Fixing chipped edge on Sharpmaker?

[Peakbagger46]

I just bought a used XM-18 Spanto in M390. The edge is chipped fairly badly. Is this something I can sharpen out with a sharpmaker with the brown rods?

 

[kona888]

Nope, gonna need the cubit boron or diamond rods. Then work your way up to the brown, white and finally super-fine white rods

 

[Bill Siegle]

I’d recommend you use a Norton medium or coarse stone to remove the damage and then use the Sharpmaker to set the final edge. If you can afford them the diamond rods for the sharpmaker would work too but the Norton stone would be less expensive. Also you may want to just send it in to Hinderer and ask them to fix it.

 

[UmnumMAN]

Shame..

Such is the reason I try to avoid buying used. Burned too many times

 

[soc_monki]

Norton crystolon, fix the chip. Diamond rods are great but will take way too long!

 

[UmnumMAN]

I've got a cheapo smiths sharpening system. Comes with clamp, a course diamond, fine diamond, arkansas stone, and serrated stone. Was like 40 or 50 bucks

I've used it on stuff like m390 np. If you suck at freehand, it might be worth a look(if paying 300$ for an edgepro/wicked edge is too.crazy for you)

 

[NorthernSouthpaw]

The first thing I would do is call Hinderer and see what they can do, and for how much.
If that isn't an option, your best is using a low grit stone and free hand out the chip. Then put the edge back with the Sharpmaker.

 

[sharp_edge]

I would check with the guys here who sharpen for others. If the $ is affordable, I would just ask one of them to put on a professional bevel of my desired DPS. From then on I can use sharpmaker to maintain.

 

[sabre cat]

I've got a cheapo smiths sharpening system. Comes with clamp, a course diamond, fine diamond, arkansas stone, and serrated stone. Was like 40 or 50 bucks

I've used it on stuff like m390 np. If you suck at freehand, it might be worth a look(if paying 300$ for an edgepro/wicked edge is too.crazy for you)

I have a Lansky that I use and then go to the Sharpmaker if I have something that bad. Just using a Sharpmaker is going to take a long time.

 

[sabre cat]

Nope, gonna need the cubit boron or diamond rods. Then work your way up to the brown, white and finally super-fine white rods

Which one do you think is better and why, the diamond or the boron rods?

I can see a need for one of those.

 

[UmnumMAN]

I really need to grab a sharpmaker or one of the fancier, more CONSISTENT systems

 

[sabre cat]

I like the portability of the Sharpmaker. Easy to set up and use too.

It really seems to be more of a system to maintain your knife’s edge than anything else, in my mind.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

If wanting to fix it ASAP, the SM will not be aggressive enough to do it quickly, even with diamond or CBN rods. This is only because the rods are too small & narrow, and the setup of the SM isn't conducive to heavier grinding using some pressure, as could be done on a bench stone.

The chip could be very gradually reduced over a long period of time, with routine touching up on the SM. You'd have to live with it for a while, but it could be minimized that way, eventually. This is where the diamond or cbn rods could make some difference, doing the job in less time overall. Would still take a very, very long time with the brown rods alone.

There is some value in contacting the maker directly and see what they'll charge you to repair it and reset the bevels. Might be worth it, in this case.

 

[skyhorse]

Sounds like your best option might be to send it to Hinderer. The sharp maker is a good tool but not really the right one for this task.