<HTML>In a message dated 9/10/2003 8:51:00 PM Pacific Standa= rd Time, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Tormek sharpening sytems has an awesome wet stone se= tup that is a dream come true. My friend Bob Davis got one and demo'd  = it at a chapter meeting and I was sold.[snip]   When the edge gets a little dull about one minute on the 2.5 inch wet= wheel will true the edge at the same angle each time.</BLOCKQUOTE><F= ONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY= ="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Bob here. Yes, we do like ours, very much. I want to point out that when Dal= e says 2.5" he means the width. The diameter is 10", which produces a very s= hallow, usable hollow grind.. We bought the whole banana, with all the jigs = and whistles. The jigs are guides which make it easy to repeat setups. The o= ther side of the machine has a leather-covered wheel of about 9 inches, to w= hich one can apply a paste containing 6000-grit abrasive for burr removal an= d a fine polish. It's great for plane blades, standard chisels, and lathe tools. Japanese chi= sels are a little harder to fit in the standard fixtures, but I found a way = with one of the add-ons, which also make it possible to do jointer and plane= r knives, and make easy work of compound grinds like a fingernail grind on a= turning gouge. Other jigs help with axes, long knives, and scissors. The whole package costs about $800; the basic unit about half that. That's a= lot, and I don't regret it. We use edge tools all day long in the shop, and= I figure it'll pay out in a couple of years, maybe less. Difficulties so far: the jigs are a little thick to do narrow knives. The 90= -rpm speed keeps edges cool and doesn't sling water, but it's mighty slow on= my Sorby high-speed steel lathe tools. Anybody else using one of these? Bob Davis</HTML>