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You can elevate the vise by installing a “riser block” between the vise and the blue base plate where it mounts. This will allow you to achieve lower angle settings before the stones impact the jaws. You may need longer guide rods with the riser block.

My experience with Miyabi knives is they are a typical “V” grind bevel. The only way to…[Read more]

Based on the scope’s product descriptions and my experience with this type of scope it connects via wifi direct to tablets or smart phones. Not through a home network/router. Only wired via USB to computers.

I just finished and sent off this large 3 Drawer Base 56 post Rack-It.

That’s a “butcher’s knife”. You don’t get a knife much sturdier than that:

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I recently built these four Rack-Its for a W.E. user:

Keith, I usually put stick-on or screw-on rubber bumper feet on the bottom of the base. They cushion it from scratching the table, help keep the base from sliding and make it easier to slide your fingertips underneath the base to lift it up to move it, by raising it slightly up off the table.

The WE130 mounts with two 10-32 machine screws inserted up through the base from underneath.

You don’t buy a Ferrari when you’re learning how to drive. Because, if you were to learn how to drive on a Ford Escort you’ll be confused when you eventually drive well enough to drive the Ferrari.

I stand by the recommendations of all those who came before me and taught me so I can try to help you. Learn how to sharpen on junk or cheap knives…[Read more]

David, welcome to the W.E. forum. It’s recommended you start your sharpening experience with beater knives. Something relegated to bottom of a kitchen junk drawer. It’s better to practice on knives that are in need of sharpening. A thrift store is a good source for practice knives. This is because all the new diamond. sharpening stones need…[Read more]

I would say if the amount of effort you’re expending seems excessive to remove the edge damage with the 100 grit as you’re getting started after matching the bevel angles with the marker technique…then 800 grit may not be where I’d start… it all depends on the steel’s hardness and the extent of the damage you’re looking to remove. For…[Read more]

I’m guessing tcmeyer is not assessing Ribstabsheart’s edge damage as being significant which is why Tom’s recommending the 800 grit method and thinks the file is a “bad idea”. Possibly, tcmeyer thinks the edge damage can be removed easily and the original profile recued.

I have used a hand-held file horizontally/longitudinally across a damaged…[Read more]

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I thought about using a dot of silicone sealer to cement the sockets in place. The dried excessive could easily be trimmed away with a razor knife.

The little white “keeper” balls need to be saved to reposition them whenever the ball-end guide rods are removed. These “keeper” balls hold the delrin pivot sockets in place so they won’t fall out and get lost.

All I know is the original WEGO, (WE50) was an extruded base. This new WE60 is machined. The WE60 is a single, stand alone model, it is not upgradeable.  Another, better optioned model, based on this compact format is slated for release this fall around Nov.

First, on your microscope, I wanted to say: all the USB scopes I have ever used have both low and high-power magnification.  Now you’re turning the fine focus just a little either way to focus the image at the low power you are viewing with. Try to turn the fine focus knob past where it goes out of focus, then as far as it goes. Then it should…[Read more]