Last year I bought a Woodcraft lo speed , 2 wheel sharpener. After sharpening with it for a few days I realized that the direction of rotation was going down into the gouge and not going up to the blade. I checked back at Woodcraft and found the direction of rotation for the Delta 8" was the same way, I have not checked others. The sharpening has been as good as expected, I use a Wolverine jig. It seems to me that the direction of rotation should be up when looking straight on at the wheel. I think this should be especially true for woodturning tools where a burr is so important. Maybe this has been discusssed before but the woodturners comments are always worth reading.