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Thanks for the reply. I had a big kitchen knife in the clamp when I was looking at the angles, so that explains why the angle readings were off.  I’ll put a pocket knife in the clamp and recalibrate the arms so they correspond to the engraved numbers.  I also bought a better angle cube to make life easier when checking angles.

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Welcome to the forum, Chris! Marc is correct, as usual. I would also add that you can use some Emory cloth or stones to sand the tips and sides of screws and lock washers and stuff to help keep them from working loose. It’s just something that I do automatically when I buy stuff because I have worked in machine shops during my life. That is…[Read more]

No worries…the W.E. inscribed angle delineation are matched or calibrated, so-to-speak, to a blade, I believe, that is 5/8″ above the center of the jaw tops. For any other clamping situation the demarcation are just an approximation or indicator. A properly zeroed angle cube is the only true way to determine your relative stone angle settings.…[Read more]

Welcome to the Wicked Edge forum, wilson!

Welcome to the forum, wilson. You can also click on “Knowledge Base” at the top of the page.

Welcome to the W.E. Forum wilson. I suggest you subscribe to the Wicked Edge You Tube Channel. There are answers there to all your questions.