Idea for sharpmaker improvement.

[GuinnessSynd]

So I was sitting here thinking that I want to take my sharpening to the next level. I can get a very nice sharp edge that can shave and slice phonebook paper. I just wish there was more stone progression. So here is what I am thinking. I think I might get the polishing tapes for the edge pro and putting them on 1 side of the triangle. Maybe even get the chosera stones and attach them to the rods some how. so what do you think.

 

[buckmaster96]

Good idea. I think what you could do would be to take a piece of thin steel and fold it into the triangle shape then glue it to the back of the stone. It would allow you to slide it on and off the stone freely

 

[Haffner]

You can make your own device:

• The 3 blocks of wood inside the main "V" can be removed of course, so I can accommodate different sizes of stones.
• Now I can position any stone or whatever so it matches the 30 degree angle of the sharpmaker.
• You may find, that a power mitre saw makes it a lot easier to produce such a device…

I once bought three (3!) coarse diamond stones for around 10 USD in a supermarket.
Back then, my Busse SHBA had a totally crazy grinding, but the diamonds reprofiled it in five minutes! Then on to the sharpmaker rods and it was popping hair.
Have fun & take care
Jens

 

[HoosierQ]

You can make your own device:

• The 3 blocks of wood inside the main "V" can be removed of course, so I can accommodate different sizes of stones.
• Now I can position any stone or whatever so it matches the 30 degree angle of the sharpmaker.
• You may find, that a power mitre saw makes it a lot easier to produce such a device…

I once bought three (3!) coarse diamond stones for around 10 USD in a supermarket.
Back then, my Busse SHBA had a totally crazy grinding, but the diamonds reprofiled it in five minutes! Then on to the sharpmaker rods and it was popping hair.
Have fun & take care
Jens

That's awesome!

My suggestion would be expensive. It would be a jig with a dial of some sort that would allow you to turn the angle to any inclusive desired. The dial would be incremented by 1 degree. Start at 10 I suppose and go all the way to 90 I guess...whatever range makes sense. There would be a button in the middle of the dial that would lock it solid at what ever setting was chosen. The thing would be much like the thing above in that it would accomodate a variety of sizes of flat, rectangular stones, up to let's say the big 10" DMTs. Only one dial is key for symmetry. Lot's of very fine steel gears in the thing I envision.

This would allow a lot of things.

1. Adjusting the SLD (Sharpmaker Like Device) to fit existing bevels pretty precisely if one did not want to change it. Sometimes I'd like that option.
2. Adjusting the SLD to your desired angle from the get go but not be limited to 30 or 40.
3. Gradual change of the angle from one grit to the next if so desired to create a "micro-stepped" convex if you will. Vary each grit change by 1 degree if you wish.
4. Precise beveling at one acute angle followed by precise microbeveling at another more obtuse angle...all on the same device.

I'd pay a lot of money for this...Stones not included.

 

[Haffner]

That's awesome!

My suggestion would be expensive. It would be a jig with a dial of some sort that would allow you to turn the angle to any inclusive desired. The dial would be incremented by 1 degree. Start at 10 I suppose and go all the way to 90 I guess...whatever range makes sense.
...
I'd pay a lot of money for this...Stones not included.

Maybe it can be done?

• Put hinges in the bottom of the "V".
• Place hinged struts on the arms of the "V".
• The other ends of the struts must somehow be fastned to the base plate.
• The closer the ends of the struts are to the bottom of the "V", the narrower the bevel angle.
• You'd probably need a digital inclinometer to get the angles right...

If you could make the length of the struts variable, they could be fixed in both ends.
It'd probably be easier to put together in metal, but I'm a woodworking guy.