Thanks, everyone! 
I emptied out the tray when I put the machine to bed for the night. Thx for the tip on tray height.
I sharpened two 3/4 chisels last night, one came out great, the other one was more mangled and needs some more work, but it's still a whole lot better than it was. I learned that the machine needs to be on a lower table, I think, and I want a tray under it as when I used the stone grader I spilled more water than I should have. I like the 180 degree spinning base (somebody here recommended that right off the bat) and the quietness and quality.
My previous sharpening has been with jigs and diamond stones. I sharpen mostly woodworking chisels and hand planes. This works really well, but it takes forever, especially when the backs need flattening and the bevels are out of whack. I'm looking forward to progressing through the sharpening backlog with the Tormek and returning to the enjoyment of using the sharp tools rather than staring at a pile of dull sidelined and neglected ones.
Highland woodworking just put out a couple of tutorial videos that helped a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eavazeeF8tA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCV1EkboiGo
I emptied out the tray when I put the machine to bed for the night. Thx for the tip on tray height. I sharpened two 3/4 chisels last night, one came out great, the other one was more mangled and needs some more work, but it's still a whole lot better than it was. I learned that the machine needs to be on a lower table, I think, and I want a tray under it as when I used the stone grader I spilled more water than I should have. I like the 180 degree spinning base (somebody here recommended that right off the bat) and the quietness and quality.
My previous sharpening has been with jigs and diamond stones. I sharpen mostly woodworking chisels and hand planes. This works really well, but it takes forever, especially when the backs need flattening and the bevels are out of whack. I'm looking forward to progressing through the sharpening backlog with the Tormek and returning to the enjoyment of using the sharp tools rather than staring at a pile of dull sidelined and neglected ones.
Highland woodworking just put out a couple of tutorial videos that helped a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eavazeeF8tA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCV1EkboiGo