Richard

I personally just created a Google Business page and began getting hits immediately, they bugged the heck out of me for months wanting me to enhance it and spend money but I just kept ignoring them and the calls finally ceased. But my advice is to not bite off more than you can chew probably for the first year. Get really good at, for example,…[Read more]

It’s really true that instead of feeling for a burr, you can use the USB microscope (or really just your naked eyes) to see the light being reflected off of what want’s to be an apex. I have high intensity LED lights shining on both sides of the blade and it’s really remarkable how great that method works.

I tend to agree. I usually start at 800 grit and go from there. If I’m not seeing consistent scratch patterns the entire length of the blade, I drop it to maybe 600 to dig in a little deeper and go from there.

I do appreciate this post because I’ve been experiencing pretty much the same thing over the few years I’ve had my Gen3. Every single time I clamp a knife into it, I get angle variations off to the right and I’ve always wondered if there’s a way to correct the variation without shimming the knife back to the left. Tomorrow, I’ll do a few…[Read more]

With the help of all the guys on this forum, it took me a good six months to develop my own style.

Kinda goes hand in hand with the pinned “How to Find the Sweet Spot” post.

Hey Jason and welcome to the forum!  It took me a good six months before I developed a skillset that I could call my own with the help of the guys on this forum.  There are some good YouTube videos as well as some bad ones so yeah, take those knives in the bucket and put them to the test, it’s fun!

Richard

Welcome Russ and Robert!

Just wondering if the tension on the media would cause an error in the result?

Welcome to the forum!  Ask away, lots of knowledge here.

Don’t rule out buying the 50/80 WE stones either, they do a great job.  I used mine a lot since purchasing my sharpener.

Thanks, I’ve seen that.  Believe me, I’ve rotated the adapter as many ways as possible and still can’t get the angle I need.

I’ve got the Gen 3 Pro and the scissor adapter.  I’m trying to figure out what factory bar you’re talking about.

Welcome to forum BK!  One point I’d like to make after Marc’s comment about YouTube videos is to be careful in implementing some of the techniques used by those posting.  Some of them seem like they’re trying to set some kind of land speed record when sharpening their knives which can be extremely dangerous when someone is new to the WEPS.  Ju…[Read more]

The only time I use the angle guide on the WEPS is when I’ve used a Sharpie on the edge and am trying to find the angle of the blade, I can adjust the angle back and forth at 0.5 degree increments until I find it.  The rest of the time, I’m using my angle cube, not a big deal.

It definitely is fun but don’t become impatient.  Take it slow around the knives, otherwise, it can get ugly (no reaching over the knife to grab something, bring it around the back).  And always go for the burr, you can’t go wrong.

Am I seeing this right?  Looks to me like the DPI are identical, it’s just that more material has been removed from one side.