KME thickness compenstor, Will it work with the low angle configuration?

[uilleann]

The KME sharpener works normally down to an edge angle of 17 or so degrees. If you flip the guide you can get, in my experience, down to 10 degrees or so depending on the blade and jaws used. I use that feature to put a relief angle of 12-17 degrees and then flip it around and do 17-22 degrees, depending on the blade. Works great.

I just got the thickness compensator. Works great in the normal assemble. But if I reverse it.... I cannot figure out how to make it work. Its probably not designed for that use?

Anybody doing this? Solution?

 

[cbwx34]

The KME sharpener works normally down to an edge angle of 17 or so degrees. If you flip the guide you can get, in my experience, down to 10 degrees or so depending on the blade and jaws used. I use that feature to put a relief angle of 12-17 degrees and then flip it around and do 17-22 degrees, depending on the blade. Works great.

I just got the thickness compensator. Works great in the normal assemble. But if I reverse it.... I cannot figure out how to make it work. Its probably not designed for that use?

Anybody doing this? Solution?

I don't have the compensator... but after watching the video, if you pretend the gray clip in this photo is the compensator clip, then just stick the stone in the center (see photo again, and picture also shows the guide flipped to "low angle" setup), and make the adjustments there (same instructions as the regular setup)...

(Should work, but let me know one way or the other).