Installing New Ball Joint Arms

I saw a youtube video by a guy named ‘M0DiFiEDZ’
Here is the link:

I’m not sure this is a fix, or an explanination, but it may give us some insight. At least it’s a starting point.
I think he has pre-release ball joints and riser, but functionally they look the same.
I hope this helps.

Interesting video. Thought I’d mention at the very end, he ends up putting the arms on backwards… what he shows isn’t the way they’re supposed to be. (Just in case someone new watches it). 🙂

Also, as pinkfloyd74 mentioned, the tolerances are tighter now than what’s shown (as well as you get a new angle rod), so some of that may not apply either. It is a good point though, to make sure it’s all lined up.

I did, when I set mine up, adjusted the microfine adjustment so that the left is a degree higher than the right, on a thin blade. That way, if I sharpen a knife, and don’t use the angle gauge… I should be pretty close setting the same degree on each side.

Yes, I think the new version is pretty tightly made. What makes me look at his are the brass ball joints, and date he posted. But he did say he thought he had them on backwards.
This dovetails nicely into my thoughts on ‘my unboxing experience’. A decent link to setup directions would avoid much of this. As it is, we’re all kind of experimenting. Which is both good and bad.