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We never promised you a rose garden. :p You asked what a good 'cheap' honing setup would be. What I proposed is my opinion on a basic setup for tackling any razor you get your hands on. There are...

Absolutely. It is great for lapping any waterstones. (except for the 220) Best accomplished in the sink with a trickle of water running down on the work. Here is a tutorial Josh Earl did on lapping...

It depends on the condition of the edge. IME vintage ebay and/or antique shop razors frequently have micro chipping or worse. Sometimes it is visible to the naked eye and sometimes it is not. Often...

I agree with Ryan. If you want to pursue honing a lot of old razors for the fun of it the Norton 220/1k and 4/8 combos will be fine. Add a DMT D8C continuous diamond plate for lapping and that is all...