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T8 with sg250 is on its way..  
I'll add a DF 250 later on! Thanks all for advices.

Hello Dan,
Yes I've seen the price on this website but pecked with the htk 806 it's more expensive than dictum, and I like this kit.

Custom T8 seemed like a good thing but it ends up a lot more expensive with less accessories.

I will, indeed, get the Tormek mount to use the Tormek devices on my grinder. But my grinder has a very aggressive stone and I'll probably have to change it as well. Also get a diamond done later on for the planing blades as I think the grinder would deform the blade too quickly.

Now if you're eyeing a T-8 custom with either stone, I think you should look at the overall price of the T-8 Custom plus stone, plus jigs, plus truing tool, plus honing wheel, plus honing compound (if non-composite honing wheel), ... And you might solve your dilemma by going with standard T-8 with SB/DF stone.

No, I'm looking at a package of the T8+SB-250 (and accessories) versus T8+SG-250.
T8+SB is 764e
T8+SG is 757e but packed with htk-806 is 902€, so it's a better deal as I like this htk kit.

Then I'll go for the SG and get an other appropriate stone later on for HSS, drill bit and planing blades.

https://youtu.be/tVTg0HVgoKo?si=HWO35dz5ax4ABqBj

In your case, I would start with the SB and composite wheel, with the intention of adding the SG and leather honing wheel as soon as possible.

Well, it seems like a "yes and no" answer 
The guy in the video says the SB-250 cannot be regraded with the sp-650.. Rich Colvin says it's more difficult than with the SG-250.. that's annoying. Impossible or difficult to do seems like a no go to the SB-250 which would then have an exclusive use for hss tools.

If you think I'd need the SG-250 later, then it seems that the sb-250 could be an all-purpose stone.. and though, why not start with the SG-250 and buy the DF-250 600 diamond stone later for the HSS tools ? Regarding what you, Rich Colvin, and the guy in the video say, I don't see the advantage of the SB-250 benefits towards the DF-250.

Hello to the Tormek community, I'm new here, but I know a bit about sharpening. I have studied cabinet making and worked as a joiner for about 15 years.
I am now building my workshop at home and recently decided to swap my Leman AFF 251 sharpening machine for a Tormek T8. I need to sharpen my 500 mm blade from my big planing machine, and the Tormek device doesn't fit on the Leman (I used to use Tormek devices on the Leman).

I have a choice to make about the stone : SG-250 or SB-250 with a little extra (+65€).

On the Leman, I was a bit frustrated everytime I had a chisel or knife or whatever tool I needed to sharpen, that had a little dent or need a bit more work. The water stone is a slow process in that case and I missed my old grinder that could do the job in 30 seconds..

It seems the SB-250 black stone should be better at this. I'm using a lot of old pieces of wood, and my tools often meets an hidden nail. Even though most of my sharpening work is on good condition tools, it's a pain in the ass to spend 20 minutes on one chisel to get a straight edge when it could take 30 sec on a dry grinder.
I will also sharpen my planing machine blades (500 mm long), which I believe are in HSS, and also my drill bits.

These reasons push me towards the black stone.. but am I mistaken ? Will it gives my chisels, knives, scissors and planer blades a very sharp finish as the SG-250 would ?

I'd like to have only one stone. At least for the next few years, as I'm already investing a lot in machinery.

Thank you all for reading and your futur advice, and excuse me for my english, I'm french.
Jean-Baptiste