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Honing by hand is a crap shoot for me so I bought the 123.  Keep in mind that I have the T4.  The 123 works good with the sharpening wheel but not the honing wheel. The threaded rod gets in the way when using regular size paring knives. The 123 worked on the honing wheel when I tried a 2 inch wide chef knife.

The bigger machines are wider and the threaded rod doesn't present this problem for them.

You are probably being facetious. My method defiled logic, but I was serious.

Here are the BESS scores for the last three CraftKitchen knives I have sharpened. It takes about 3 passes on the first side to raise a burr. I use very light pressure. 

New 220
Sharpened 160
Honed 1st 105
Honed 2nd 115
Honed 3rd 85

New 160
Sharpened 120
Honed 85

New 310
Sharpened 145
Honed 75

3D your method seems similar to mine.  Go to Walmart.  Buy a CraftKitchen knife for $6.  Only use the rough grit.  Only use very light pressure sharpening and honing.  Use 15 degrees per side.  Please let me know what your BESS scores were New, Sharpened and Honed. 

Thanks.

I alternate the honing passes too.

This is the way I get below 100 BESS and I do it consistently.  I have the T4.  I only use the stock wheel.  Only graded to 250 grit using a diamond plate after leveling the wheel. I set the angle to 15°.

I sharpen one side until I detect a burr.  Then sharpen the other side until I detect a burr.

Then alternate until I cannot feel a burr.  Then I hone by hand five passes on each side.  Then test.  If I'm not below 100, I repeat the honing. I usually settle for around 85 BESS. 

I buy cheap knives to sharpen and give away.  I buy a set of 4 knives off Amazon for less than $9.  My favorite knife is Craftkitchen from Walmart for less than $6.