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There are many threads about the DBS-22 but I couldn't find one dealing at any length with the use of the setting template; this is used to set the angle of the jig to the wheel to one of four angles from 7 to 14 degrees.

I am not as deft as I once was and initially found myself wishing for a third hand. It helped to insert a finger through the hole used for the template's other function of setting the distance from the wheel, but this was only useful for the two angles at the one end of the template; this prompted the idea of a second hole towards the other end. I was able to put in an 18mm hole without destroying too much of the printed information.

For the record, I used a sharp Forstner bit backed up with a scrap of hardwood to make the hole.

Lots of hits for this via the site search box but I couldn't find a picture of this interesting-sounding device. Can someone kindly provide a pointer, please?

I took the advice to upgrade to the new stainless EzyLock shaft but on getting the kit noticed what seemed to be a small but significant problem with the shaft. Here is what I wrote to the supplier:

"Thanks for sending the MSK-250.

Unfortunately, I think there may be a manufacturing defect in the shaft. At the EzyLock end of the nominal 16mm dia portion of the shaft and where the nylon bush sits there is a small but noticeable step 15 mm long; the bulk of the shaft measured with a micrometer is 15.98 dia but the stepped portion is slightly smaller at 15.95 mm dia. This would mean that one of the bushes, which appear to be identical, would be a looser fit than the other.

Will you please look into this with a view to exchange or refund. This is an expensive item and I do not wish to install a defective shaft in my Tormek.

I await an early reply, please."

Ideally, I would l like to know the official Tormek view on this. I know they specify a generous tolerance for the fit of the nylon bushes but presumably the 16 mm nominal length of the shaft should be the same diameter at each end. I would also value comments from the forum.

From Tormek's description of the MSK-250 shaft kit:

"With the Tormek EzyLock, which is both a nut and a washer, you need no tools for mounting and dismounting the stone. The special pitch on the left hand thread causes the rotation of the wheel to tighten the nut to the right torque."

Does anyone know what this "special pitch" is? Is it essentially any different from the lefthand nut found on eg bench grinders where the inertia of the nut causes it to self-tighten when the machine is started up?

My only major problem in nearly ten years' light intermittent use of the Supergrind 2000 has been a rusty shaft. When replacing this I also attended to the various areas of rusting on the casing where the powder coating had lifted. Does anyone know in what way this has now been improved? To my mind, any form of powder coating is likely to fail over time in a wet environment. Wouldn't galvanizing be better whilst remaining economic?

As a newcomer to the forum I would just like to add that I have already found it a very useful source of advice and information - thank you!