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Just got 3 10" slotted paper wheels and I'm finishing up my grinder/USB stand setup.  How many paper wheels do you have for honing and do you use honing coolant for each?  Thanks in advance.

Does anyone here use the Sharpening Made Easy, slotted paper wheels?  I just ordered some 10" wheels from them, however they will take weeks to arrive.  I'd like to know if they are actually 10" in diameter?  I'm trying to set up my grinder for honing and need to make some dummy wheels to use to measure off of.
What do you commonly use on your paper wheels and for what purposes?

I'm interested in assembling a paper wheel honing setup like the one Wootz used in his videos.  I have a good, 1hp, slow speed grinder I can use.  I like the steel risers Vadim used as well.  How would I construct this setup?

I believe some one here had a source for the 2" wide felt wheels that we use, however I can't seem to find it by searching.  Can someone please help?

I wanted a safe place to store my wheels, so I emptied out a drawer in the garage and set it up for wheels.  Is this a safe way to store them and not damage them in any way?  Hope so.

I just got my SJ250 and boy is it a beauty and came in great condition.  Do you all use the diamond card method for truing?  I use Japanese stones in my TSProf and use Bar Keepers Friend to keep them clean after each session.  I also have the red eraser suggested by Wootz.  What's the best way to clean it and how often do you do that?

I have a Fine Diamond Wheel and a 1K CBN wheel for my T8.  Which wheel should I get to finish with, before moving to strops?

So I just got my rock hard felt wheels from SchleifJunkies.  They are about 1 1/2" wide.  The wheels from Knife Grinders are about 2" wide.  Does that make any difference in their effectiveness as stropping wheels?

I have T8, an SG250, a Fine Diamond wheel, 1K CBN wheel and 2 rock hard felt wheels, along with two OEM leather strops.  My goal is to be able to get an edge that will get Bess readings at least between 50 and 100.  What progression will get me there and please include strops?  Most of my experience has been with WE and TSProf and I regularly get in the 50 to 80 Bess with the latter.  I know there will be a learning curve with technique, but I at least want to be working with the right wheels, grits and strops.  Thanks for the help.

I just purchased this FVB, as they call it, for honing and I'm wondering if the CalComp numbers for honing still apply?  Also, I may as well ask cuz it looks like I'm going down that road... I already have the Fine Diamond Wheel, so what other wheels do you suggest I get to attain a guided sharpener level sharpness and polish?

I have a SuperGrind 2000 and wondered if it would be worth my while to upgrade to a T8?  I'm curious as to the differences between the two?

I see that there is Calculator 1 and 2.  I have an old Supergrind 2005 with a Tormek Diamond Wheel.  Which calculator should I be using and why?  Also, how does this calculator compare with the KnifeGrinders calculator?  Thanks for the help.

I use Honerite when I hand sharpen my woodworking tools to prevent rusting and corrosion, so I'm wondering if Honerite is the same as Tormek's Anticorrosion Concentrate?

I have a Supergrind 2005.  I want to do some lite regrinds and want to switch to a diamond wheel for consistency.  I'd like avoid deep scratch marks to limit the hand work after.  Which diamond wheel would you suggest I get?

I'm trying to use my Supergrind 2005 to do regrinds to finish on my guided knife sharpener.  Problem is, I set up the Tormek using KG app, for a 16*dps, but when I check the angle on my other sharpeners, it comes up 17.5*.  What am I doing wrong?

I have a Supergrind 2005 and just installed the Stainless Steel Shaft.  I'm wondering if I should put some grease on the nylon bearings? 

Hope I'm ok asking here...I'm attempting to use this software for my Supergrind 2005.  What is a good starting point for the Knife Jig stop to blade edge distance?  Any other tips on using this software would be appreciated.

 ...So I've sharpened chisels and planes and those come out great.  I can get the edge so nice, I can barely see any grind marks, under magnification. 
Now for the fail part...I went to Walmart and picked up a couple of practice kitchen knives, as for some reason, the wife does not like sharp knives. I haven't sharpened any of her knives in 10 years. Anyhow, I got all the jig stuff right, only I had a hard time getting a burr, but I did finally get it.  Thing is, I had a hard time getting the grind surface even on both sides of the blade.  Taking the same number of strokes on both sides didn't work for me. 
So now for honing...my angle was either too much or too little...too much or too little...too much or too little...  Also, I never could get the grind mark out to get that super nice polish.  Under mag, I could only get about 20% of the marks out.  Yes, the knife cut paper fairly easy, but nowhere near the planes or chisels that I've done. 
Right now, I'm kinda lost and feel like, if I don't have someone to hold my hand thru the process, I don't know what to correct and or how to correct it.   

Ok...I've had the SuperGrind for quite a while, however I never did prepare the strop properly.  Doing some reading, I found that oil must be applied to the leather surface prior to the honing compound.
Now, I've already used the compound on the leather without first using oil, so how do I get the strop back to a starting surface?  After that, how do I then oil and load the strop properly?  By the way, would you ever use green polishing compound on the strop, as you might on a traditional flat strop?
Thanks for all the help.  Videos would be great, if you have any links.

I took apart my SuperGrind 2005 to inspect, clean and possibly replace the drive shaft, drive wheel and what ever other parts need replacing.  I cleaned up lots of rust and pitting.  Also, I'm a little concerned about the breakdown of the SG250 bushing.  The strop wheel has some very fine "fractures" or stress marks near the center as well and I"m not sure if I should be concerned about those?  Please take a look at the pics and tell me what you think.