John
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John replied to the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks for the tips Rummels, definitely helpful to know that you can still rig it up with the LAA. Makes me feel better about shelling out the additional money.
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John replied to the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 4 months ago
Agreed and thanks for the reply Robert. The intention of my post was to discuss limitations with the design and potential workarounds that others have come up with (obviously I’m not the first person to recognize them).
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John replied to the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks for the insight Marc – those are the kind of tips I was looking for. Not sure the first couple posts were worth it 🙂
Appreciate the “welcome”
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John replied to the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 4 months ago
I’m not quite sure if you read my entire post – if you have, I’m surprised to see this type of response to a reasonable question.
How do you align knives in the same position repeatably with the low angle adapter that I acknowledged was sold separately in my initial post?
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John replied to the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks for the welcome Marc. I’m not sure that answered any of my questions. I was aware of the specifications before I bought the sharpener.
The model I purchased is not relevant as all of the more expensive models are also limited to 5/8” minimum height.
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John started the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 4 months ago
I’ve used my new WE GO to sharpen a handful of knives in preparation for some of my more expensive knives. I also bought the advanced alignment guide for more repeatable results.
Today I came to the realization that I cannot achieve the factory angle (15-18 degrees) on many of my smaller knives.
It seems that I have encountered a catch 22 s…[Read more]
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John became a registered member 4 years, 4 months ago