Jack Wyatt

[Jack Wyatt]

Hello. Welcome

I’ve never sharpened kitchen knives with my Wicked Edge. Just pocket knives.

I may have to give them a try..

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wickededge

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The app Pinkfloyd used is called Tap Forms. It’s for Apple products as far as I can tell.

I really like the idea of using contacts as an alternative. Tap Forms isn’t free.

Again, didn’t mean to de-rail.

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wickededge, Marc H

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Pinkfloyd wrote:

Gazillion, I have Gen 3 Pro also, Chicago Cutlery Chefs knife. Attached are my settings. IMO this knife will not support an angle that acute. I once tried at 18 deg, blade chipped very easily i now sharpen at 22 deg.

 

Not to de-rail and I realize this is 6 months old but is that an app of some kind you use to track your knives?

That’s pretty sweet.

Thanks

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Gazillion

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Can’t argue with the results on the Mini Grip.  It looks great.

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BBBYpsi, Joe

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Another Volunteer here. Welcome. I’m fairly new myself. Lots of great videos on YouTube.

 

Find what works for you.

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wickededge

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Why are you having to remove the vice jaw pins?

I don’t have a 2017 Gen 3 vise, but considering one so I’m curious.

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Thanks. I was just wondering what if I was doing something wrong.

[Jack Wyatt]

Welcome to the forum, Aquaman! Enjoy your WEPS! There’s quite a few people here who started with the DMT thingies or the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

There’s a wealth of information here and a bunch of friendly guys. So please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Thanks. I had one little hiccup that was quickly resolved by the other members here.

I also learned how to mount my Spydercos. I just finished sharpening my Native 5 lightweight and I couldn’t be happier.

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I just used Josh’s video to sharpen my Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight’s S35VN blade. It worked fabulously. Really easy to set up. And great results.

I’m new and I went slow. But I’m very impressed by the WE. I know I made the right decision to get one.

[Jack Wyatt]

You know what else I bet would work?

Cut a piece of solder. I wish I’d have thought about that earlier.

[Jack Wyatt]

Thanks for all the help. I think I’ve got it now.

I used a Dremel cut off wheel as a grinder and flattened two of the set screws.

I like the idea of using lead. I don’t have any shot that small. But I was able to find these at K-Mart. (Yes, they are still around)

They are BB size fishing sinkers. I’m got 60 for $0.97.

They are just a hair too big. I used small side cutters to cut off the “tails”. And split them in two. I nibbled a bit off each and they fit perfectly.

So now I’m back in business. Thanks again for all the help.

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I have been using a very small bit of plastic wire insulation, stuffed in under the set screw. Someone suggested here only a few days ago that you insert a small lead BB from a shotgun shell.

I don’t under stand why you need a tap instead of a die. Did you bugger the threads on the rod-end ball joint? Or in the bore? If you’ve damaged the thread on the ball joint badly, you might need a new one, as whatever you use as a tip for your set screw will be chewed up quickly. If you buggered the threads in the bore how did you manage to do that?

Thanks for the help.

I don’t understand what you mean by wire insulation. Do you mean the outer covering like on Romex? Or did you use the white or black wire insulation?

I flattened the threads on the pivot with the set screw. When I took the pivot all the way out of the L bracket – the flat spot slightly damaged the threads inside the L bracket. I think what really happened is the flat spot took off the anodizing inside the threads of the L bracket. They were shiny. The other holes where the same color as the l bracket itself.

I used a die to fix the pivot threads and a tap to clean out the holes inside the L bracket. As I said earlier – it looks like the L bracket is anodized after it is threaded – as the inside of all the holes are the same color as the bracket.

The only shells I have is 12 gauge 00 Buck. I’ll have to get with my duck hunting friends and see what they have.

Do you know what size shot works best?

I did find some nylon tipped set screws. I wonder why WE doesn’t use those?

Thanks again for the help. I really appreciate it.

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Well, I couldn’t find anyone with a 1/4 28 tap and die so I had to buy them. I was lucky that the store had them as individuals and I didn’t have to buy a whole set.

It looks like the L brackets are anodized after they are threaded. I almost didn’t buy the tap but I’m glad I did. There was more material on the tap than there was in the die. I cleaned up both L brackets and both pivot’s threads. They feel much better now. Very smooth.

But I still need a remedy so I don’t do this again.

I’ll have to go to a larger city to find nylon set screws. Or online.

If anyone has a fix I’d love to hear it. I’m not going to use my Wicked Edge again until I find a solution.

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