Bill Kirkley
@bill-kirkley
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I may be missing something, but a simple solution is to add a nut and tighten it against the hex key.
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As tcmeyer pointed out, in the past people have had a variant of 1/2 degree and ended up with a good result.
As the attached photo illustrates if your secondary bevel is 1/16″ and you are off one degree between stones you only have to remove .001″ material to creat a burr if you are off – 1 degree. If you are off + 1 degree you would get a burr right off.
Being off one degree might mean some extra strokes to remove the material, but weigh that against the time it takes to check and reposition your stones.
In the end, as long as you creat a burr between stones you should be good to go.
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I don’t have the Tormek. I wasn’t aware of it when I researched and ultimately purchased a WE. If I had it to do over again I’d get the Tormek for the following reasons.
1. It’s quicker, and gives a good edge.
2. It’s stone will last my lifetime.
3. It’s safer.
4. It will sharpen almost anything.If you are an edge fanatic and love the act of sharpening I’d get a WE.
If you sharpen as a business I’d get the Tormek. It’s quicker and apparently gives a good edge.
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Expedia, I haven’t looked but I don’t know if you can find stainless with a diameter of .257″, although I think tcmeyer may have, judging from an earlier post.
As for rusting, if you are not lubricating your stones with water the tool steel probably wouldn’t rust. A coating of paste wax from time to time may help as well.
Depending on how sharp the texture is it might cause wear. The diamond stones are textured.
Maybe someone can post a magnified photo to see how “smooth” the textured finish is.
tcmeyer. But aren’t steel shafts smooth? I have not seen the new rods. They are described as rippled. One might describe a round file as rippled. It would be interesting to post a photo, made with your microscope, of the ripples to see if they are smooth or sharp
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My WE is several years old. The stones are mounted on plastic. If the current stones are plastic and the new rods “rippled” to the point of vibrating when the stones are used wouldn’t this create wear on the holes in the stones, resulting in a loose fit over time?
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