Steak Knife Touch Up Issue

[readheads]

<p style=“text-align: left;”>Just change the angle, at 17 degrees mine just about hit the jaws, otherwise buy the low angle adapter to raise the blade</p>

[gazillion]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Just change the angle, at 17 degrees mine just about hit the jaws, otherwise buy the low angle adapter to raise the blade</p>

Thank you very much, that was incredibly nice of you to respond.

[mark76]

Gazillion, welcome to the forum! Please don’t hesitate to ask any more questions if you have them. There’s a nice bunch of people here who’d happily answer your questions.

I think Readhead already gave the answer to your question. Increase the angle or get the low angle adapter. If the low angle adapter doesn’t work well enough, you could also use the Tormek low angle adapter which gives even more flexibility, but it wouldn’t be my first choice.

[wickededge]

When I mount my Henckels Steak Knives using the top holes my stones are hitting the jaws. My knives are very similar to yours. How do I keep this from happening?

You can also clamp the knives higher in the jaws if there is a mark on the blade that you can use as an index for repeatability.

[tcmeyer]

you could also use the Tormek low angle adapter which gives even more flexibility, but it wouldn’t be my first choice.

I think Mark is referring to the Tormek “small knife adapter.”

[gazillion]

Good evening Gentlemen,

I appreciate all of your advice. I certainly didn’t intend to hijack this thread. I look forward to talking to all of you more in the future.

Thank you,

Derek

[hodma1]

Derek, We’re all here to help you. That’s what this Forum is about.

[dulledge]

I get more use out of my WorkSharp, which I’ll use to remove a lot of steel in a reprofile or repair job. Now I’ve bought a Harbor Freight 1X30 belt sander, so I’ll probably use that more.

Tom, WorkSharp has Blade Grinder attachment. Belts for attachment are wider and longer: 1" x 18" instead of 3/4" x 12". Why did you prefer 1x30 ? Harbor Fright is much bigger. WorkSharp is compact. I do not have neigther of them. I am looking for something that can remove a lot of metal fast and is small enough to take with me in a car. I would take it for small vacation trips or to visit friends.

[tcmeyer]

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Tom, WorkSharp has Blade Grinder attachment. Belts for attachment are wider and longer: 1″ x 18″ instead of 3/4″ x 12″. Why did you prefer 1×30 ? Harbor Fright is much bigger. WorkSharp is compact. I do not have neigther of them. I am looking for something that can remove a lot of metal fast and is small enough to take with me in a car. I would take it for small vacation trips or to visit friends. [/quote]

My WorkSharp is an older version - not the Ken Onion version, so it won’t take the new attachments, so far as I know.