Josh
@razoredgeknives
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Those changes look like excellent, great to see advancements like this!
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depends on how small…for traditionals you will need the tormek small knife jig which holds it by the handle. For most other knives it holds it securely no problem – but I do use a piece of paper towel wrapped around the spine which prevents scratches and assists w/ keeping it steady (not that it necessarily needs it for the latter). The adjustable tension on the vise is amazing.
After a while the inside of the jaws do wear though (since aluminum) and may need replacing depending how much you use and if it’s causing issues. I’ve replaced mine once so far, this is the second set
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Excellent write up Marc!!
*Edit: forgot I had a proto unit w/ an open design lol, my bad
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Yes, definitely get good wiha torx bits… T6 and T8 are the most common.
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I use a paper towel wrapped around the spine for some traction and to protect the blade. Then what I would try on this particular one is to use paper towel, then get the rear nub of the jaw on the blade flat (near the stud) and the other forward nub wont’ matter, just make sure it’s firmly on the transition point. Then tilt your handle up in the air w/ the point down towards the base as much as you can w/ out allowing your stone to hit the vise at the desired angle. This should be you there. If you need more clearance or lower angles, use the tormek jig as suggested.
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I normally re-set the edge once to 15 dps, then maintain for a LONG time at 17-19 dps with a microbevel at 600-1k grit. of course, it would depend on what you are going for edge wise =)
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That is so cool!! Thanks for the pics clay
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Josh, is there any difference in technique loading the nano cloth strops and using them as compared to regular old cow leather strops? (I got it, the same angle as sharpening angle). How much pressure do you exert? What kind of care and maintenance is required with the nano cloth? Anything else you can share? Thanks
No difference in technique – just paste em up and use them. Pressure is relative to the user but I use what I would consider medium force. No care and maintenance other than keeping them free from contamination. Even w/ the strops I will get a random scratch here and there and have to spend extra time stropping until it’s minimized – I spend more time stropping than w/ the actual stones probably. Maybe 400-500 passes total.
Marc,
I’ve tried just about every stropping material out there and prefer/use a nano cloth type material as it’s manufactured very precisely and has the most potential for zero contamination.
I strop down to .25u (quarter micron) and do not decrease the angle at all as the cloth is very thin with almost no give. The small amount of micro convexity it does have is not a bad thing imho.
I have had the same experience and I’m confident it’s coming from the films … I’ve tried many different film manufacturers and they are all the same at 1um or less. That’s why I stop at 3.5um and switch to strops down to .25um now.
Bet it went by waaay to fast! Man… That’s so encouraging to see someone else take a break from work to focus on family… I need to do the same!
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Good call all the way around! The guys nailed it! I just ordered a 130 for a friend as a gift and he loves it. For a base I set it up with a suction cup vacuum (like a panavise ) as I’m a big fan of that set up. But you are right better to not have to fool with machining to get everything perfect, just buy one and be done with it!
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Welcome to the forum Bob!
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