I ordered a Lansky Deluxe, tips and tricks?

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BlackKnife96

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I went ahead and ordered the Lansky Deluxe 5 Stone kit and the stand. It should be here Thursday or so.

What are some tips or tricks? Ive watched some videos so I have the genreal idea, but is there anything else I need to know?

I will probably try to sharpen my old Gerber Paraframe first.

Thanks ahead of time y'all
 
Practice until you figure out what works best for you.
Perhaps start with a knife that is easy to sharpen and learn how the angles are, how easy it is to reprofile. How many strokes per side to get the edge you want with each of the hones, etc. Especially as you finish the process and are using the finer hones.
Also where you place your knife in the holder...you will get a different angle on your blade unless you put the blade in the holder in the same spot each time you sharpen it. I use the butterfly on my BenchMade so it is easy and I've drawn an outline of other blades in a small notebook so I know pretty much where I mount it.

The more you use it the easier it is to use.
 
I'm also waiting for my lansky.

For my sirupati kukri.

Hopefully I didn't buy the wrong kind haha.

But, do you wet these stones or dry?
 
When I was using the Lansky, they were oil stones (25y ago).

I would definitely use Simple Green instead, if they are the same stones.
 
Be mindful of how you set your rods up
be consistent with your pressure (some people lean into it at the start of the stroke and relax at the end)
Now that it's easier to do this take a picture of how you set up each knife on the jig... this will save you some headache the next time you re-jig it.
Check the level on your stones often
If you're going to re-profile a blade with it expect for your stones show some wear (I buy at least one set of stones a year)
 
Make sure you have the blade clamped evenly in the clamp. Once clamped, look at the blade/clamp assembly from the side and make sure the blade is not tilted in the clamp. A tilted blade will cause a steep edge on one side and a shallow edge on the other side. Full flat ground blades can be tricky to get clamped evenly at first until you get the hang of it.
 
Depending on what you are sharpening, expect slow going. For large choppers, do yourself a favor & get a HF 1"x30" belt sander & some Diablo belts from HD. It will speed up the process 100x. Go slow. Barely touch the blade to the belt. Then, when you get it almost where you want it, use the Lansky.
 
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