Gatco/Lansky Hones

Pete,
As far as the rods being wobbly in the Gatco as Db stated I don't have any play in mine,as a matter of fact you have to pull pretty hard to get them out.

About the Gigand,
these knives are actually very well made for the money.

They have AUS8A blades(except for the Titan,which is ATS34),aluminum handles(Titan is titanium)the lock up is pretty tight(the Spectrum passed the AT BARR spine whack test)have smooth actions(which are adjustable), and although not very sharp from the factory,they do touch up very easily to become very sharp.

As a matter of fact,I will be placing an order with the distributor in the very near future for all models.

I think they are a real "sleeper"

Hope this helps.
 
I will defer to Jailhack. Since I do not have the GATCO, I only looked at one and did not buy one. Let us know what you get, and how you like it.
 
Hi db.

Your explanation of the rods seems rather intuitive.

As far as which kit I'm going to get... Well I think I will order the Gatco Pro kit this week. It seems to have the biggest "bang-for-the-buck".

>>>Let us know what you get, and how you like it.<<<

I will.
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Pete

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Hi RadarMan.

I just finished reading your review. Great job.

Btw, IMHO I don't think it was an inappropriate place to post it.

Pete
 
Hi Jailhack.

Thanks for the information about the rods.

BTW, what is the country of origin on the Gigand (if you know)?


Pete
 
DannyC,

I really like my Lansky. I have like 20 knives that I use interchangeably and I spend my weekends checking which ones need to be touched up, etc. Roughly, I'll say I sharpen 6 knives every weekends, and I always use my Lansky clamp (with or without its stones). As for my regular stones, they're still flat (I use my medium and my fine ones ALOT). But if I were you, I'll go with their diamond stones, though I've never had any experience with them. But then again, you still have your DMT stones, and they are of good quality. If you ever get yourself a Lansky, try using the DMT stones in combo and they work like a charm. This is the only combination that will work with my Mad Dog Mirage X Micro (this sucker really gives my DMTs a hard time).

FYI, I e-mailed Ben Dale of Edge Pro about a week ago, asking him of any plan to make diamond stones that will work with the Apex. He suggested me to use EZ-Lap stones as EZ-Lap has some stones that are exactly the size of the Apex stones. Now that would be my ultimate rig!
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Have a good one,

Reynaert
 
Frantium,

egad! 6 knives a week?? what have you been doing with all those knives?? one knife a day? heheheh!
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Hmmm.. If what Ben says is true, then you're right, that WOULD be the ultimate sharpening kit around.
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Then again, for the price, you'd really have to sit down and think about it before deciding to whether or not go for it.

I'm already getting a "knack" for the DMT Aligner kit. No more dull knives over here, just ran out of them!
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The only problem I see with all these aligner kits, is that there's a limit to the size of the knives you can sharpen it with. Pocket knives and folders are okay.. But try something like a kitchen knife... ugh...

The Lansky and the DMT have both oblong-shaped guide holes for the rods. As to the Gatco, I'm not sure, but is that round or oblong-shaped too? Reason I asked is that with the oblong guide, you can still "maneuver" the hone a bit to accomodate the extra length of the blade, right? I'm just wondering how one can still maintain the right bevel angle once you're on the very edge of a 7" and above knife..
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I guess this is where the Apex really shines.

Regards,

Dan
 
Question: Just how sharp will a GATCO get a blade.........

Answer: Sharp enough that at @2000 on 31 March (last night) one of our Marines was whisked away to CLB Hospital to have five stitches placed in his hand. He cut the pad of muscle at the thumb, immediately put hand to mouth and found way to much blood to handle with the owwwwwie technique! He was utilizing his Kershaw-Onion he had just sharpened on the GATCO
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DannyC,

Six knives a week is normal considering what I do: opening/slashing boxes. I inspect computer hardware (computer maintenance) everyday. After opening the computer boxes, I just destroy all the boxes (talking about having fun with my knives!), and throw them into recycle bins. The same thing happens everyday: got one knife dull, another one half dull. Mind you that all my knives are made of ATS 34 and all don't have polished edges. Micro serrations are best suited for this. Still... If I ever manage to dull two knives a day, I still have a MD Micro as a backup (now it's hard to dull that knife). Like I mentioned before, my knives only need some touch ups. That translates to 5-15 strokes on each side of every knife (on coarse diamond that is).

Regarding the Gatco, yes, the guide holes are oblong-shaped. And yes, you can maneuver the hone easily along the blade. About keeping the right bevel angle on a long knife: you can't. Well you could, sortof, if you just reposition the clamp along the blade spine.

Take care,

Reynaert
 
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