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I'm sure I'm not the first to ask this question.  After honing on stones and using a flat stop, I'm wondering if the Tormek strop is just as good.  By just as good, I mean, I'm always so careful when I hand stop on my flat leather strop, as I don't want to roll over the edge of my chisel or plane.  With the Tormek, I'm always wondering if I'm going to far with the angle or not enough.  That's really an issue on chisel backs where flatness is key.
What's the consensus here?

How do I keep mold from forming on my wheel?  When I'm done for the day, I discard the water and place the whole unit in the box, with the lid open.  I live in a dry climate.  Still, some kind of brown mold or ooze forms on the sides of the wheel in droplets.  Is it mold?

OK...so I worked on a plane iron and got the SE77 adjusted to grind a nearly square edge on a trued stone.  Now, can I leave the SE77 as is from now on, pretty much or will I have to adjust it with every new edge I grind?

I'm just learning how to use the SE-77 and I'm wondering if there is a set procedure to use in order to get square plane iron edges?  If there is a specific video or thread on the topic, please let me know.  I have a Super Grind 2005, with Micro Adjust Tool Rest and SE-77.  I've also been using the TT-50 truing tool.
Thank you for all the help.

First let me say that I'm new to this forum and thank you for allowing me in.  I have an old Tormek 2005 and have used it very little over the several years I've owned it.  Recently, I began concentrating on learning how to properly sharpen my planes irons and chisels, using stones and honing jigs.  I soon realized that forming a new bevel using stones or sandpaper takes way too long.  That's when I thought, why not use my little used Tormek.  My first results were less than stellar, as I could not get a an edge that was square to the body.  I learned about the SE-77 from another website and viola...square edges, pretty much.  From there, I regraded the sone, then stropped and now I'm able to get edges that rival my stones.
So, how often should I reflatten the stone?  It seemed that after every chisel and iron I did, the stone was no longer completely flat.  If ones should reflatten that often, how long will the wheel last?
Now that I know my old Tormek works well, I'm wondering if it's worth it for me to ditch the old model and get a new T8?  Are things better on the T8, than they are on the old 2005?  The two machines look so much the same that I just don't know.  Help please.