Paul Meiners

[Paul Meiners]

Recently saw a modification of a Wicked Edge pro by Modernflame over on the Candle Power website, (linked below) to steady long blades on a WE sharpener.

Decided I wanted something  similar, so I designed  from the same idea. I ordered an aluminum plate from Ebay, 12”x18”x 3/8 thick ”, sanded with 400/800/1000 wet/dry (wet), polished with Baso cleaner, weighs about 12 lbs ( took about 2 hours). If I was to start over I would increase the width from 12” to 14”-16” The stainless rods which hold up the clamp fixture are ½” thick, if I could have found 3/8” rods they would have been better for asthetic looks . The “Smallrig” connectors hold the Jorgensen “Easy Hold”  clamp, the “smallrigs” are fairly cheap and work great making it easy to move the clamping device up/down or for removal. All the drill holes were done on a drill press. The Jorgensen clamp black rod needs to be cut down and drilled for a 12” wide plate. Took me an hour to find all the little stainless parts at my excellent local hardware store.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/wicked-edge-gen-3-pro-shortcomings-and-solutions.472849/

Parts list

Alumimum plate 3/8”  12”x 18”    Ebay,  ,  polished with 400 grit, 1000 grit wet/dry, polished with “Braso”  all by hand. Wish I had a decent sander on hand and a motorized polishing wheel

https://www.ebay.com/itm/361523298614?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

(2) Stainless Steel Rod 14.9 mm x 305 mm stainless rod     ( Ebay) , or  “SmallRig” Aluminum Alloy Rods for DSLR Camera 15mm x 12” might be easier/look better  to buy ( Ebay),  15mm is an odd size. These rods have a small reduced end with a screw thread, so once affixed to the plate with screws they are very stiff.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/112283105816?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648

(2) “SmallRig” 15mm Rod Clamp Rail Connector,  (Ebay), match the Smallrig size to metal  rod size (Ebay)   (cheapest). 15mmm is a bit oversized  for this purpose but it does make this setup rigid. Even looked at medical bone fixation devices, interesting but too expensive. Compared to “Thor” optical clamps these are super cheap

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123792761602?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

(2)  Jorgenson , “Easy Hold” clamps, smallest size  at Lowes,  cheap clamps compared to “Thor” optical clamps

Hex bolt ¼”, washers, to fit “Smallrigs”, locktite blue .

 

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