dremel anyone?

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Hey folks,
Just wondering if anyone has used a dremel for sharpening a knife? Is there a way this can be done. What about using the polishing kit with the polishing compound in it? Would that be of use to sharpening or finishing a knife? Don't have a clue, just curious. thanks for the forum. dtsoll:)
 
I haven't exactly sharpened a knife with one but I did manage to destroy a CRKT S-2 with one! woops.:eek:
 
Many forum members mirror polish their blades with a dremel and FLITZ? I believe, but I don't think sharpening would be such a good idea.
 
Trying to "freehand" sharpen with a Dremel could be a major problem. Maybe if you could clamp the Dremel into some sort of rig and use a buffing wheel and just hold the knife, you might get away with it. I would be very careful, however.
 
The Dremel website suggests sharpening a knife with an aluminum oxide stone. These stones (or at least the ones that came with my Dremel) are quite coarse. Not knowing any better, I tried to sharpen a CRKT M-16 and it came out with a useless jagged and battered edge. It looked like someone dropped the blade in a blender and then used it to pry nails. I am not the most skilled sharpener, but I can do an OK job with a Sharpmaker. Based on my experience, I would highly recommend avoiding the use of a Dremel for sharpening a knife blade.
 
I once tried a dremel to rebuild a bevel but was very unconfortable and felt I could easily ruin it, so I stopped. I have used the dremel for polishing, and several times to turn a regular lockback into a one hand opener, either drilling a hole or making a trapezoidal slot on top of the blade to pressure fit a thumb stud, slow and careful, dipping in water often to prevent overheating, and with the edge well covered with tape to prevent accidents.
 
Never tried it on a knife, but they are great for sharpening chain saw blades. Makes quick work of that job.
 
heh heh heh

My suggesting: don't do it to a knife you don't want to become malformed :D

I took some incredibly dull kitchen knives from my mother, some were basically blunt, and put an "edge" back on them if you want to call it that.

They cut now, which they didnt used to do, but they don't really have much of a uniform edge anymore. I applied a bit too much pressure in a couple of places and now the knives have sort of a "Wavy" serrated pattern which is really only good for slicing up bread. Almost useless as choppes now because the knife doesn't fit flat against the cutting board anymore :)
 
I dulled the hell out of my Mini Commander by trying the felt wheel with red rouge. Spent a hell of a long time getting the edge back freehand.

Mike
 
You know, I'm glad I asked you guys about this before the gears really engaged in the ole grey matter. I was just running the idea through my tiny mind and thought I'd post it. Damn glad I did, who knows tomorrow may have been too late.:eek: Have a nice day! dtsoll
 
Every spring I sharpen one of my larger knives using my Dremel. It's the big knife that goes round and round on the lawn mower. The Dremel actually does a pretty good job of it too. But I certainly wouldn't use the Dremel to sharpen much else.
 
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