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Thank you for answering. My posting was out of frustration because I thought I would get the perfect machine. And yes, the jigs are a major part of the concept and they are good.

I may have fixed the trough with pads on the two "fingers". The thickness must be carefully adjusted or the trough is difficult to insert and remove (not perfect yet but I believe in it). I'll update on the result. Also considering small efficient magnets to hold it in place.

I may have come on to some of the resonance sources. Firstly, I used the TT-50 on the stone and it was oddly off, honing only 80% of the circle. Don't really get how this is possible. This took away some of it. Then I noticed that when I put some force onto the US-105 (I need to buy a US-430), the resonance would change. I suspect that the vertical rods are vibrating in the holes. Will try fixating them with cable tiers or such to see if this helps.

Btw. regarding the few complaints from customers. Well, you hear from those that it irritates. The rest may have a perfectly balanced machine or accepting the noise. That doesn't mean the thing works well.

My complaint with that taking off the honing wheel would disassemble the axle was wrongly remembered. The situation I was referring to was when actually using the honing wheel and trying to remove the stone for better access.

Like Rick, I don't understand the part about not being able to remove the honing wheel?

I'll go home and try again. Last time I tried the thing came apart.

I must admit, I have considered returning it (now selling it on). It was nowhere near the joy to use that I expected. I do, on the other hand, not think there are many better out there ... and it's far better than the one it replaced.

I got disappointed because it reminded me of my pasta machine. Some guy invented this thing in Italy in the mid 50'ies and said to himself "It'a worka goood'a". Well 70 year later he still hasn't addressed the swing that keeps falling off or the lousy plastic clamp that isn't strong enough.

I fear Tormek is sleeping on its success. That trough is horrible and I'm sure I would regard the machine much higher if it was fixed. Would still like that planetary gear, though

I got the T8 because it should be the best of sharpeners. In my view this hasn't met that high praise. Yes, the knives get sharp, the stones are very good, but technically I wonder why obvious improvements hasn't been made.

I'm so irritated by the resonance coming from the water bucket. I can't make it stop and have finally replaced it with a direct dripping water feed. The elevation mechanism is so primitive and nothing to mark as a tech feature. Please redesign!

If I need to make space for larger items I cannot remove the honing wheel, as the axle is not fixed – so I can't do that.

Without the bucket, the T8 is still resonant. I would love that the primitive (but patented) roller gearing got converted into e.g., a planetary gear so I could reverse the direction. Wouldn't mind it be a one stone solution without the honing wheel. It would be durable and silent. I am actually searching for a proper gear and if I find it, I may be building me a brand-new sharpener (with Tormek stones). Of cause with a variable speed drive to automatically adjust for wheel wear and such (dream).

I write this post because I can't be the only one feeling that Tormek need to refine/develop their product to deserve the respect and price tag.