Tormek TT-50 Truing and Dressing Tool - Keeps your Stone Round and Flat

Alright, sharpen up your senses because we're about to dive into the comedic world of maintaining your grindstone's figure with the Tormek TT-50 Truing and Dressing Tool. This isn't just any tool; it's the personal trainer for your grinding wheel, ensuring it stays round and flat like a pancake in a Michelin-starred restaurant. First off, let’s talk about the setup. The TT-50 is like that friend who shows up at your house and instantly makes himself at home. It mounts and locks onto your Tormek system quicker than you can say "abracadabra". No fuss, no muss - just instant gratification for your stone. Now, using this thing is a breeze, or should I say, a smooth grind? The dual knobs are like the perfect dance partners, allowing you to waltz the diamond cutter across your stone with the grace of a ballerina. And the best part? You don't even have to thumb wrestle with it. Just turn those knobs with both hands, like you're conducting an orchestra, and voila! Your stone is now as flat as the Earth was thought to be back in the day. But wait, there's more! The TT-50 isn’t just about keeping your stone in shape; it's a magician too. With a slower feed, you get a surface so fine, it’ll make you question if you're still in your workshop or if you've accidentally entered a spa for stones. And if you're in a hurry? Crank up the speed for a coarser texture that’ll have you grinding like there's no tomorrow. The precision of this tool is like having a Swiss watchmaker for your grindstone. The cutting depth is set with the Micro Adjust on the Universal Support, which might sound fancy, but trust me, it's as easy as setting your alarm for a Monday morning - only this time, you'll wake up to a perfectly round and flat stone. And let's not forget about the durability. Made with cast zinc, this tool is the Hercules of truing tools. It minimizes the play, ensuring your stone doesn't get any unwanted grooves or divots - because who likes a stone with a bad hair day? In conclusion, if your grindstone has been hitting the gym too hard or slacking off with uneven wear, the Tormek TT-50 is the hero you need. It's the one tool that’ll keep your stone looking sharp, literally and figuratively. So, if you're tired of your stone being out of round, get the TT-50 - it's the only way to ensure your stone stays as flat as a comedian's punchline.

I couldn’t afford the Tormek system so after reading many reviews and watching many YouTube’s I decided to try the comparable Jet model at about 1/4 the price. I like the Jet sharpener a lot and have experienced great results with it on all of my bench chisels, mortise chisels, lathe chisels, carving chisels, and plane blades. But I quickly wore a groove down the center of my grinding wheel and realized I needed to resurface and true it up. I then read the reviews for the more expensive Jet truing tool and saw most of those reviews were one star and reported the diamond coating on the unit wore off after about five minutes. One of the reviewers suggested getting the less expensive Tormek truing tool instead, so I did. I used it today and was astonished that in about one minute worth of work, my grinding wheel was perfectly trued and smooth the groove gone. I’ll be looking at other Tormek jigs now. Thank you for a great product, I wish your grinders were more price friendly.

Works as it should. I don't have a Tormek, but a Grizzly sharpener very similar to the Tormek. This fits perfectly on it and trues the stone like it should.

yes did work well, directions were a bit confusing, just had to work through them

I have had and used the Tormek grinding wheel for many years sharpening all my hand planes, spoke shaves, chisels, etc. and finally decided to buy this tool as my wheel was almost egg shaped from all the years of use. I went over the included instructions, and it seemed easy to use and set up - which it was on both accounts. I then made a rather shallow pass to make sure I was using the tool properly, and it appeared everything was working as advertised. So, I made a much deeper pass - done rather slowly to not stress anything. I still had a little bit of "egg" to get rid of, so one more pass just deep enough to make it true, and I was done. My wheel is now dead flat true across the wheel, and is "perfectly round". Now I am a happy camper and will proceed to sharpen everything in my shop that has been neglected a bit due to my out of round wheel. This tool is a bit expensive, but when compared to the price of a new wheel, it is money well spent.

I have a Bucktool wet sharpener. Which is a good Tormek copy and my wheel was not straight and square. So I bought the TT-50 to solve that problem. However the wheel is further away from the threaded vertical arm that raises and lowers the universal support arm on the Bucktool then on the Tormek, so the little prongs on the TT-50 would not engage with it & still be able to flatten the entire wheel. However that did not seem to be a big issue. All I had to do was scoot the TT-50 over away from the threaded vertical arm a bit(see pictures) and things were fine because the thumb screw tightens down significantly tight enough to prevent the attachment from rotating. Because the universal support arm is hardened it did not leave any marks,nicks or any malformations in the arm that would cause any issues while sharpening or using any other attachments. The TT-50 is built very well and I believe it is definitely a must for any Wet Sharpener like this. You're eventually going to have to true your wheel and this is about the only way to do it unless you build one of your own somehow. I would definitely buy another one if I needed to. It is something that should come with the sharpener in the first place since it is a necessity. I believe Tormek, Bucktool, Wen, Jet and all the other companies that make wet sharpeners like this should include it in with the sharpener.

