just ordered a Hobbigoni

hardheart

hardheart

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no, that isn't some boutique breed of toy dog :p it is a hobbyist laser goniometer, made by CATRA. Yeah, those guys. Will post back to this thread with pics and measurements. BTW, don't hold your breath too long, won't be home until 10 Aug at the earliest. Just wanted to let you guys know, in case you want to order for yourselves.

http://catra.org/pages/products/kniveslevel1/knives blades.htm

Dang, tried to post the doc with the specs, didn't work. Anyway, hobby model will handle a blade up to 1.6" wide, and should be accurate to +/- 2 degrees. cost me a hundred bucks
 
Interesting. Let us know how it works out for you.
 
here's some pics

Whiplash, as sharpened by Bob Dawson. Good job, Bob!


Spyderco Aqua Salt, factory


Spyderco Mules S90V, factory & 52100 light rehoning




Spydie Caly Jr ZDP-189, lots of resharpening



Cold Steel American Lawman, factory angles, touched up on ceramic. Yes, it is tat lopsided. Funny thing, the bevels look even side to side, so apparently the primary grind is not even.


Cold Steel Finn Bear. Now this is even, and the semi-circles are what the literature with the tool says one should see, like the Salt. Not bad for $12


CRKT Drifter, just got this today for some framelock testing


Also in today, EKA Swede 88. Look at that included angle, almost 60 degrees!
 
100 bucks for a printing with angles, a cup and a laser?!?!?!

Is this the one?

Hobbigoni.jpg


Sounds like a cool gadget but also sounds overpriced IMO.
 
oh yeah, not a bargain, but I dropped the cash because trying to make my own with limited tooling was causing a hundred bucks of frustration. I still have the instructions, all it takes is a ruler, a laser pointer, known distance from laser to edge, edge to ruler, and some math. Of course, this just takes reading the numbers. I figure I could pay the price, I've spent so much on knives already. And the other handheld model cost twenty times as much and measures up to the same blade width.
 
hardheart said:
here's some pics

Whiplash, as sharpened by Bob Dawson. Good job, Bob!
Click to expand...

Thanks, Hardheart. Kudos from you are greatly appreciated, since I consider you to be much better than I. There are a number of people on this forum I'm still learning from; August company, indeed.

That's an interesting device, and seeing your picture gives me some valuable feedback. Thanks for showing that!
 
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