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People do not understand how many little things are built for righty's

If I recall correctly I thought sharpening away created a more pronounced burr. If so this would make it easier for the less experienced to detect the burr along the entire edge. I think this can be a struggle for those just starting out. I like to develop a consistent small burr that I check with a loupe. Seems to make each knife go a little faster.

One thing I learned early on after purchasing the T8 was to keep the water trough as low as possible when the machine is running. After initial filling I let it run until the wheel absorbs the water. I then refill and lower trough so that wheel is submerged no more than a half inch. This significantly reduces spillage during use.

Thank you.

I will try printing this at our local libraries marketplace where they have an excellent 3D printer for patrons.

Thanks Naf for your post. I like the idea, now that I see your chair, of sitting taller. Mine while adjustable is lower and it worked perfectly when sitting at my potter's wheel.

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My local woodworking store no longer stocks Tormek but they will order it if asked. They said that they wanted shelf space for items that moved quicker. I give them my occasional business and don't mind waiting a few days for delivery.

I have used Advanced Machinery several times. Always good service.

https://www.advmachinery.com/collections/tormek-sharpeners

This knife according to the description appears flexible. I would use the KJ-140.

I found this which was interesting. I remember hearing this term long ago for treating congestion and cough.

Plasters had a fabric backing and were covered with crinoline (a type of thin fabric), which was peeled off to reveal an adhesive surface that would stick the plaster directly onto the skin.  During the plaster manufacturing process, the India rubber was dissolved and mixed with the medication, and then spread onto the fabric backing to dry.  Popular plasters contained ingredients like belladonna, mustard seed (which provided heat to injured areas), capsicum (the active ingredient in hot peppers, which was used to relieve muscle pain), zinc oxide, quinine, opium and more.  Most plasters were designed to relieve minor aches and pains, or to provide heat to an injured area, much in the way heating pads are used today.

Do you have a Harbor Freight store nearby? They sell a wheeled and padded mechanics stool that is easily adjusted. I used one for years when I taught pottery and needed to be at the same level as students when using the wheel. I would also use the same one for when I threw pots on the wheel.

My younger sister and I each had something like vertigo a few years ago. Thankfully, it went away without treatment. I hope yours gets better soon.

Sitting or moving everything up stairs seem like good options until you resolve the problem. If I needed to I could move my setup to the garage although Winter sharpening would require a bit of heat for comfort during the below 0ºF days.

You can use pretty much any honing compound or paste on the wheel. In effect it is simply a leather strop glued to a round wheel so anything you use on a strop will work.
Green compound is often used. Thus is slightly finer than your Tormek paste and can be rubbed in just as you would on a strop. Again you need to apply with each strop process and clean the wheel regularly.
Another one is metal polish paste. This is slightly coarser than the Tormek compound and comes in small tubs. (Try and get the one without ammonia.)
Both of these would be much cheaper than the Tormek compound but in reality the Tormek compound should last a very long time.

I worry about the residual when changing grits of honing materials. I also use 1µ diamond on a separate wheel I use for just this grit.

The FVB and guided honing was a major step up in my sharpening. Honing freehand and especially at a slightly increased angle from sharpening was a real challenge before the FVB.

I think the honing wheel works better when you just use a little bit. I may apply  little for the first knife but don't need anymore after that. In the top to bottom cost of all things Tormek the paste is near or at the bottom with respect to price.

I use the natural state for almost all of my initial sharpening, however, I do use the fine side and/or a diamond plate for finishing before honing. I don't do large a volume of knives at a time.