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Angle finder app for iPhone
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Angle finder apps I have seen hinge on holding the side of your phone square against the object and taking a reading. I can not see getting an accurate reading of a primary bevel by hand as any sort of possibility.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...le-finder-apps-with-knife-sharpeners.1363326/
Angle finder apps I have seen hinge on holding the side of your phone square against the object and taking a reading. I can not see getting an accurate reading of a primary bevel by hand as any sort of possibility.
Far less of an issue than you might think. Watched a video where various sharpening angles were compared. Very similar results within a wide range of angles.
That said, plenty of free apps out there that include angle indicators. Warning: Some can be annoying b/c the reading isn't "buffered" and changes very rapidly while you're dialing things in, and continues to "flutter" even when not being moved.
That said, plenty of free apps out there that include angle indicators. Warning: Some can be annoying b/c the reading isn't "buffered" and changes very rapidly while you're dialing things in, and continues to "flutter" even when not being moved.
I bagged an app called iLevel, but I don't really use it for sharpening. Sometimes I'll set it up just to "see" what I'm doing, but it's just for my own entertainment. I use it on occasion for leveling things, and for that it's better than then native app that I was using.
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Just get a protractor app. I use one when setting up my lansky and, along with a level, can dial in whatever angle I want.
Also used it to verify angles on my sharpmaker. My 30 degree slots are actually at 28.5 degrees! Knowing this, if I use my lansky to reprofile a blade I can set it up to be as close to the sharpmaker angles as possible.
Also used it to verify angles on my sharpmaker. My 30 degree slots are actually at 28.5 degrees! Knowing this, if I use my lansky to reprofile a blade I can set it up to be as close to the sharpmaker angles as possible.
I just keep primary bevel as it is, and about secondary bevel... well I always keep the knife symetrical (both sides are the same) but I always somehow kinda put convex secondary bevel... but it works fine for me, even though I don't really know why I seem to keep doing it.
My native app shows my sharpmaker 30 degree slots at 16 each.
Haven’t check the 40 side.
I like the iHandy Level.View attachment 1291410