WEN 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

Excellente qualité prix, n'est pas du haut de game, plastique et assemblage a la chaine. MAIS la meule affûte très bien. Une seul vitesse, une seule direction.Nécessite un système pour dressé la meule, mais le reste je le fais sans guide (habitude des pierre a eau et a huile)Pour le moment j'ai fait couteaux de cuisine, haches, machette (difficile avec les objet long).

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.

The nut and bolt that hold the stone wheel are not secure. The manual calls this a "lock nut" but it is just a regular nut. The threads on the nut are counter clockwise while the stone turns clockwise. Unfortunately after assembling and tightening the nut then rotating the stone the nut loosens to become less than finger tight. You decide whether you want that stone flying off and into your face. You can try locktite but I decided its not worth it. I had other issues with the design of this product but this alone is enough to send it back.