I have a WE PRO II W/Case and I did not receive an extra screw in one of those cool little Ziploc bags ïŒ
I now have “screw envyâ€â€¦ Maybe I’ve been screwed out of my extra screw? Kidding the customer service from WE is OUTSTANDING!
Knives have somehow, out of nowhere, become a new “fetish†for me, god help me if it is anything like guns (who am I kidding I already know it’s worse). That got out of hand and went to collection of about 70 at one point, my brother is worse he is over 200 with NFA toys as well ïŠ But I shot all mine so… No “safe queens†here, or would that be there, I shall ponder…
In reality I need a longer screw (Don’t we all?) but that is a different topic and not for the WE forum.
I have some suggestions as well. However, before I begin let me list what I have “collected†so far. So here goes with the list: *All with the leather sheaths& VG-1 SAN MAI III unless otherwise denoted…
CS Magnum Tanto 7.5†X 1
CS Magnum Tanto IX
CS Master Tanto 6â€
CS Mini Tanto vintage complete with box & papers (Not VG-1 SAN MAI III) I hear they made them in san mai, still looking for one… See I’ve been bitten HARD ïŒ
CS Black Bear Classic – Not the leather sheath, want a leather sheath for it, have to call CS…
CS Cutlass Machete – Nylon sheath, happy about that not being leather, would double the price!
CS Emperor Series O Tanto – 1055 High Carbon steel. *I gave this away to my brother as a B-Day Gift.
CS Warrior Series Wakizashi Sword – 1055 High Carbon steel. *I’ve been using this to learn how to sharpen a Katana style sword. As you will find out, a sword is NOT just a big knife and CANNOT be sharpened as such so using the WE system is out of the question. I have a set of Naniwa Chosera Waterstones (800, 2000 & 5000 grits) with a stone holder, I still have all my fingers and no stiches. I’m reading, talking to others and experimenting on how to go about doing this and trust me it’s not easy. There are NO “guides†to attach to the blade, all freehand. It takes forever. The whole blade is the cutting edge or “bevel†there is NO bevel, at least that is what I understand. There is a shoulder on the blade about ¾ of the way up from the cut your fingers off part. You lay the blade flat and that Shoulder to the cutting edge is the “angleâ€. Knives for the most part are simple comparatively speaking.
I also went to a site “Handmade swords†The prices range wildly and the claims they make for being folded and so on are almost hard to believe for the money they charge (very little) to ($15,000 +) But I got one O Tanto any ways because it looks so cool…
Right now that I have talked enough to be kicked of the site…
Here is the problem with my WE system that I have encountered while trying to sharpen two of my CS knives, one being the Tai Pan and the other being the Black Bear Classic. The vise used on the WE system is a great vise. However I think it’s to narrow, it needs some sort of rubber material on the inside face of the vise so as not to mare the knives and to get a MUCH better grip on them. Additionally, the guide system is wonderful to repeat you position and create a sharpening log for each knife to save time and material. I think the Guide holes should be equal on each side of the vise. In other words those long slots allow allot of movement with the guide and the depth of the guide should be increased because when we add the material (the rubber inner jaw material the screw will be to short and the guide will be too short as well. Making and additional set of wider jaws would be simple no need to change the base just widen it above the channel it already sits in the guide hole again SIMPLE, Screw length simple. Ay one who agrees with me please contact me and let me know.
It is impossible to hold a dagger type knife with a center that is higher then each sloping side. You cannot hold the two knives I have mentioned above with your vise system. Pouring a mold from and impression cannot be that hard then tool it up for injection rubber inserts. Unless you can provide me another solution I have no thought of I am sorry but I can’t see the money invested when I cannot sharpen two of my knives. I will say this, my 7.5†Mag Tanto I can shave with! I am so impressed with that it blew my mind
Those are my suggestions. If they cannot be addressed I will be forced to send the unit back and buy another system that I can even sharpen my Katana blades on.
Sincerely,
Carey J Nuyen
630-208-8844
Cnuyen550@gmail.com
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