How fo view edge while sharpening??

[uilleann]

My experience is from months of using the KME.  One of the things I would do is vary my strokes and pressure until I could see the previous grind marks disappear.  Its easy to do onmthe KME as you are lookimg down on the edge with the light shining on the edge.

So now I have a new WE PP2.  Seeing the edge while I sharpen is less straight foward.  Any ideas or techniques?

[Nicko]

Stop and use a jewellers loupe or USB microscope?

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uilleann

[uilleann]

Yes that would work but its not as  efficient as looking at it as you do it……

[Marc H]

I have a bright LED over head light I work with and then pick up a bright little LED Flashlight to shine right on the side of my bevel to inspect it for scratches in the bright reflection. This works well for me. I also do use a USB Microscope connected to a little laptop that I hand-hold against the bevel to inspect in finer detail.

Marc
(MarcH's Rack-Its)

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wickededge

[Pinkfloyd]

Marc H wrote:

I have a bright LED over head light I work with and then pick up a bright little LED Flashlight to shine right on the side of my bevel to inspect it for scratches in the bright reflection. This works well for me. I also do use a USB Microscope connected to a little laptop that I hand-hold against the bevel to inspect in finer detail.

MarcH,

I use a Veho USB scope also, take a pic when I am done with each progression and compare pics to look at scratch patterns. Helps a lot.

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