amesser sharkpro p-01, Very poor results, Why?

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I am having difficulty using the amesser sharkpro p-01.
I understand that most of you would never use a pull through sharpener. Once I saw this thing I figured I would try it. You must admit, it is not the average pull through. It has many 5 star reviews. I figured this is good when in a hurry.

Obviously I know how to use it. At least I would think so. I am getting either chipped or rolled edges. All the way up to S125V. All the way down to 440A. I get 100% better results with Tungsten Carbide/Ceramic! Of course normally I would use a Sharpmaker with Diamond rods or freehand Diamond bench stones. Notwithstanding that this is a pull through and locked to 15-20 inclusive this is not the average pull through. So given that, I should at least obtain an sharp knife. Not a rolled or chipped edge.

I am wondering if anyone has any idea what I could be doing wrong? I will give you a hint: It does not seem like the wheels are moving. I am not sure what is going wrong. If anyone could offer me any advice it would be much appreciated. Thank you
 
Disregard this. I am not sure what prompted me to get a pull through. I will give it to someone that is clueless or better the trash bin. Funny enough I just happened to order the Wicked Edge Generation 3.
 
I bought one of these, mostly out of curiosity. It's a clever design with the diamond wheels angled so that when they rotate the abrasion is not parallel to the edge like most pull-through "sharpeners."
It definitely works, and although it doesn't produce decent edge by itself, following it with a few strokes on a ceramic rod yielded a satisfactory edge.
 
This is true Todd. It is a vast departure from most all pull through. However compared to even the sharp maker let alone the wicked edge..... Well there is just no comparison. As you said "satisfactory" edge. Not hair popping edge on S90V or S125V. It also made a scary grinding sound. For a pull through you cannot beat it. It is still a pull through. I too got it like you did. I was curious. It will do okay. Nothing special. You are also correct about finishing on the ceramic rod. Still, it cannot compete with a $1400.00 machine.
 
A few weeks ago mother-in-law called me and asked me to buy her "a sharpener" as her knives were too dull to cut anything. IIRC they are 40 year old Henckels. She had her eye on one of those Chestnut tools "universal sharpeners" from the Lee Valley catalogue.
I'll sharpen them when I visit next, but it got me thinking about what is a viable option for an 88-year old woman. This thing is obviously not something any of us would use, but I'm going to give it to her as a backup and see how it works for her. My feeling is that for the average person this combined with a honing rod is probably OK. It'll be an interesting experiment at least, and no concern for damaging valuable knives.
 
We all decry (quite rightly) pull through sharpeners, but I’ve been in this position myself. My wife’s parent own a bunch of Sabatiers that I used to sharpen. We’d go round for dinner on a weekly basis and I’d spend some time sharpening.

The next week, I’d go back round and they’d be dull as ****, used as a screwdriver or destroyed on a glass chopping board (despite buying them a wooden one). To be frank, they couldn’t tell and didn’t care about the difference between a knife that just about managed to cut a tomato and one that could shave the hairs off a gnats balls. Why bother spending time and effort when your in that position?

They now have a pull through sharpener that I bought them and if I’m going round for dinner and need to cut the meat - well - I take my own knife.

Edited to add: there’s a reason why there are so many of these things on the market and that’s because they do a job that’s just good enough for a large percentage of the population
 
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