Hapstone K1 or V7 *Update* R1 Ordered

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Hello, I'm looking for opinions on these two sharpeners. I really like the looks of the K1 and the ability to rotate the knife to do the other side. As this system if still fairly new I'm just a little hesitant about it. Does anyone here have any real experience with it yet? If so what's the pros and cons that you've seen?

I know the V7 has been out a while now and is tried and true but I just wish it had the ability to rotate the blade.

I assume both will sharpen the knife equally well. Does anyone have experience with both sharpeners?

Thanks as always for your input.
 
Let me preface this by saying, I haven't used either one! lol Sorta.... I own the M2 ,which is theoretically the little brother to the v7. All the Hapstone sharpeners are built like a tank,for many years of service. My m2 doesn't have removable magnets, but I wouldn't take them off anyways. it does however have a blade support on front to make sure knives dont tip when moving the slide back and forth, which I love!
They all use edge pro size stones and can use kme size too if you had some around. So, the choice is whether you want a clamped style holder or not. Some of that would be dictated with what size/style knives you need to sharpen. I would think if you are doing swords or the like, it would be easier on the V7. If you are doing folding knives, fixed blades under 12 inches, etc the K1 would be easier.
If you like the rotating clamp style, the K1 is sooo cool. But! I will throw this out there in case you havent seen it.
Gritomatic does this thing that I'm not sure is a good idea, but its the most honest way of showing you whats in stock or not.
By that I mean if its not in stock they dont show it under sharpeners. I'm referring to the R1 . Didnt see it? yeah, its sold out so they take it off the sharpener page! What!!?? It isn't on the Hapstone sharpener page, but if you go to the front page of the website you can see it. Heres a link: https://www.gritomatic.com/products/hapstone-r1-knife-sharpener
Of course, more money, but it has a much more robust clamp, for heavier knives, and this guy has every single option built in from day one!
Micro adjust, conpensators, list goes on. I have added stop collars and thickness compensator to mine and while they are priced reasonably, but the R1 has it all from day one. If I ever (I always do) move on to a different sharpener, it is the one I will go too. That being said, I in no way regret not waiting to get it cause I can get awesome edges now.And I dont know how soon they get restock on the R1 either, so there is that...
Flipping the blade by hand is not that big of a deal to me , but yeah, especially if you have multiple knives to do or have one that is gonna take alot of work, the clamping style has a real appeal to it. money and options...
 
Sickpuppy1, Thanks for your insight.
I had forgotten about the R1, I guess the old saying applies here, out of sight out of mind. Correct me if I'm wrong but seems like I remember someone complaining about the R1 being easy to tip over or something like that. Also I see what you mean about the clamp being more robust. As for the clamping of the blade goes, I just think I would like that better. (I also remember thinking that about a few girls when I was younger.... boy was I wrong.)

At the moment I don't have any stones as I have never had a guided system before. I have a Kalamazoo 1x42 belt sander. I like it a lot but just want to try something else. I've looked at all of them and decided on the Hapstone. I do like the TSprof K03 but that's more money than I care to spend.

Also I'll mainly just be doing fixed blades under 12" and occasionally a folder. No swords for me, I just never took a liking to them enough to get one.
 
This part comes down to types of steel and personal preference. Well, I guess the whole thing does. When I bought my M2 it was a basic set up that had the 220, 400 and 1200 stones. Which will get the job done. I bought mine second hand off The Exchange here. Wanting "more" I ended up buying the SIC stone set from gritomatic. that has 120,240,600,1000,2500. The SIC stones give good feedback thru your hands and sound and really will work on ANY steel, So it does what I need and gives great results.I added 3 leather strops for polishing with 2 compounds and plain leather. Now I can polish some sh*t!!
I recently had a chance to use the Matrix Diamond stones for edge pro that they sell at edgepro. Wow,just wow. next level stuff as far as ease and smooth cutting and low wear. I'm gonna do a mini review here in a day or so to post, but very cool stuff. I will be buying them as I can afford cause they fall into the you get what you can afford category and I have champagne taste on a beer budget. Not overpriced at all but life gets in the way,lol
My SIC stones will do everything I need them to in the mean time and last a long time, giving me results to be proud of. Just got spoiled for a bit.
 
sickpuppy1 said:
Oh, and by the way, I just noticed the R1 is back in stock!!
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I checked this morning and it was out of stock, upon checking now only the bare bone is in stock. As I have no stones this would not do. I'll wait a little longer till the others come back in stock then decide.

You know just for fun I just took a really dull knife out to my kalamazoo with only a 240 grit belt (I have many more all the way down to trizact A6) two passes per side then my leather belt for two passes per side and had it shaving in about 2 minutes or so. I guess some people just cant be happy. lol.
 
Email Konstantin what you want. If he has the sharpener in stock then I would think he could put a kit together of what you want.
 
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I saw that but>>>>>If you go to products, edge pro stones, and scroll down you will see the set of five I have.I'm with Diemaker on this one though, I would get a message to Konstantin on this as he reps gritomatic here. just to make sure its in stock. I have dealt with him and he's a class act. Fast response too from my experience.
 
Thanks guys, always good to have someone help spend your money. lol.

My only problem is that I'm not a paid member so I cant contact him on here. Maybe he'll see this and chime in so I can get his contact info or something.
 
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Go to "Contact Us" under customer support at the bottom of the page linked earlier or call them at the number they provide on the Gritomatic web site.
 
And I originally used the email off the contact link , which was how I hot ahold of Konstantin
 
Diemaker said:
Go to "Contact Us" under customer support at the bottom of the page linked earlier or call them at the number they provide on the Gritomatic web site.
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I didn't think of that, thanks. I just sent them a message with my questions and contact info. I also did the same on FaceB..k so maybe he'll get back to me soon. I could really use the 20% discount they are offering through today.
 
I think he's in Moscow so it may be very early tomorrow when he emails you. The two I have received were sent at 12:30 and 4:30 am.
 
You may be right, I think the parent company is in the Ukraine,? and his name doesn't just seem roll off your tongue when you think of Cartersville, Georgia where the US distributor is.
Although his grammar is better than 30% of the stuff I read here,lmao
 
Well just to let you know, he did indeed reply to my faceb**k message. He made one available for me and if you were to check now there's no R1's available. Thanks guy's.
Oh he did add the silicone carbide stones for me, that coupled with the 20% discount...… I just had to get it....right?
 
I think Hapstone is Ukranian. What makes you think Gritomatic is? I think Konstantin owns Gritomatic.
 
LOL, your right,my bad. I just correlate one with the other.
Well good deal K80! Now, watch alot of video's on it, and get a few dollar store/Pawn shop cheap a** knives to practice on.
 
Hey everyone.
Hapstone is Ukraine
Gritomatic is US/Russian. The Russian part of the business is supervised by another guy.
I look after the US part. I'm in Cartersville, GA, and I'm available by phone and on FB. I apologize to everyone who was unable to get a prompt response from me. Feel free to friend me (not Gritomatic) in FB.
 
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