8-Inch Water-Cooled Wet/Dry Sharpening System (BG4108)

Motor broke 2 weeks after warranty

Sí bien la piedra no tiene la calidad de un Tormek, cuesta menos de una cuarta parte, puedes lograr muy buenos afilados de manera muy rápida y si eres exigente con el filo puedes terminar de asentar en una piedra de agua hasta reflejante en el filo, por el precio es muy buena compra

The main difference between this and Tormek that I can see is that the rods to rest your work fixtures on are round with the WEN, while Tormek boasts a shaped rod that they say provides more tightening force. Can't say about that but I can say that tightening the tool holder on the WEN is just fine and it doesn't seem to need any extra force. Possibly the stone wheel is not as true as the Tormek wheels? It was a bit off at first and did take a few sharpenings for the wheel to even out. This could be addressed by forcing the work-supporting rod at a slight angle but I just let the sharpenings dress the wheel. From day 1, the WEN grinder does make a grinding gear kind of noise while rotating, which was surprising. I don't know if thats good or bad. Anyway its been working in our company for 5 months now and still working great. All in all it allowed me to jump into sharpening drill bits at a low price and I would purchase again.

Excellent sharpener. I've used this to sharpen my lathe tools and my chisels. It runs at a consistent speed and the water well keeps the tool from overheating. the only thing that I have against it is that the plastic that the body of the tool is made of could have been a little more sturdy. But at the price point that this is at it is well worth the money.

Facil de usar y muy practico para sacar filo a los cuchillos