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Which grit combination did you go for on the stone? I bought the Veritas system to sharpen my plane irons, which it does very well. It works well for wider chisels but smaller ones can slip around. Of course, they have a dedicated chisel attachment that centres smaller chisels on the guide but I think that’s extra.
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220/600. The red and black. You always end up wanting more but that combination has worked out for a lot of professional use.
It's time consuming if you've damaged a cutting edge because the lower grit is not 'that' aggressive.
I do find it slips on the smaller Veritas plane blade I have. I'll have a look for the adaptor.
Airhead
I would describe my current setup as expensive but probably the core part is a dmt duo-sharp bench stone on the stand they make. I could and did do almost everything with that until I got a Tormek.
https://www.dmtsharp.com/sharpeners/bench-stones/duo-sharp-bench-stone.html
For a honing guide there are lots of options and the one I have is good but has some issues so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
https://www.swanseatimber.co.uk/hand-tools/sharpening/VERITAS-Honing-Guide-System-Mk-ii/prod_3980137.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwkN6EBhBNEiwADVfyayPMKF71bFM59i9s3Hu3UNUg83077hjUza6QU-G4e7Dn7c-fNLfrBxoC7R4QAvD_BwE
I hope that's not your idea of expensive.