Recommendation? Controlled Angle Sharpening Systems

Which is your preferred system from the big 3?

  • KME

    Votes: 15 25.4%

  • Edge Pro

    Votes: 9 15.3%

  • Wicked Edge

    Votes: 25 42.4%

  • tsprof

    Votes: 10 16.9%
  • Total voters
    59
I cast my vote for the KME, as I really like its simplicity and the fact that it comes with really good quality diamond hones. Edge Pro would be my second choice. I own both along with tons of accessory stones. Wicked Edge seems like a good system, but waaaaay too spendy considering the other options in the market right now.
 
I voted wicked edge. As a professional, this is the system which gives me easily repeatable results and I can be extremely precise in where I want things. I've used a KME, an Edge Pro, and a DMT. Of those, the wicked edge gave me the most consistently precise results. I would put the KME in second place because the blade is clamped and all you have to do to change sides is flip the clamp. People have mentioned that they've had trouble with the Wicked Edge clamp and FFG knives. I have a gen 2 with the twin screw adjuster setup and I have no issues with securely clamping FFG knives. If you are having issues with this, you just need to set the blade in the clamp with the key and alignment guide for repeatability, adjust the top screw tension until its just holding the knife in place and no tighter, then adjust the bottom screw until the jaws of the clamp are contacting the flats of the knife. I do all manner of Spyderco FFG knives including a Maxamet Para 3, a military, a manix 2, shamans, and others and have no trouble with FFGs.

All that said, I still keep my old school Japanese water stones around because there are things which ANY guided sharpening system can't do well. Like 300mm long 70/30 beveled Gyutos and even longer slicers. Sure, I could get one sharp on any of the guided systems named, but they wouldn't be where I would want to put my name on them.
 
An angle guide (Buck Honemaster (no longer made, but other makes are available)) and bench stones (DMT) work for me. For convex edges, I simply sharpen 'backwards' --edge trailing rather than forward. Seems to work.
 
Friends are greetings to all! I'm from the Czech Republic! With English I have very bad! So I apologize in advance !! I will use an interpreter.
Recently I bought a device from people from Ukraine. Very satisfied. The sharpener itself with a rotary mechanism and the ability to sharpen convection, plus they have their own protractor, to it, as well, it is possible to squeeze stones from 120 to 250 mm in length, with and without a blank. I'm not a big specialist in grinding knives, I'm just learning, but I'm happy with the acquisition !!
And here I saw a photo of a sharpener:https://goo.gl/photos/DYxDta9xjXYp2p69A
Maybe someone will be interesting.
I almost forgot, here is the link to the video after watching which I decided to buy:
 
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I'll apologise in advance for a bit of a thread-jack, but with a few similar questions already on the front page I'll ask here rather than start a new thread.

I currently work on a set of naniwa chosera stones. 400, 1000 and 3000 then finish off with a stropping paddle with a compound.

Looking to sell them on.. I just find it so difficult if I just want to sharpen one stone. Get them all out, give em a soak, get four tea towels soaking wet and covered in slurry. Sharpen for 30 minutes. Leave stones out and let them dry for a few days before putting away. So I generally won't sharpen until I have five knives that need a going over to justify it. I got proficient at it, I could get every knife shaving sharp. But I have no idea what sort of angle I was achieving on my edges.

I would like something that comes with diamond stones just for the ease of it. No mess and not a big deal to touch up one knife at the end of a long work day. Would like an adjustable angle system. Between 12 to 35 degrees would be nice. Not one with just three different angles. Something that can comfortably do a chefs knife, a long skinny filleting knife, I have a BK2 that is like to be able to sharpen too which are quite thick. Then the usual suspects like pockets knives etc. Would like to be able to easily use one of those angle cubes one the system for calibration too.
 
Mishel Wolf- Any idea how the angle cube works? That is by far the most interesting feature of that sharpener!
 
Hi Diemarker, as the guys told me, the principle of the next: angle meter consists of two parts: first part is placed in the handle, and the second is display placed on base. each part is equipped with accelerometer, and they are connected using radio channel. the angle of knife sharpening is calculated as the difference of angles between handle and base. this combination allow to measure precise values of angle.
 
We love all our KME stuff great value, solid tool, and good enough to train the kids and grandkids. Just added a used set of 8 Venev KME sized bonded diamond stones snagged off the exchange, but have not used them yet. Don't have the disposable income to just buys tools or the garage would overflow :), but today, if I needed a guided system I would be looking hard at one of the Hapstone's which has had some brain applied to furthering guided sharpeners down the path of elegant engineering.
 
I love the TSPROF, the newest version looks even better, but I'm pleased with my k02. The stones that come with are very basic, but are serviceable. I'm saving up for a set of chosera or equivalent stones.
 
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