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Thanks everyone.

I was eyeing the FVB for the past few weeks. I purchased it a few moments ago from Knife Grinders.

On a sad note... I read in another forum that Wootz (Vadim Kraichuk) recently passed away. I've been binge watching all of his Knife Grinder videos over the past few days.

Edit: Just read this post: https://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=4873.0

The answer you'll probably get is "none of the above"... yet.

The stock wheel is pretty capable, especially on regular knives.  Two things come to mind... the stone grader is often not used enough and correctly by new users (myself included), to truly make the wheel coarse.  Also a bit of pressure can be applied when sharpening... while most advice is not to use a lot of pressure and "let the stone do the work", the stock wheel sometimes benefits from a little more, especially when reprofiling, or on really dull knives.  (This doesn't apply to diamond wheels, never use a lot on them).

If you haven't already, watch some of the Tormek videos on sharpening, and give the stock stone a bit more use before moving on.

I will give the SG-250 a bit more grind time. The goal is to get totally familiar with that wheel, but I know I'll be annoyed with it within the next week or two. I think I'll buy wheels in the following order:

1. DF-250 (Probably the most versatile)
2. DE-250 (More refined edges)
3. SJ-250 (Mirror polish them edges)
4. DC-250 (Quicker fixing of blade)
5. SB-250 (Handle any of the Supersteel blades that need fixing)

I'm interested in folks' experiences with the different wheels and how they use them.

Thanks!

Hello all! I'm new here to the forum.

I just picked up T8 yesterday. What started as a simple desire to sharpen my blades turned into a sharpening obsession. I have a feeling that I'll turn this into a lifelong "side-hustle" and cater to those that are as passionate about their blades as I am.

For practice I grabbed an inexpensive kitchen knife to reprofile and even after grading the SG-250 to #220, it doesn't seem to be efficient (or consistent) in removing material. Am I correct to assume the DC and DF Wheels will do a better job?

I'm quite sure I'll be grabbing the gamut of wheels:

SB-250 ($255)
SJ-250 ($445)
DC-250 ($365)
DF-250 ($350)
DE-250 ($350)

Which wheel would be the most useful as a first purchase? I've paused all new knife purchases until I get all the Wheels and become fairly proficient at sharpening. 

Thanks in advance!