The Tormek T-4 Original is Tormek's compact water-cooled sharpening machine, with a 200 mm (8 in) grindstone and a leather honing wheel, for home and hobby use or professionals short on space.
It runs the same jigs as the T-8. The SG-200 Original Grindstone is aluminum oxide, 200 x 40 mm, and works like 220 to 1000 grit with the Stone Grader. The LA-145 leather honing wheel, 145 x 26 mm, takes off the burr and polishes the bevel.
The 120 W industrial motor turns the stone at 120 rpm and is rated for continuous operation. The main shaft is stainless steel with the EzyLock nut, and the top is powder-coated cast zinc with blue ABS sides. The machine weighs 8 kg (17.6 lb). It comes with the US-103 Universal Support, SP-650 Stone Grader, WM-200 AngleMaster, PA-70 Honing Compound, EM-15 Edge Marker, the HB-10 Handbook and a tube of machine oil for the leather wheel.
Engineer Torgny Jansson founded Tormek in 1973 to build a modern version of the old Swedish water-cooled grindstone. The name is short for Torgny's Mekaniska, and the very first model was driven by an electric hand drill. Tormek is based in Lindesberg, Sweden, where all of its product development, engineering and production still take place.