Arrived today and immediately used it on the Grizzly T100010 wet grinder wheel. With no micro adjuster, it has to be carefully set by hand but I found that to be quite easy. I started the cut and immediately backed off to double check the depth of cut. It looked perfect. Completed the cut and no second cut was required. The wheel looked perfectly round and flat. After thinking about the micro adjuster on the Tormek Grinder, I think a simple modification to the Grizzly support is to cut threads using a die on one leg of the Grizzly support and then insert a nut into a disc for the adjustment wheel. You can measure how much the support is raised and lowered in one complete turn of the wheel, then mark the wheel with the corresponding increments. I plan to do this and will update this later with the results. I cut the threads onto the support leg closest to the wheel using a UNF 1/2-20 die. I tried to find a knurled flat nut with matching threads but I was only able to find one in coarse thread 1/2-13. You can buy the Tormek one separately but you then have to match their threads. So I ended up using a standard 1/2-20 zinc coated steel hex nut and inserted it into 1.125 inch diameter disc made from 1/2 in plywood. I now have a Grizzly T100010 with a micro-adjustable support.

Nice upgrade over the ADV50D that came with my Tormek. The old version always felt a bit squirrelly when trying to true the stone because the amount of stone removed was partially dependent on how much pressure you applied (by hand). This upgraded version locks into place and gives confidence that the face of the stone is truly parallel with the universal support while minimizing the number of passes. The design of this version is definitely an improvement.

Das Set wird in einer kleinen Kartonverpackung geliefert. Die Abdrehvorrichtung mach einen sehr gut verarbeiteten und stabilen Eindruck. Die Anwendung gestaltet sich sehr einfach in ca. 10-15 Minuten ist der Stein perfekt abgerichtet. Ich habe die Vorrichtung auf einer Scheppach TIGER 2500 mit dem Standardstein benutz was perfekt funktionierte. Ich habe zu erst mit einem WInkelmessser die Maschine ins Wasser gesetzt danach die Führungsstange ebenfalls mit der Wasserwage kontrolliert. Dann setzt man die Abdrehvorrichtung auf die Stange und fixiert diese so das etwa 0,1 bis 0,2 mm abgetragen werden. Es ist wichtig das man nicht zu viel auf einmal abträgt da man ansonsten den kleinen Abrichtdorn zu stark verbraucht, dieser ist nur aus Kupfer welches mit kleinen Diamantsplittern durchsetzt ist. Daher wie gesagt nur 0,1-0,2mm auf einmal Abtragen. Dazu dann die Maschiene einschalten und mit dem kleinen Drehrad den Dorn von links nach rechts fahren. Dann wieder etwas zustellen und noch einmal abtragen bis keine Riefen mehr im Stein zu sehen sind. Bei meinem stark beanspruchten Stein habe ich 10-15 Minuten gebraucht, ist er einmal abgerichtet und wartet man nicht zu lange mit dem Planen lässt es sich sicher auch in 5-10 Minuten bewerkstelligen. Vorher / Nachher Bilder habe ich im Anhang eingestellt. Preislich ist die Vorrichtung sicherlich nicht gerade günstig, dafür bekommt man aber wirklich ein perfekt funktionierendes Zubehörteil (viel besser als die Abrehvorrichtung von Scheppach). Würde die Vorrichtung jederzeit wieder kaufen.

I use this on an off brand clone and it works flawlessly

This little tool is good at what it does. I watched both this Tormek and another cheaper tool on YouTube. This seemed much easier to use, and so it proved to be, although it was more expensive. It took two shallow ( about.1mm ) passes to achieve a flat, round stone. It’s now the best it’s ever been. It’s expensive for a tool that wii be used infrequently but there’s no alternative. The side that screws to the cross bar has a wedge shaped hole and locks firmly into place. There is no play in the thread but a little in cutter holder and it does vibrate if you don’t take it slowly. Overall I recommend.

Avevo preso uno della Scheppach posso dire che è una schifezza questo della tormek è eccezionale

Lo uso para rectificar la rueda de afilado tormek, y es muy necesario este accesorio para rectificar la piedra después de cada afilada, Recomendable !!