Lansky two rod turn box

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Well, i need to buy another sharpener because i often get the wrong angles with hand sharpeners and end up with a dull edge. I am low on money right now so i was thinking of getting a lansky two rod turn box as the sharpmaker is a little too much. Do you think a rod at 15 degrees is neccessary or is 20 per side acceptable? If anybody has one of these, how long does it take to get a razor edge from a carbon steel such as D2? If the majority of you says it is absolutely worthless im gonna have to hold on a while longer and get the 204 while my knives get dull to the point they have trouble cutting butter :( .

Knucks
 
If you have a set of bench stones to do most of the work for you, to remove a lot of metal from behind the edge, then the lansky is great for doing the final micro-bevel, and also for quick edge maintenance.

The finish that the fine rods leaves is decent, but stropping brings it up a fair bit. That said, the fine finish is good enough for most work.

You can put a pencil or something else under the centre of the wood base and then tilt the box from one side to the other as you sharpen. This takes approx 7.5 - 10 degrees off the listed angles (depends on the size of the pen/pencil). With a medium size pen in there, the 25 degree slots become 15, and the 20's become 10.

It's not a great kit for doing a lot of steel removal, but for a micro-bevel or for maintenance, I think it's great. If you have a coarse bench stone and don't mind using it to do the reprofiling, then the turnbox is great.
 
they are pretty easy to use, and pretty cheap, but it really isn't worth it..

the best you can do with it is to get a knife to quasi shaving quality (under medium pressure it may shave a couple hairs) but nowhere near "hair popping"

I'd save your money
 
res1cue said:
they are pretty easy to use, and pretty cheap, but it really isn't worth it..

the best you can do with it is to get a knife to quasi shaving quality (under medium pressure it may shave a couple hairs) but nowhere near "hair popping"

I'd save your money
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That's crazy talk. You can most definitely get knives hair popping sharp on crock sticks. Hell, I can do that on the bottom or a coffee cup even, and I'm not a great sharpener.

They work well for edge maintenance, but not for any real re-profiling.


The MAC. You need to do some more youtube videos. Very Well done. :thumbup:
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
That's crazy talk. You can most definitely get knives hair popping sharp on crock sticks. Hell, I can do that on the bottom or a coffee cup even, and I'm not a great sharpener.

They work well for edge maintenance, but not for any real re-profiling.


The MAC. You need to do some more youtube videos. Very Well done. :thumbup:
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you're probably better at it than me then, but I find it easier to get a sharper edge on a benchstone than the lansky turnbox

the Lansky clamp system is my favorite though
 
I love mine, use it to maintain my micro bevel at 20* on a reprofiled 17* inclusive angle, I bought the fine stones, works great and I did a lot of traveling so it was easy to put away and take out when I needed it. I also strop afterwords and these are the edges I get.

Sebenza Insingo 20* inclusive, no micro bevel:
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Burger EXK1 with N690 Bohler, 20* microbevel with 17* inclusive edge bevel:
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Benchmade 550HG 154CM

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Modified the sharpener to put the fine diamond paddle of lansky on it to maintain my edges, I barely use the medium stones now.

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res1cue said:
you're probably better at it than me then, but I find it easier to get a sharper edge on a benchstone than the lansky turnbox

the Lansky clamp system is my favorite though
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I tried the lansky, no luck with it. It seemed to me that the angles were marked wrong. I would have had to reprofile all of my knives to be able to actually use the system.
I guess everyone is different.
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
I tried the lansky, no luck with it. It seemed to me that the angles were marked wrong. I would have had to reprofile all of my knives to be able to actually use the system.
I guess everyone is different.
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haha, I guess so..
I actually use the lansky to reprofile my edges so I can use my sharpmaker or any other system!

takes off the shoulders right quick
 
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