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Thank you all for your responses.  Most of the time I'm using the marker method for grinding and lately I'll try out both methods for honing, Sharpie the blade edge, then adjust the FVB height/distance to just get to the very edge the blade on the leather wheel coated with the TORMEK honing compound.  On a Wustof or Henkels I usually see a BESS in the 140's. If the BESS reading is in the 150's, I'll try a few more passes over the honing wheel by hand, thinking I didn't quite get to the burr with the first passes. Sometimes this works, I get a lower BESS reading, and sometimes not...I still have so much to learn.. .  Part of the problem is I'm reading Vadim's book about deburring, it really is the art of getting a edge that stays sharp for a long time, but it can also be a rabbit hole without all the tools that Vadim used.   

I'm curious how accurate the marker method along the blade to check the honing angle compares to using the Calcapp?  Do some of you just go by "feel" when honing, use the Calcapp, or the marker method?

Ha...good commercial! They should do another one with Snoop Dogg showing her how to use it properly. Vadim would have gotten a laugh out of it.

Found it at a local arts & crafts store (Michael's) 4.2fl/oz for $12.  Turns out it's a common product used by oil painters

Could the shaft be slipping against the rubber of the wheel?  The motor shaft moves in a very short arc, maybe a 1/4". When you remove the three screws that hold the honing wheel, you should see firm contact of the motor shaft to the rubber wheel. If something is interfering with the movement (arc) of the shaft to swing back to the rubber it would slip and heat up.  You might see a little discoloration of the rubber from the heat.

Thanks for the lead ipielover! 

Does anyone know, or have experience on how often the diamond spray has to be reapplied??

LOL...now where to buy refined linseed oil. I'm sure I'll find it.  Never thought it would be so hard to get Cr2O3 quality paste

Found the alcohol based 1 micron diamond spray in a 2oz bottle at MSC Direct  https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/05831144  for $53...not to bad.  I recall in the same video that Wootz mentioned that dust from the rock hard felt wheel is normal during the break in period, he also mentioned to never use water on the felt wheel, he didn't say exactly why though. I would guess there could be some concern about water taking much longer to dry deep in the felt, maybe swelling or softening the felt??   Drilon, I'd be interested in making my own diamond spray also.  Where did you purchase the diamond powder?

just purchased the Durofelt rock hard felt wheel for my T-8 and have charged it with one micron diamond spray. 

Hi Ells, Is the 1 micron diamond spray your using alcohol or water based?  I'm looking for a 1 micron spray, but having a hard time finding the alcohol based stuff.  Where did you get yours?

Yes, the green powder is a pure Cr2O3 pigment powder sold by art supply stores. This is the same product that Vadim uses in his video on How to make your own Cr2O3 paste.  Avg micron size is 0.3, corresponding to a 100K grit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ6GNRQmRHI

Here is a link to an alcohol based diamond spray supplier:

https://www.chefknivestogo.com/ri1midisp2oz.html

Ken

At the :50 second point in the website video the guy mentions that this spray is water based

Watching one of Wootz's videos about making your own CrO2 paste, I was able to get the name of a company located in New York that sells CrO2 in a pure powder form, $12 for a 100gm bag.  According to Wootz, just add a little bit of mineral oil to get the right consistency, then apply to your leather wheel or strop with a finger tip. The paste will harden up a bit with age, so by mixing your own you only have to mix up what you need.   The name of the company is Kremer Pigment 212-219-2394.  Item #44200.12100.136.   

Thank you both!  I'm going to place a order on Tuesday morning.   About how often would you re-apply this spray?  My wife says "diamonds are forever".

I'm planning on buying another leather honing wheel for my T8 that I'll use with CrO2.  Having a hard time finding where to buy the CrO2 paste for this??

I purchased a 10" rock hard felt wheel (0.80gm/cm3) for my T8.  Applied 1 micron diamond paste (more like a slurry) to the surface for honing. A couple of questions I have are, how often should I reapply the paste and is alcohol based diamond spray better to use than a slurry?  The diamond slurry stuff came in a small 1oz spray bottle.  I couldn't find where to buy the alcohol based spray.