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Thanks. That polished edge against the black finish on the Busse is the puppy's nuts. Absolutely stunning. I don't usually like coated blades but I'm thinking of getting one just for that effect.
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Thanks. That polished edge against the black finish on the Busse is the puppy's nuts. Absolutely stunning. I don't usually like coated blades but I'm thinking of getting one just for that effect.
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Some of them are 3000 grit, some are 6000.
These are after 7000 grit.
Where do you get your 7000 grit paper? I just ordered a Edge Pro the highest grit paper they had was 3000. I ordered a extra blank and was going to put some regular 8000 Micro Mesh on it. All the sites I found that carry it charge an arm and a leg for shipping! In some cases more than the cost of my order. I also ordered a rock hard felt pad and some Hand America .25 diamond spray. Do you strop your edges on leather or felt or not at all? Thanks!
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I have received my EdgePro Professional system today.
It's actually slightly bigger then it appeared in videos and photos.
The case is an excellent sturdy Plastic case with the equipment well placed in their own foam cut outs and can be locked with a small padlock.
As Comms Technician who carries a lot of sensitive expensive equipment in my vehicle, I found that metal cases might look good, but are nowhere near as sturdy as a proper plastic case.
My system had already a 220 stone installed on the guide which I thought was great customer service. In this way you can see how the stone and guides should be mounted and aligned....far better then any video or picture would explain.
I have set it up and will have a play with it tonight, but the set up (even for the 1st time) took less then 5 minutes. Next time would take less then 2 minutes and after you did it once, you will never have to read the instructions again for the set up. It's self explanatory.
Quality
Well the system looks very simply with very few parts, but you can see that a lot of thought and trial and error has gone into it.
All parts are more then up to scratch for the job. I wasn't too keen on the idea of the plastic parts when I 1st read about the system, but now done a full reversal on that.
The plastic parts involved, aren't just some cheap plastic we are used to but more of the high quality parts as I see and use them in my profession.
One of the things I was really curious about was the ceramic steel.
I already have a ceramic steel and it "bites" into the edge, so certainly removes metal.
It was suppose to be a "fine" ceramic, but the one supplied by EdgePro is multi level finer and smoother. So now the statement that you can use the ceramic steel 10 ~ 15 times before the knife requires re-sharpening becomes a lot more believable.
I have a play with it tonight and report back.
It's actually slightly bigger then it appeared in videos and photos.
The case is an excellent sturdy Plastic case with the equipment well placed in their own foam cut outs and can be locked with a small padlock.
As Comms Technician who carries a lot of sensitive expensive equipment in my vehicle, I found that metal cases might look good, but are nowhere near as sturdy as a proper plastic case.
My system had already a 220 stone installed on the guide which I thought was great customer service. In this way you can see how the stone and guides should be mounted and aligned....far better then any video or picture would explain.
I have set it up and will have a play with it tonight, but the set up (even for the 1st time) took less then 5 minutes. Next time would take less then 2 minutes and after you did it once, you will never have to read the instructions again for the set up. It's self explanatory.
Quality
Well the system looks very simply with very few parts, but you can see that a lot of thought and trial and error has gone into it.
All parts are more then up to scratch for the job. I wasn't too keen on the idea of the plastic parts when I 1st read about the system, but now done a full reversal on that.
The plastic parts involved, aren't just some cheap plastic we are used to but more of the high quality parts as I see and use them in my profession.
One of the things I was really curious about was the ceramic steel.
I already have a ceramic steel and it "bites" into the edge, so certainly removes metal.
It was suppose to be a "fine" ceramic, but the one supplied by EdgePro is multi level finer and smoother. So now the statement that you can use the ceramic steel 10 ~ 15 times before the knife requires re-sharpening becomes a lot more believable.
I have a play with it tonight and report back.
Before getting into it, I thought I give my opinion that another prospective buyer might be interested in:
After having just sharpened 6 ~ 7 knifes of a huge range of quality, is the system worth it?
Taking into account the big dollar product and that our knifes in this household are probably just worth a 3rd of this product, would I spend the money again knowing what I know now?
Absolutely YES.
1) It will last my Life time and I should be able to hand it down to my kits.
2) It will give an absolute consistent edge from knife to knife, despite a huge range of different steels
3) It is fast and a specific edge can be replicated over and over again without any difficulty.
4) No where near as messy as it appears to be in the videos with the water. I think I wiped off 4 drops of the table after doing 6 ~ 7 knifes.
The below are all kitchen knifes which I have sharpened now.
Wilshire, cheap Japanese knife * 2, Trident Solingen * 2, Mungial
All of them gave the same sharp edge despite the huge quality difference of the steel.
The most outstanding one was the Wilshire.
This knife was purchased by my wife 25 years ago and is one of those that come with it's own sharpening system where you slide it into it's resting sheet which also sharpens it via a couple of steel wheels inside.
This gave the knife an edge which I would compare well with a cheap imitation of a serrated edge as it took whole chunks out of the edge.
You could then use it to hacksaw your way through any food you wanted to ruin.
Even using a stone and steel, I couldn't get the dam thing any sharper then being just worth to be used on the Barbecue.
Using three stones on the EdgePro, I now have it sharp enough to pop hair of my arm.
It just took ten minutes. The stones that I used on all the knifes were: 220, 320, 600
I now have the whole extended family lining up to get their knifes done
After having just sharpened 6 ~ 7 knifes of a huge range of quality, is the system worth it?
Taking into account the big dollar product and that our knifes in this household are probably just worth a 3rd of this product, would I spend the money again knowing what I know now?
Absolutely YES.
1) It will last my Life time and I should be able to hand it down to my kits.
2) It will give an absolute consistent edge from knife to knife, despite a huge range of different steels
3) It is fast and a specific edge can be replicated over and over again without any difficulty.
4) No where near as messy as it appears to be in the videos with the water. I think I wiped off 4 drops of the table after doing 6 ~ 7 knifes.
The below are all kitchen knifes which I have sharpened now.
Wilshire, cheap Japanese knife * 2, Trident Solingen * 2, Mungial
All of them gave the same sharp edge despite the huge quality difference of the steel.
The most outstanding one was the Wilshire.
This knife was purchased by my wife 25 years ago and is one of those that come with it's own sharpening system where you slide it into it's resting sheet which also sharpens it via a couple of steel wheels inside.
This gave the knife an edge which I would compare well with a cheap imitation of a serrated edge as it took whole chunks out of the edge.
You could then use it to hacksaw your way through any food you wanted to ruin.
Even using a stone and steel, I couldn't get the dam thing any sharper then being just worth to be used on the Barbecue.
Using three stones on the EdgePro, I now have it sharp enough to pop hair of my arm.
It just took ten minutes. The stones that I used on all the knifes were: 220, 320, 600
I now have the whole extended family lining up to get their knifes done
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I now have the whole extended family lining up to get their knifes done
I would say OK, bring the cash when you come and tell them you expect to get paid before you sharpen the knives.
Stones and your time ain't free.
I would say OK, bring the cash when you come and tell them you expect to get paid before you sharpen the knives.
Stones and your time ain't free.
LOL
I actually will.
First one will be free, after that, if they want sharp knifes, it's going to cost them.
As you say, my time and equipment isn't free.
I never purchased it for that reason and in my profession I am on fairly good money.
So if I am using my time, I won't be doing it for pennies, otherwise don't bother.
My wife mentioned that she had never heard of a knife sharpening service over here.
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I never do anything for free like that, especially for family members because they can take advantage of you and before long it's becomes expected.