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This brings up another question.  The leather wheel is something else that is completely new to me.  I think so far I am having success using it but what is its purpose?

Can you use it totally wrong and undo what you did on the stone wheel?

How do you know when to add more compound or oil

Thanks for the response Ken. 

Yea, it wasn't my plan to rush out for the SJ stone, I to make sure I am getting consistent results with what I have.  I think if you add to much to the mix during the learning process, when things go incorrectly it can be had to sift through things to find the problem.

The other thing that will slow the addition of the SJ is the $$$ 

Hi, I am new to the forum and the Tormek T-8. 

I am a hobbyist woodworker and have been sharpening my chisels and plane irons by hand.  I am starting to get some minor arthritis in my hands that is making it hard to keep a good and even working motion on the stones.  This is the reason I decided to try the Tormek system.  So far I am extremely impressed with the results.  I haven't tried any plane irons yet but my set of chisels are in better shape then they have been in a year or so.

Now that I am happy with how the Tormek is working for me, my long term thinking is that once I have all my tools back in good shape I was going to purchase the Japanese Waterstone and put that on the Tormek as my primary way of touching up my tools as needed.   Keeping the stock wheel on standby for when I get something that is nicked up and need moree attention. Is there any flaws in my thinking?  Are there things I am unaware of that make this a bad idea.

Thanks for your help.
~Chet