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Try covering it with white rice.

You can always use less of something but you can never increase the capacity of an already installed item. ALWAYS buy more than you need and use what you need of that.

I agree that it is as good as the legendary Sawzall. I have both and can speak with authority.

It hardly seems likely that the mere fact that a washer was stamped instead of machined would cause such a problem. It seems like tremendous overkill to machine a washer anyway. I have never thought to look but I doubt that I have a single "machined" washer in the house. Now,  a poorly stamped one made from a flat blank that did not have parallel sides to begin with, I can understand that. If your salesman actually ground a washer to a flat state then he is a great salesman but a little uhhhhhhhh not to smart. I would have just gone to the washer section and found you a flat one.

My stone is oval shaped as viewed from the side. When you watch it rotate it rises and falls with the oval high and low areas. Why, and does that require truing? It has no bearing on my ability to sharpen a knife.

Hmmm, I did buy a mere $50 knife to gain experience but you guys are making me lean to leaving it alone. I dont see the shinogi line being compromised by sharpening the single bevel judiciously. I mean they are a long ways apart. I am going to try and get up the nerve to do something while remembering the Hypocratic oath. Do no harm! If I destroy it, who is in the market for a slightly used yanagiba? LOL Is the consenus here  that it cannot be done on a Tormek?

I don't think it is worth the trouble considering the cost of buying a new pair.

Which side? LOL I couldn't resist either! I know it is the side with the grind marks on it and not the flat side. thanx

Is there anything I need to know about sharpening single edge blades like on Japanese knives? I am quite proficient at double edge blade sharpening.

IMHO
1. You  can feel the grade difference.
2. Once again, grade until you feel the difference.
2A. You may need to clear ground metal by regrading more than once.
3. Only if the chisels are all the exact same angle. Also, it is possible for wear to become a factor if the chisels are particularly hard thereby causing more rapid wear and bringing about the need to regrade and/ or reset the angle.
4. The angle of the work piece to the stone is what you need to be concerned with.
5. No, the stone diameter will change with use rendering that measurement moot.
6. If your eyes are sharp enough to eyeball then go for it. I like to use a black marker and observe where the stone touches the workpiece.
7. No is correct. The angle will change with the diameter of the wheel.
8. It must remove the ink to let you know where the contact point is. The shiny spot is the point of contact. When it reaches the edge of the workpiece that is when you lock it down and grind/ buff away.
9. Use the marker or angle setter but the marker is more exact as it is a visual cue.
10.  It is good to go from the start but as it is used it will darken a lot and get smoother. It will lose its "hair". No break in required.
Good luck.

That is precisely why I do not buy knives like that. Even the less sweeping blade of a kukri is difficult to do.

Does the Tormek made device described above have a "flat" on one side of one of the supports?

What is this piece of metal made from? Stainless steel or plated steel?

Well, between the two I would have to say the T3. However, I think that was a typo so I humbly suggest the T7. Also, as new machine is pretty pricey I would consider looking on eBarf for a deal. I just bought a used excellent one for about $390 delivered. Just remember to look hard at the sellers feedback before you bid/ buy.

Thank you and as always thank you for your attentiveness. I only use my Tormek for knife sharpening and not much of that but I am glad that I have it and always brag on it. My wheel is a long way from "used up" and at the present rate of usage might last into the next century! Even though I use it sparingly it is only because I have so few things to sharpen, I regard it as a uhhhhhhhhhhh, how would you say? It is a real asset, there is no substitute for the right tool and the Tormek is the right tool. thanx

You do all the vids and probably trade shows and demos. How small of a wheel have you used? I mean how small in diameter was the smallest wheel you have used? Have you used one to such a size that it was no longer usable? thanx