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Yes. I place the hone on the scale and zero it first.

Some scales have a high/low lock feature, but placing the razor on the hone and flipping it for the return lap kinda' defeats that procedure.

Sorta'.

Using a 1200 DMT D6E to set bevels; "heavy" is about 3 to 5 times the razor's weight, beginning with circular motions (mostly). Once my bevels start to meet, I use lighter and lighter...

I don't use the same light pressure throughout the process. My pressure gets lighter and lighter as I finish up on each grit. On the very highest grits/paste I use the lightest pressure throughout.
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The lightest pressure possible will give the sharpest edge. It's ok to use a little (very little) pressure at first, especially on the coarser hones. Once you get to 4k and above, the results of...