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MarcH: brilliant, thank you. Is the idea to reach the apex then, or just burnish the bevel leading up to it? I don’t like my edges too polished, I like a degree of tooth. I usually stop at 1000 or 1500. If I get carried away, I use the DLF…I did do a Hogue folder with mirror bevels and a 600 edge and it is a frightening all around-er.

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TC: that is EXACTLY what I do, but repeatability even after a minute or two is still elusive: I will dial it to 18* on the Left, do the Right, and when I check left again, the 360s could show 17.75* or 18.3*

“In practice, what I do is to rest the stone with the angle cube attached to it against the edge being sharpened.  I then grasp…[Read more]

TC: are you a stropping guy? I get the idea of it, but I work so hard for symmetry that introducing the softness and perhaps varying softness from left to right strop makes me anxious.

PS. I have done a gazillion kitchen knives and a bunch of other folders and fixed blades, but after the Hinderers, I am at a new level now.

Got it. Thanks fellas!!

I am starting to love this device.  After screwing up a Dozier, two Chris Reeves, and others that I  sent away for “real sharpening” to Josh, I  just did 2 Hinderers and they came out beautifully!!!… I think I’ve stepped up my game and now I’m ready to keep fine-tuning it. Thank you again.

Set up is everything.

Thank you. You guys are the best.

The recalibration instructions are more confusing than an IKEA cabinet. Any tips?

What is a DLF?

Where do you get the locking stops?

Thank you so much for the replies.

yes, fresh batts in the Accuremote, and decent charge on the 360s

Thanks Clay!

@ Marc H…very innovative. Does the “Marc H AAG” sit perpendicularly to the base…i.e., parallel to the blade?

Thank you so much for your replies. I greatly appreciate them….just to clarify: there is no QC reason for me to upgrade the ball joint ends themselves? In other words, the ball joints have not been de-sloppified? If that is the case, new, larger diameter rods and the G3(2) vise should be the ticket!

Have the ball joint ends been upgraded in the last four + years?

sorry for the multiple posts… just wondering, are the PRE 2017 L brackets compatible with the new ball joint/jam nut ends for the 10″ rods?

Thank you. MarcH. I am curious if the ball joint assembly itself has been upgraded as well. Also, the new brackets with the lock-out knurled nut look like a great upgrade.

Your assumptions were correct about the set up. The only replacement part I had to buy was new brackets, as the old ones got buggered up from metal/diamond dust.One of the fine…[Read more]

I guess the WE130UP package would do the trick??