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if you are referring to the leather strop wheel on the Tormek then I will say that I have found that I needed to add more mineral oil than was provided. It is winter here in Indiana and I heat with wood so I think the air is so dry that my leather has dried out and the oil has really helped keep it moist. I find it beneficial to add just a bit of oil everyday I use it (Just a few drops here and there). I also add polishing compound when honing. I know this goes against what most users are doing but I have no doubt this has been helpful for me in my environment. My leather is nice and supple.

Fantastic to hear from you men! Thanks so much for all the knowledge and innovation that you guys have given us knife sharpeners!
Ken. I had seen the platform jig and I really think I'll be making that one in the future as I can see some advantages that it would have. I use something similar with my 2x72 belt grinder.

In trued mine right out of the box.....and yes, it needed it.

Hello guys, I am new to the forum. I recently purchased m Tormek T8 and was having a bit of trouble with the SVM45 jig. I did some research on it which led me here. I found a thread regarding a mod made to the jig, I don't recall who originally came up with this mod? (Thank you by the way!!) Anyway I went ahead and made the modification myself and YouTubed it. Sorry if this was already done but I never found a video showing how to do this mod so I did one. If this is not the right place for this then of course feel free to delete it or move it as the moderators see fit. Here is a link to the video for anyone interested in making this mod:

https://youtu.be/nWOJxqN2yxo