Darita,
When I was in the earliest stages of developing the kenjig, I used plane blades and chisels with a modified TTS-100, Tormek's setting tool for turning tools. I used the holes in the TTS-100 to set the Distance between the support bar and the grinding wheel. I placed a blank piece of label maker tape in one of the slots. Using my preset Distance, I set up a chisel using the Anglemaster to my desired 25° angle. Using a fine tip Sharpie, I made a tick mark on the tape by the edge of the chisel in the slot. I marked the tick mark “25”. This is the same principle used in the wooden stop blocks shown in the Lie-Nielsen you tubes. You could easily do this with a wooden or cardboard stop block and a spacer block to set the Distance. I just happened to already have a TTS-100.
Out of curiosity, I started setting the Projection of future chisels and plane blades by eye before checking them with my TTS-100. I was surprised how close my by eye Projections were. Often right on and very rarely off by more than 1/16”. I think you could train your eyes to see how square your quick test grind is. Keep your Starrett square as a "second opinion". If your chisel or plane blade is square before sharpening, your quick hand grinding wheel turning should show the Sharpie ink being removed across the entire traverse of the bevel. If the bevel was out of square, the quick check should indicate only hitting the high point.
I suggest acquiring a couple Irwin 3/4” Blue Chip chisels as explained in the first topic in the general Tormek part of the forum. With experience, this will go more quickly. (Incidentally, Tormek did not originate the out of square difficulties. Stanley planes have had lateral adjustment levers since the latter parts of the nineteenth century....)
Bob,
I don't think David Charlesworth would want a new T8. Unless he has changed recently, he is still using his beloved Stanley 5 1/2 large jack plane which he has set up as a traditional panel plane. I'm sure Lie-Nielsen would prefer that he use one of their planes for marketing purposes in his videos. The L-N is a superior tool, however, craftsmen become attached to their old tools. I still use my grandfather’s 1891 Stanley 5 jack plane. Sharp and well tuned, it holds its own. I have both a T7 and a T8 and use both. If I had a venerable old SuperGrind, it would still be in service.(I would upgrade the shaft, support bar, truing tool and water trough.)
Tormek seems to market the SE-77 primarily to correct for square. It does that, however, in my opinion, having the ability to control camber is what really makes it shine.
Ken