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That is an excellent recommendation. If one goes to the video linked in this page https://tormek.com/en/products/grinding-jigs/svm-00-small-knife-holder
a YouTube video produced by Tormek will make it quite clear.
Thanks!!

Tormek support (support@tormek.se) or (info@tormek.com) in the US has solved more EZYlock problems that the entire forum combined will ever see. Contact support; their stellar service is one of the things which makes Tormek a cut above.

Ken

I am going to tell you a little about an EzyLock problem that I had. And Tormek in the USA was not able to help.
The EzyLock was seized to the shaft on my T-8. I had tried the various wrenches I owned. After no success there and recognizing a cost of almost $300 to solve my problem I started researching Magnetic Induction Heating Coils. You should do some research on interwebz, but these electric devices (sometimes called Flameless Torch) will heat up ferrous metal to 800 degrees F in less than 2 minutes.
My T-8 has the stainless steel shaft and SS EzyLock. So NO RUST. But a large amount of the grindstone grit had lodged behind the EzyLock nut. And the threads in the shaft and EzyLock were jammed up with the sandy stuff.
After a few heat and cool cycles, including some penetrating oil (Liquid Wrench), I poured a little bit of ATF (tranny fluid) on the end of the shaft. After one more heat cycle I was able to muscle the EL off with my Knipex waterpump pliers.
The induction heat device cost over $200 on Amazon. Made in China, but already used for another impossibly stuck nut.
Hope this helps some Forum users!! 🤞😊