A tip on Fallkniven DC3's and 4's

hiwa

hiwa

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The Fallkniven DC series of sharpeners are excellent units. But be advised; the ceramic and diamond halves are secured with water-soluble glue. In other words, if you get the sharpener wet for a period, the two halves may separate. This may be a be a bummer in the bush if it gets wet, or perhaps if you clean it with water.
I ran mine under hot water, and separated the two halves carefully with a thin knife, being careful not to bend the diamond plate or chipping the ceramic.
I then used ( Gorilla Brand) super glue ( cyanoacrylate) to secure the two pieces together after I cleaned the old glue off. They adhere immediately ,so if you want a bit of time to align them up , I would suggest using marine grade epoxy.
Just a little tip for those of you who own them and want it more secure.
 
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I don't mean to be contrary, but I'm not behind the marine epoxy idea.
I'm a boat carpenter and I wouldn't use epoxy in this situation. Marine epoxy doesn't like surfaces like these.
If you use 3M 5200, though, it would take an act of God to separate the pieces.

Thanks for the heads up. I just got mine in the mail today and I'll 5200 it tomorrow.
 
Thanks for the reply. The glue I actually used was A cyanoacrylate from " Gorilla" brand. The two pieces stuck immediately. I'm not 100% sure if it's waterproof, but it should hold better than the factory glue. I suggested the epoxy as an alternative for more open time.
( I'm a journeyman cabinetmaker by trade)

Thanks :thumbup:
 
Mine is holding up fine so far, even though i scrubbed it under running water to clean it. If it dies on me, ill glue them back together. Thanks for the tip.
 
hiwa said:
Thanks for the reply. The glue I actually used was A cyanoacrylate from " Gorilla" brand. The two pieces stuck immediately. I'm not 100% sure if it's waterproof, but it should hold better than the factory glue. I suggested the epoxy as an alternative for more open time.
( I'm a journeyman cabinetmaker by trade)

Thanks :thumbup:
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For some reason we haven't given Gorilla glue much of a shot here on this waterfront. Not sure why, I've only heard great stuff about it.
I wouldn't have expected it to work on these surfaces but I'm pretty used to being wrong about a lotta things nowadays.
I'm pretty sure it's waterproof.
 
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