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The music makes this unwatchable.

Great🎉

Been gone for awhile good to see you back

excellent - cleared up a few things for me.

Wow! First time I've ever heard of Tormek providing anything for free to anyone. Normally you can't even get a discount.

that music sucks!! and i can barely hear you over this music.

This video is a gold mine of useful tips.

What blades do you recommend?

Really impressed that you were able to go straight to the leather strop from 600 grit and get them so sharp! Nice video!

Thanks. Learned a lot

Router noob here: you could theoretically keep looping with the router until you have nothing left, right? Or is there a stop of some sort that indicates youve completed one full circumference? (Other than looking that is)

Thank you so much

My dealer is out of JET machines and suggested this alternative. I'm always a little leary of Italian engineering but it looks good and is priced cheaper. I'll have to give it some thought.

About the fence support rod... Can you think of a single reason to not cut it off flush with the right side of the table? It really bugs me that it sticks out. The fence won't fit on the right side of the blade, so what's the point? I have been about to cut if off a few times, but then I think that I better think about it in case there is some reason for it.

Excellent video. Thank you for putting it together. Have you considered lapping the chisel so that all of the edge gets the same speed on the wheel? That is, how about holding the chisel so that the edge is facing the center of the wheel and the side of the chisel runs along a radius? This is my preferred method and it's consistent with the way Tormek suggests sharpening a bevel on the side of the wheel.

Fantastic idea, and so simple. Awesome, thank you.

you just didn't keep it up that's how to get a youtube following, videos every few days over and over. you gave up too soon you could have been really good at it I think.

Good review - many thanks!

Very clear explanation without unnecessary "cute" jokes. Thank You!

I'm a cabinet maker in my late 60's and invested in the Tormek T8 a couple of years ago. Once you have the backs of the chisels nice and flat, and that depends on the flatness to begin with, on how long that takes. It is so easy and quick to sharpen the chisels and plane blades to an incredible sharpness. I have only ever used the stone that comes with the machine and found it works perfectly well. The machine price put's most people off, it did me for a long time but you know what you can spend on some stones and jigs it comes down to, you get what you pay for. For anyone watching this video if you are curious about whether it is worth the investment; it will give you consistent results every time effortlessly. Thanks for the video. The process was explained very well and the filming was well thought out.

Some things to think about: The most inexpensive size they make now 24/36 is a whopping $600 plus with domestic shipping. WoW~ This is the machine I worry the least about with dust collection because the shavings are usually large and they are not the tiny air born type that get in your lungs. I usually have to run a batch of 200 holes at a time a couple times a week so if the table doesn't collect 100% of the shavings then it would be of little value. I am always holding a line of compressed air in one hand and with a quick blast... all the shavings are off the table, which I would have to do anyway if it wasn't collecting 100% of the shavings because I can't have any shavings on the table when I put in a new piece or it would offset the center hole. Also, it looks like the dust collection would only work decent if your drill hole was right at the suction hole. If you are making a drill hole say 6 inches away from the edge..the dust collection would reduce greatly since the suction would be reduced greatly the farther the drill bit is away from the suction actual hole. And like most of us, we are always doing "end of day" clean up regardless so a few extra shavings on the ground doesn't mean a great deal. I would rather buy something else in my shop for $600. But none of that takes away from your review...you did a great job reviewing this item.

Have owned the Italian made Laguna LT 18 for several years, appears somewhat more robust and a bigger motor than this Chinese version but the tension release and the side dust port under the table are pluses, my single biggest complaint over the years is that the belt squeals on mine at start up no matter what I do to correct it. Love the Laguna ceramic guides. Swore that if I ever buy another one that it would have dual drive belt but you didn't cover that aspect..

I, personally, did not like the ceramic guides. I found them to not hold tight, and loosen up, causing my cuts to not be accurate due to blade wandering. I replaced them with a set of carter bearing guides, and that works so much better. Other than that, the saw is incredible. Powerful, precise, and with a great resaw capacity.

The micro adjust sold me on this. I also hate putting in the dado cartridges. I’ll swap a blade, but fiddling with the other cartridge is something I only do if I’m really going to do a lot of joinery where it will help.

I'm interested in this Fugi system for myself. I was anxious to listen to your video and I think there was probably a lot of good information. I say `probably was because your already low voices were drown out by the background music. For me, I think any video with music is a detractor. I had to struggle to hear what you were saying, especially the wife , having a much softer voice. Don't mean to be critical, but more constructive. Hope you are not offended, but would have liked to enjoyed, an otherwise, very good review. Perhaps you could do a remake without the music , and perhaps a closer mic. Thx.

Very nice. Thanks for putting out this video.

Great video, is it quite noisy? Could it be used for gloss paint? Great guys thank you.

Do you ever run into any issues with handles on the drill press hitting fence as you spin them around? Thx

Thanks for this review and put together, what are your thoughts now that it's been a while?

Hi, congratulations on your review! I, in my 18BX saw, have added an extra spring switch in the quick release lever, so I never forget to tension the blade before turning on the saw ...

oh, i thought bandsaws were safer.

This is the best instructions ever for a lazy reader instruction like me.. awesome thanks so much

Any chance you could do a video on how you set up and adjust this saw?

I have a Tormek and am considering substituting the CW-220 composite honing wheel for the standard leather one you use here. As a professional finish carpenter, my sharpening will be limited almost exclusively chisels and plane irons. Do you think I should go for the composite wheel or stick with leather? Thanks.

Very clear, usefully detailed, and well paced narration. Thank you. Subscribed.

Does it have a tilting table?

this is such a helpful video. thanks for making it.

Wondering how this video only has 500 views. Keep at it, seems that the value is there, just need the blessing of the algorithm one time 😇

Her contribution: “yeah.”

Thanks for providing this review. I am in the market for a 16-18” bandsaw and have narrowed it down to a couple of which the 18BX is one. Do you have any issues with the fence and it’s operation along it’s bar? Also any vibration while operating the saw? I have seen one or two comments on vibration issues presumably due to the wheels not being balanced. Thanks for any insights.

Nice video, any thoughts on this a year later? Thank you.

I enjoyed this and learned a bunch. Thank you. Tormek provided the stuff for free, so don't forget to mark the video and videos like it as sponsored per CZcams rules. That will also help prevent competing ads from displaying.

“Kill” The music Bro, so we can hear you~!

I have a blade (one side bevel) thick as a chisel; its 2" wide and 6" wide. I can not sharpen it. I have a T4 with a Super Grinding Stone, I am told that the stone can grind from 200-1-000 grits..Any advise Thanks

Such a great setup. Thanks for the vid.

Thanks for sharing why did you went with 3/4 and not 1 inch? Just purchase a 18 bx with one inch blade but now you have me wondering😂

It cannot my band saw 18 inch at Rockless July 6 Receipt the call it came i Can’t wait to stop be sorry and some projects coming up

Nice instructional video. I'm thinking of purchasing this system but have a few questions: 1) I can just fit the 48" fence in my space. Do you see a need for the 48" or would the 36" work as well 90%+ of the time? 2) I've read the flip-stop micro adjustment arms are not very stable. Have you had this issue? 3) I've also head some don't like the knuckle clamps and prefer the pivot type. What is your experience with the knuckle clamps? Thanks - Mike

Thank you, so simple.

Does it slide front to back if you bump it, with no fasteners on the long sides?