Edge Pro Questions & Observations

RevDevil

RevDevil

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I used to store my EP stones in water, until I noticed this.
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Does this look odd to anyone else? The glue gave way and the stone just slid right off the plate. It's not something I had heard of before. The water was not hot, did not have a strong concentration of soap, no chemicals aside from tap water at room temperature. It was a little aggravating last night I was reprofiling 6" chefs knife and half way through the stone called it quits. This happen to anyone else?

The other thing is the 6k polish tapes do not seem as tough as the 2k & 3k. Maybe I got a defective batch. Here are 2 different shots of 2 different tapes. This happened while sharpening a Spyderco Stretch in ZDP-189. I did notice the edge on the tapes is a little weird, it has small ripples on it, that is where the abrasive came completely off the backing.
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The white bumper seems to be breaking at the corners. I'm thinking it could be replaced with something else. Anyone else had this happen?
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Hmmm. Ankerson stores his in water all the time if I recall correctly. Never heard of that happening. Strange.
 
Never heard of that happening either. I have seen the aluminum start to corrode in water though. That's why I don't store stones in water. However it might have something to do with the water in my area. Who knows. The glue used to hold the stone to the blanks is 3M 77 spray adhesive. It's not hard to glue it back. I'd call Boride Engineered abrasives and ask them if the stones can be stored in water. The 120 is CS-HD and the brown ones are AS-9 stones. I can't remember off the top of my head which model the 220 stone is. Anyway, some stones shouldn't be stored in water if the binder isn't ceramic. Boride should have a recommendation. I hate the 120. It's terrible for reprofiling. It was probably loaded with steel and in need of lapping.

The plastic piece is cut from the spine of a cheap report binder. Ben will give you a new one for free when you place a stone order or you can go to the office supply store, buy one, and cut it yourself.

I don't use tapes anymore, only strops and stones. So I can't help you there.
 
I was thinking of cutting up a section of an old belt I have and using that 120 plate as a strop. The belt is roughly the same thickness as new stone. I can easily clean teh adhesive off and turn it into a strop. We have pretty hard water in AZ, which is what that white spot is (calcium/lime deposit most likely).
I had a feeling the guard was something simple, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I was thinking it was similar to one of those auto door edge protector clips. I have some of those report clips at work in the "unused office supplies drawer".

Thanks :)
 
jeffphansen77 said:
The white bumper clips are 3 for $1.00. http://www.edgeproinc.com/Sharpening-Accessories/Guide-Clips-p44.html

I put a beating on mine battling with my buddy's nightmarishly angular BM Barrage this weekend. I keep my stones soaking in an old plastic ice cream jug with just a few drops of dish soap. No problems so far.
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Thanks for the link. I had not really checked the EP site. Mine is wrecked from sharpening a handful of Spydercos, that jimping is tough stuff.
That is what I was using, a new Rubbermaid food container with a drop of dishsoap and nothing more. It looks like when I have the stone in the clamp, the pressure of the clamp lifts the stone off the plate. Weird.
 
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jeffphansen77 said:
Is the aluminum plate flexing?
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It's tough to say, but I think it is. I was sharpening yesterday and I noticed my 220 stone is lifting off the plate at the edges a little. I'm definitely not over tightening, just tight enough to hold it securely. I'll try and snap a clear picture later today.
 
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