I’ve had a GO for 5-6 mo now and have had a great time using it. My one hardware question or complaint is this - I have had a hard time getting the angle adjustment thumbscrews tight enough to stay in place, but still able to be loosened by hand. Typically I can really crank them down by hand and not have problems, but then I really struggle to loosen them. If I just make them snug, they seem to loosen up over a sharpening session and soon I’ll be slightly off of my angle setting without knowing it.
Has anyone tried any aftermarket knob/thumbscrew that allows a bit more leverage, or is there perhaps an advantage to be tried by adding an o-ring or something?
This seems to be an issue due to the detent holes. On the WE 120 I removed the bar and turned it around.. Since I use the angle cube the detents are not important. Not sure if that can be done on the Go.. but maybe..
I’ve had a GO since it came out and I use it 30% of the time or so(also have a 130). I check the tension on the screws on every stone just like I’m setting it up for the first stone. I use an angle cube and re-adjust the angle to the desired degree. Doing this I don’t have any issue with the screw loosening since I’m checking the tension on every stone.
Sorry folks, I just realized I wasn’t subscribed to my own thread so I never noticed any replies. Popped back in here a couple of months later and saw these followups.
I’ll give a try on using some washers to see if that tightens up the thumb screw situation!
I’m new to a we 130 also and I’m having the same problem. I’ll give this a try. also having problems with a LOT of debris and shavings falling into the cam locking system. Ill probably start a new tr\hread for this question.