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I have had a strange experiance with the stonewasher. Do not know if  this was the correct fault but my stone got out of round more than once (fast). I saw that my washer was not equal on both sides. Turned it around and my problem was much smaller. Today is the first time i a year that I need to remove a small bump in the wheel. First five millimeters of my wheel was almost all used up by the truing tool...

But rememeber that this was happening during the steep lerning curve first months after I got the T7...

Just tested to hone a HVK knife from Hultafors. Much better result. Got the factory edge razor sharp. Although removal of the grindmarks would probably make it hairsplitting sharp.

Recommend all that have to much oil to test cleaning the leather wheel.

Before I bought my T7 I sometime used a old ceramic fuse chucked up  in a electric drill.

Worked like a charm. But it is hard to do with modern fuses .

Usually had the drill in a vise. Scissors got at least better than before...

And for those of us that do not want to use the dishwasher I got a reasonable result with electronic cleaner (isopropanol) and a scotch-bright sponge.

Started with turning the honing wheel backwards and using a piece of metal as a scraper. Then applying some cleaner to dissolve the paste on the wheel. Still turning backward and using the sponge I got it quite clean fast enough.

Thanks for the inspiration to clean it... Shall test and see if I get a improved honing now. Had way to much oil but no idea how to remove it.

Now I'll shall test to sharpen my new HDC chisels from Hultafors... claims to be sharp but I seem to have developed new standard since I bought a T7...

Correct, no jig exist... But if there where I quite certain I would beat the setup of it with a file...

My Bacho files removes material faster than my SG-250 on my law mower blade.

My point is that there is little point in a jig even if it was possible since no refined edge is possible to retain for any useful time.

I see no point in sharpening more than what a file is capable of.
The edge will be exposed to sand/earth/rocks etc. and not only grass...

So refining the edge more seems like a waste of time. I could be done sharpening and cutting the grass before any Tormek jig setup was done...

And my filed edge would most likely be as good as a Tormek made edge after a few square meters of gritty grass...