Clay,
I will bite. For those of us not familiar with the concept of the design enhancement, how about a little more information on what the purpose of the design change is and how it works?
Thanks,
Mark
Great question Mark. It’s not a design change, just a proposed accessory. The idea is to use the little collar attachment (in between the guide rod assembly and the blue base) as a positive stop to be able to use stones of differing thickness and repeatedly hit the exact same angle without having to use an angle cube. The basic procedure is as follows:
- Slide the stop collar (SWAT Jig as named by Curtis) onto the degree bar in between the blue base and the guide rod assembly.
- Set the angle with the thinnest stone you plan on using.
- Take the stone off the guide rod and rest the inside of one of the plastic trays against the inside edge of the guide rod assembly (you would use the inside of the Blue Collar if you’re using the Basic Kit or Pro 1 and you would use the inside edge of the upper portion of the L-Bracket if you’re using the Pro 2 set up.)
- Slide the stop collar over until the pin makes contact with the face of the stone.
- Lock the stop collar in place.
To change stones and keep the same angle, loosen the guide rod assembly, align the inside of the plastic tray to the inside of the guide rod assembly, then slide the stone and guide rod assembly over to the stop collar until the surface of the stone contacts the pin on the stop collar. Lock the guide rod assembly in place. You should now have the exact same angle as you did with the previous stone, regardless of thickness.
Clearly I’ll need to write better instructions along w/ diagrams once we’re ready to release it. Hopefully you get the gist for now.
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