Hi Smattayu & welcome aboard. You are crazy but who isn't? Congrats on you Ralf Aust buy, You won't be disappointed. Research all you can. You're in the right place. Like Utopian mentioned, I hope you have researched getting a strop. You can use a butterknife to practice with at first so you don't cut your strop or dull the edge on that new Aust. Great to have you here.
Good luck my friend.