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Whoops... I should have continued reading earlier posts...I now see that oil is best used very sparingly...thanks again Ken.

Great Ken...thanks for the speedy reply.  Still a bit confused about the oil though...I'll pick up a bottle of mineral oil, but what is the gauge as to how often I should re-apply it?

Jack

Just a couple of questions from a newbie:

- I purchased a set of the profiled leather honing wheels for my T8.  I applied the tube of oil to both the large honing wheel and the profiled wheels before charging them with the honing compound. The compound on the profiled wheels now seem to be dry and chalky.  I'm assuming that this is because the leather needs to be re-oiled to more readily accept the compound.  Correct?  If so, how often should the leather be oiled?
- The manual refers to this oil as 100% pharmaceutical white oil. Do I need to purchase this from Tormek (none of the suppliers here in Canada seem to list it), or can it be obtained from other sources?
- The leather on the large honing wheel has become blackened, and I assume that this is from the steel that is removed during the honing process.  Correct? Should something be done to remove this, or does it somehow assist in the honing process?
- How long should i expect the leather honing pieces to last?

Hoping that I haven't asked too many questions in one message.  Thanks for whatever advice you're able to provide.

JD

p.s. Absolutely LOVE the Tormek!