Mike,
Great name for a project!!! Very fitting.
Incidentally, I had a conversation with a Norton rep several years ago. Norton makes the 3X series of grinding wheels in six and eight inch diameters. They cut very well. I was curious to know if Norton would make them in ten inch diameter (actually 250mm, just a hair under ten inches). Yes, Norton will make custom size grinding wheels!
The only constraint is the five hundred wheel minmum order. 
The original Tormek grinding wheels were natural stone quarried on a local Swedish island. They were finer grit than the aluminum oxide SG (superGrind) stones which replaced them.
As a practical matter, I wonder how much different the grind would be on a larger wheel compared to the 250mm (10”) Tormek wheel. The slow turning wet wheel feels natural, although I would also like the physical connection of foot pedals. I do not feel that connection with a high speed dry grinder.
Ken
Great name for a project!!! Very fitting.
Incidentally, I had a conversation with a Norton rep several years ago. Norton makes the 3X series of grinding wheels in six and eight inch diameters. They cut very well. I was curious to know if Norton would make them in ten inch diameter (actually 250mm, just a hair under ten inches). Yes, Norton will make custom size grinding wheels!
The only constraint is the five hundred wheel minmum order. The original Tormek grinding wheels were natural stone quarried on a local Swedish island. They were finer grit than the aluminum oxide SG (superGrind) stones which replaced them.
As a practical matter, I wonder how much different the grind would be on a larger wheel compared to the 250mm (10”) Tormek wheel. The slow turning wet wheel feels natural, although I would also like the physical connection of foot pedals. I do not feel that connection with a high speed dry grinder.
Ken