80 jig? Or a better method? I have a Supergrind 2000. By hand on my water stones doesn't sounds efficient.

[brent stanley]

I need to work on sharpening my shaper HSS insert knives from CMT with 24mm pin spacing. Does anyone have experience with Tormek's SPV80 jig? Or a better method? I have a Supergrind 2000. By hand on my water stones doesn't sounds efficient.

Bob, often times a quick lapping on the back will rejuvenate them just fine with only a few swipes. Those cheaper 40mm Euroblock knives aren't that hard and I expect if you have decent sharpening stones you could have it done before you got the SPV80 set-up and attached to the Tormek. I have a diamond plate and it really just takes 10 swipes back and forth even with the much better and harder Whitehill steel I usually use.

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[Bob Andre]

Thanks Brent. It won't cost me anything to start out there.

[Van Huskey]

While I have been doing what Brent suggested I have often wondered about the Tormek jig but I have never seen any feedback on it and it isn't cheap, even by Tormek jig standards.