Edge Pro sharpener question

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I apologize if this is not in the right forum, cant seem to find a sharpeners forum.

About how long do you think the stones last? I've got a dozen or two knives that have been hand/wet stone sharpened for their entire lives, and I plan on "correcting" and putting a proper edge on all of them. Half are kitchen and half are hunter knives. Are the stole that come with the Edge Pro going to last me or do I need to buy replacements?
 
My father in law who owns a edge pro sharpens all of my knives, plus his and a few of his co-workers knives. He's had it for a few years, and has yet to buy new stones out of necessity. He has purchased additional stones just to have, but hasn't replaced the main stones. The knives he sharpens are for the most part stainless steels, and folders. All production knives, none custom. Hope this helps
 
I've bought replacement stones a couple times already. It's going to depend on how much you sharpen at one time, what kind of steel you have, and whether you are reprofiling or not. If you sharpen regularly, you will be buying replacements sooner or later.
 
The coarsest stones will wear the quickest the finer grits will last longer, if you have a lot of reprofiling to do you burn through the coarse stone in short time,, I have a diamond hone I use to reprofile, the rest I use the stones that came with it and haven't replaced any in 8 years.

Keep in mind you can true your stones up with the grit and a flat plate or better yet one of the biggest mistakes most first time users make is they push too hard on the stones when they sharpen, because of the design it takes very little force to remove metal from the blade.

A good rule of thumb, if you think you're not pushing hard enough you're probably still pushing too hard.
 
Since you plan to re-profile a couple of dozen knives, you should probably get two of the courser stones - 120 & 220. These are the two that I've bought backups for.

I've been very satisfied with the Edge Pro stones. Some of the replacement stones are excellent, but you aren't gaining a lot especially at the cost of some of the replacements.

T. Erdelyi is right. I wore out my 400 stone before I learned this lesson.

The EP is a great tool. You will be able to get spectacular edges with it. However, there are a few things that will help you get the most out of it. Check out the jdavis882 youtube videos on the EP. It may take a little searching to find since he has a lot of videos, but it's worth the effort.

Allen
 
The EP stones will last a long time. A very long time. If you plan to re-bevel very much, invest in a coarse or extra coarse 2X6 DMT plate and an EP blank mount. That will make quick work out of re-bevelling almost anything. I've re-bevelled Rex 121 with the XC.
 
Old thread revived, but for a good reason. I got an Edge Pro Apex sharpener for Christmas, and I LOVE IT!! Now its super easy to get scarey sharp edges put on almost all of my knives (still profiling some blades). The price was a bit steep, bit this thing is WELL worth it. If anyone is considering one of these tools, just get it and you'll be glad you did.
 
Since you've revived the thread, It is important to realize that, as T. Erdelyi mentioned, your coarse stones will wear faster, inevitably leaving you with stones of varying thickness which will, in turn , change your angle from stone to stone. Most EP users will combat this with the use of the drill stop collar. The drill stop collar also allows you to use stones from different manufacturers, which will almost certainly be different thicknesses.
 
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