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Just wanted to take an occasion and thank Mr. KWAKSTER.
KWAKSTER is a unique freehand sharpening talent, and proficient in Tormek and paper wheels.
I've learned how to use paper wheels properly by his posts on an Australian forum.

I would very much like to read those posts, do you have a link to this forum?

Thank you :-)

You must either be setting an angle on the SJ too steep, or overhoning the edge.
Try the following.

Having ground an edge on your  SG wheel, change to the SJ, and adjust the US height to the edge angle as accurately as you can, by whatever method you use.
Then LOWER the US by 1 digit.
This way you will spare the very edge apex from the impact.

Starting on the side with the burr from the SG, make just two alternating passes on the SJ - check sharpness to decide whether to continue or not - number of passes needed depends on the steel hardness.

Not to overwork the edge is crucial at this point.
If you can shave your forearm smoothly or even better get a hair violin sign, stop there as you hardly can refine the edge further by edge-leading honing on SJ.

I've just tried all that on an ATS-34 knife, and got an edge at 130-115 BESS that shaves, fillets paper and plays violin with a hair.

This is my first post in this friendly forum

I just want to thank wootz for this advise.
I am fairly new to sharpening with the Tormek, and I had problems getting my knives razor sharp.

Before I always had to use the leather wheel after the SJ stone, to get my knives sharp. But I read somewhere that it wasn't necessary to use the leather wheel after the SJ stone, so I must have done something wrong.

I then read wootz' advise and tried following his advise, and surely I paid of, now I have razor sharp knives without using the leather wheel.

Thank you again wootz  I'll buy you a beer if you ever comes to Denmark