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I have seen that sharpening lathe tools and planer blades (especially planer blades!) can be quite slow on the standard wheel. I'm considering buying the SB250 for those uses, but I notice that a local seller has a pair of D-way CBN in 80 and 180 for sale for $300 the pair.  I am thinking the SB250 is more flexible, being gradable like the standard stone, and also the D-way wheels are only 1-1/2" wide.

Any advice?

A few years ago I bought the Tormek woodturners kit, first thing I notice is that before I've even used it they've upgraded the 186 with a second knob - I'm guessing it limits the swing?  LOL, just my luck.

Anyway, I've never been interested in turning, but have a project requiring spoindle turning. I have a basic set of 5 HSS tools, one of which is a 1/2" spindle gouge with a standard grind. It seemed like the Tormek "recipe" fit that grind just fine. I also just purchased a Sorby 1/2" spindle gouge with a fingernail profile #840-FH.
I would like to  get this onto a "recipe" as well for future sharpening ease but I am not sure how the different profile is set up. IF a standard gouge fits js2-65-A, what changes are necessary for the fingernail profile with the long "wings" (sorry, don't know the turners lingo)?

I've spent a little on my ten year old T7 lately. I bought a planer blade jig and the rotating base. I didn't think they were excessively expensive, albeit not cheap.  As I was using my japanese water stone to touch up a few kitchen knoves, I wondered how much the 4000 grit stone costs these days. Cough cough! $490 + tax!   Holy Moly, much more than any other stone? Really?

Then I thought, one of those workstations might be nice, I wonder what they cost?  Best part of a grand!  Think I'll stick with what I have.
The Tormek is a great machine, but some of the pricing.....whooooo.

Has anyone any advice about sharpening the blades of a Beverly B2 throatless shear?  I've done plane irons, kitchen knives etc but this will be a bit different, will probably have to be freehand sharpened?

Ooooh, look what arrived today.   
I'm not that much of a turner - not at all! - really bought this to help with sharpening moulding planes. 

I'm wondering what the consensus is on the proper technique for sharpening knives?  The Tormek video (I keep wanting to say "Tormach" as I have a Tormach milling machine also) shows strictly rotating the guide on the guide bar. Youtube videos show two different techniques, one gentleman shows "lifting" rather than rotating - he states NOT to rotate. Another shows a combination of rotating and lifting the jig/knife.

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