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The Steve being referred to is stevebot (Steve Bottorff).

http://sharpeningmadeeasy.com/

For his videos, go to youtube.com and search for Steve Bottroff or use the following links.

https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=KrhZULmd18g
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=xYrlJizVGbQ
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=9AfoRxq5hlY
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=rzWdpjyDZKM
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=BKjMilG9LWY
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=wTvHyH-VmtU
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=XKdFyozNgMA
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=1Gt_J9PXa-U

These links don't work on a computer, but do on a mobile phone I am guessing.  (the m. part of the link)
I had to modify them to get them to work for a computer.

Thank you.

The info I have is from Jeff's video, back when another substance was sold with his kits (no longer relevant, doesn't come with replacement wheels).

Why won't the knives go into the anglemaster?
Have you tried a new knife?  Are they some kind of thicker then usual (like homemade) knife, or is it because they are worn and the metal is folded over (curved tip)?

If the later is the case, you might hone them first to flatten the edge.  But realize that a beaten up edge, may not give you a true fit, where a new knife would. Also, some knives have standard angles, like European style kitchen knives, are typically sharpened at 20 degrees (10 degrees each angle), while Japanese kitchen knives are more often 15 degrees. (could try looking up the knife angle for the type of knife)

Something I saw on Youtube, and remembered an old timer (since passed) told me long ago, was you could  use the bottom of a ceramic coffee mug as well.

Is the steel a hollow tube steel, or a solid block? (basically wondering why the nuts, if solid steel, I wouldn't think you would need them if you tapped it)

I was half expecting to see a certain hall monitor/bounty hunter character from an animated show (south park), turn up as his new image.

A well done DVD lacks two benefits....
Not being able to ask it questions, and changing your view/vantage point, if you can't see something as well.

A few months ago, on one of the deal of the day sites, they had some rolling wood cart with drawers that while cheaply made, cost me less then my time right now.  A friend had an old piece of stainless that was off of something, and I can only describe it as a stainless three lipped shelf, that he sold me cheap (under $10 if I remember).  The two together are currently my stand.

Baptist in Arnhem provides a Dutch manual - they swap out the Swedish manual and replace it with a Dutch one.  I have a Dutch manual  for and would trade it for an English one.  Paper manual beats electronic paper while next to the Tormek.

I found a printer works quite well for that.  I've done it before with missing manuals and printed it in "booklet" form.  (just an idea)

I just found your site was updated to show what the discounts are for. (thankfully)  Considering I have most of the tools (or variants), already and am not planning on buying spares of those or going into business, I hope you do consider either just selling the dvd, or a package with the book and dvd.

My $.02

And Tournevis, the reason he came out with the dvd is, he is/was retiring from hands on teaching. (no more real training sessions)

This topic reminds me of my favorite Mark Twain quote, "Man is the only animal with the one true religion, all seven of them."

I believe it is naive to think that there is only one "best method" to sharpen knives.

First is the technique demonstrated by Jeff Farris in his videos. These have probably been the basis for most of us learning how to use the Tormek. Jeff needed to quickly convey a relatively foolproof technique to beginners. Jeff's results needed to be good for the person to purchase a Tormek. The person had to be able to use this technique to satisfactorily produce sharp edges with his new Tormek. Edge quality was more important than speed.

Next we have Steve Bottorff. Like Jeff, Steve has honed his technique over many years. However, Steve's business model concentrates on doing a good job quickly in a farmer's market or culinary store environment. Steve's driving motive has been producing a quality edge in a fast paced environment. Thus he uses the Tormek differently than Jeff did and has developed a lot of manual dexterity and control.

A home sharpener would have a different set of priorities. In all cases, the person must strike a balance between quality, speed, required expertise and cost. In this regard, whether used entirely or as art of a broader technique, the Tormek is truly a machine for all seasons.

The sharpeners quoted in this article are all experienced. I plan to study them all. Some of the advice will be incorporated into my personal technique; some will just be reference.

Please note that at least two members of this forum are included in the article, Steve and Robin Bailey of Bath, England. If I lived in the UK, I would certainly get to know Robin. 

Thanks for posting this, Steve.

Ken

You can call me naive then, because I thought the one best method, was what the end user found themselves most comfortable with and used. (sure we aren't far apart  )
My point though is I may be using a hand tool and instead of going to a different section of the house to use my Tormek, I might just pull out the bench stones and give a quick touch up.  I think a lot of us learned stones, probably first, either from scouts, or a parent/grandparent, etc.  We'd learn other techniques from them as well (bench grinder for a yard sale find, then finish off with some other method).  Not that different then watching Jeff verses Steve.  Jeff is probably closer to the average Tormek end user, Steve is I would think closer to some of the commercial users (even some in Tormek's video's), where you do a lot in a little time.
You don't arrive there, typically, without exposure to other techniques.

Jeff, you can actually see this model is the second model, but the first motored model, via this page:
http://tormek.com/international/en/about-tormek/the-tormek-story/

A good many years ago Woodcraft had a japanese waterstone for the Tormek that looks like a King product.  I bought one but never took it out of the box.  Before the grader went bad, I sharpened some old chisels on the Tomek and honed them with the waterstone and got really good results for the first time with the Tormek but after three chisels the machine was no longer any good since I could not get the stone acceptably graded to the fine condition.

Not sure what you mean about getting the stone graded in the above.  The King stones, that I am aware of for them, were NOT multi grade (couldn't change the grit).

I do remember people talking about the stone grader getting dished.  Several of the discussions, link back to this:
http://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=130.0

You do flatten more then once, as your end wears down. 
Pretty sure if was a Jeff Farris recommendation, to flatten your tools, quickly, on the side of the stone.  Interested in their response.