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Thanks Jeff.  I measured the runout as you described and it appears to be about 1/8 - 1/16 of an inch.  Is this within the level of acceptable tolerance or does it validate that one of my bearings is not seated properly?  If it's the latter, can I reseat the bearing by removing the stone, shaft and strop then reinstalling them?

The manual shows that the truing tool has 3 diamond chips, yet the one I have only seems to have 2.  Is this a defective tool?  I've only used it a couple of times.  Also, when using it what is the best way to determine if the tool is set properly?  The manual states that it should only be .024 inches below the stone surface; I don't have a rule that measures that precisely.

Thanks Jeff, but how do I measure the runout?  The only dial indicator that I have is my Oneway Multi-Gauge.  It is quite noticable by my eye and I'd have to say it's somewhere between 1/4 and 1/8 of an inch.

I've just started using my new Tormek.  After being referred to this site by a fellow WoodNet user and viewing some of your videos I discovered that I must not have tightened the stone enough when I set it up.  The stone stopped turning.  So before tightening the stone, I thought I would perform a suggestion recalled from one of the videos on your web site to lubricate the bearings.  I did so by removing the stone and the leather strop.  When I reinstalled the stone and strop I noticed a much greater degree of runout on the strop than before I took it apart.  I checked to see if the pins were aligned in the drive wheel and they were.  It appears as though its the drive wheel that has some runout and since the strop is a larger diameter it has a more exagerated degree of runout.  Is there anything else that I can do to fix the strop runout?  Thanks in advance.