So I pulled out my T-7 that I haven't used for a while. I mainly use it for knives and the occasional chisel & plane iron. I decided that I needed to fix all of the nicks in my chisels, so I trued the stone. I dropped the support arm on the stone to check for high spots and then adjusted appropriately. I haven't done this in a while, so I was following the manual and started with the diamond tip on the outside of the wheel. For 3/4 the stone, the tip didn't even touch, and then it really dug in. I dropped the microadjust by half (halfway between two number, about 0.005", not 180 degrees), and same experience. Rinse and repeat. Finally got a clean sweep across the stone, I think on the fourth or fifth try.
What did I learn? I guess that I really lean on the right side of the stone. To my eye against the support, the stone profile looked nice and true, but it was really triangular in shape. Perhaps I should true more often. I did get a lot of practice moving the tip at a uniform rate across the stone. Some of those thread patterns were pretty cool looking. In all, I think I went down about 0.05". Not really too much.
What did I learn? I guess that I really lean on the right side of the stone. To my eye against the support, the stone profile looked nice and true, but it was really triangular in shape. Perhaps I should true more often. I did get a lot of practice moving the tip at a uniform rate across the stone. Some of those thread patterns were pretty cool looking. In all, I think I went down about 0.05". Not really too much.