I'm going to speak in layman's terms (not from the perspective of an expert) to your concerns. You have figured out a way to get the razor properly sharpened, even if it requires frequent honing. Read about what other people are doing on the forum and if it sounds like a good idea, try it. The electrical tape protects your razor against hone wear so I recommend sticking with it.

Occasionally I try something else when my shave results don't seem up to par. I have the Shapton stones you have but lately the razors don't seem as sharp as they used to be. This weekend I got out an old barber hone (probably the equivalent of 6000 grit) and used it instead of my Shaptons to touch up a few razors. I have gotten a couple of really nice shaves. Maybe the razors needed a more aggressive finishing job than fine tuning with an 8K and 16K Shapton this time around.