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I tried the line trick described in cbwx34's "The one change you should make to the Tormek" thread and I think it worked pretty well. The bevel is a little wonky in places because of previous attempts at sharpening (this is my throwaway knife), but I like the way it came out overall.

Thank you all for your replies. I have found another post that looks like it might help, though I haven't tried yet:

The one change you should make to the Tormek

To the degree that the angle and shape of the bevel depend on the precise line of contact with the grinding wheel, drawing a line across the width of the wheel may provide a useful reference for positioning the knife in the jig such that the knife remains in contact with this line as one approaches the curve.

According to the Tormek manual the width of the bevel you get at the tip of a knife will depend on whether the knife jig is mounted close to the handle or close to the tip. Getting a bevel of uniform width therefore requires placing the knife on the jig at the right position.

I use black permanent marker to get an idea of where grinding will occur but I find this works better for the long, straight section of the knife edge than it does for the curved tip. It's hard for me to figure out what's going on at the tip unless I turn on the machine and do some grinding when for the straight section I can just turn the wheel by hand and see where any grinding will occur.

Are there any tips to getting a consistent bevel width other than using permanent marker like this?