Tommie

[Tommie]

I ordered some of these strop covers from Doug and they are great! They fit perfect and are high quality. Get ya some. You will not be disappointed.
Thanks Doug for a great product.

Tommie.

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wickededge, Brewbear, Marc H

[Tommie]

Lay, the Shun Premier line is very nice. I sharpened my sister-in-laws Shun Premier knives on my WE with no problems at all. Like Marc said, they are 16 DPS bevel angles.

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Organic, Lay

[Tommie]

Thanks MarcH. That clears it up for me very well.

 

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Marc H

[Tommie]

I’m pretty new to the WE, but wonder how you know you are maintaining the apex if you aren’t creating a burr with each stone progression. Shouldn’t the primary apex be maintained through the sharpening progression? Someone please explain primary bevel/apex vs. a micro bevel and advantages or disadvantages of each.

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Brewbear

[Tommie]

Pat wrote:

Also, remember, you only need to apex the edge with your primary bevel if you plan to not put on a micro bevel.

Can you explain the thinking behind getting the apex only on the primary bevel?

[Tommie]

Pat wrote:

Tommie wrote:

Rumor has it that WE is coming out with an adapter kit to lower the Gen 3 Pro, but it hasn’t been seen yet. You could do like others here, myself included and go to your local hardware store and pick up the necessary hardware and lower it yourself. Easy job.

Couldn’t we just get a higher chair, or a chair that has vertical adj? Reason is that such is easier to adjust vs. making a potentially permanent adjustment to the WE unit which changes depending on knife width, etc…

Well Pat, I could have spent $$ on a new chair, but for $2.00 worth on bolts and nuts I lowered the Gen 3 Pro. I can easily put the shelves back under it if I wished. And, it hasn’t changed anything about how the Gen 3 Pro sharpens knives, but has helped keep my back from hurting so bad.

[Tommie]

Rumor has it that WE is coming out with an adapter kit to lower the Gen 3 Pro, but it hasn’t been seen yet. You could do like others here, myself included and go to your local hardware store and pick up the necessary hardware and lower it yourself. Easy job.

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wickededge, Marc H

[Tommie]

Received my Rack-It from MarcH this morning. Looks great and build to last forever! Thanks MarcH for another great accessory for my WE.

Tommie

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Marc H

[Tommie]

Get a micro adjustment kit from NotSharpEnuff and you want have that problem. I upgraded my Gen 3 Pro with his kit and it works great.

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000Robert, NotSharpEnuff, Marc H

[Tommie]

Thanks MarcH. I was leaning toward the PT50B.

[Tommie]

Which Edge-On-Up Sharpness Tester model is recommended? There are three models. Which model is the preferred model for accurate testing?

[Tommie]

I used my micro angle adjustments that I got from Ed today and they work great on my Gen 3 Pro. I found making small adjustment in the angles of the stones much easier and they never moved after tightening the knobs. Thanks to everyone that continue to come up with ideas to improve an already great sharpening system.

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Brewbear, NotSharpEnuff, Marc H

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Well I finished a knife this morning and started on another. By noon, my back was hurting pretty bad. Sent Clay a PM but haven’t heard back from him. Looks like a conversion kit would be a popular item. I want one yesterday. 😆

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Brewbear, Organic, wickededge

[Tommie]

Welcome Rosalie! I’m new here also and learning something every day.  Lots of great folks here that are willing to help. Just ask away and someone will have the answer.

[Tommie]

Well, if it will keep my back from hurting, I’m ready to convert! I would like to be able to enjoy this hobby and not hurt every time I use the Gen 3 Pro. Not sure how to email you Clay. What email address? Or PM?

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