My Ruixin Pro Sharpener

[bodog]

It has nothing to do with sharpening pressure. The stones apparently provide strength to the plastic, so when it thins out, the plastic can bend. Or, maybe it just becomes noticeable when it's thin. (It doesn't take a lot to crack a stone... especially when it gets thin). I had it happen when changing stones. Either way, the flex of the plastic is the issue.

I'm sure the cheap glue contributes to them "popping off" easier.... I think I mentioned earlier, I had to reglue some right out of the package.

I've had several sets and haven't broken a stone yet. I use it until it's dished more than I like and then buy a new one. It's not like they're expensive. I guess I haven't pushed them to that type of thinness. Never bothered me to drop 3 bucks a year for a new stone. Now some came with a hairline crack due to rough shipping, but that didn't negatively affect performance for me. I also got one with a pretty rough grind from whatever saw they used.

 

[aesmith]

You're just using the standard stones, how do you find them on different steels? I was planning on getting diamond stones, but just using the standard ones at the moment for my playing around.

 

[bodog]

You're just using the standard stones, how do you find them on different steels? I was planning on getting diamond stones, but just using the standard ones at the moment for my playing around.

I could get great edges with the regular stones but I swapped to diamonds to have something that handles really hard, highly wear resistant better.

I found no huge difference in the quality of edges I could get between the silicon carbide stone from congress tools and the cheap Chinese stones. The Chinese stones wore faster but not ridiculously so. All of the Chinese stones were far better than the 600 grit moldmaster.

Anyway, I like using stones that dont dish and need to be replaced or resurfaced. Truth be told I can't tell a difference with the finished edge from any of the stones, diamond or not, regardless of the steel. The diamonds just cut much quicker and don't dish, and they're consistently thick from hone to hone. I guess maybe the high carbide steels cut a little longer but it's not so noticeable I'd bet money on it, at least not at low grits. I can definitely tell that higher grit diamonds are cutting rather than burnishing and believe that's where a noticeable difference can be seen.

For reference I've used a couple DMT plates, EZE-LAP plates, VID plates, the wicked edge diamond hones, congress ruby and moldmaster stones, congress super soft, the stones from aidee, the Ruixin stones, and some old Arkansas stones so my experience with natural waterstones is non-existent.

 

[cbwx34]

You're just using the standard stones, how do you find them on different steels? I was planning on getting diamond stones, but just using the standard ones at the moment for my playing around.

I got the diamonds way after the originals... so haven't used them a whole lot... but my impression is they're the better route in the long run.

 

[aesmith]

Sorry for all the questions. Are you speaking about the Ruixin diamond stones, that's what I was planning to try?

 

[aesmith]

Nearly there, I've got the rose joint for the guide rod now, also added a drill collar so I can set a repeatable stop. I had to add another layer to the plinth to get enough travel from the post. I'm using the Ruixin diamond stones, and so far things seem to work OK, also not shown I made a few hardwood blocks to use with self-adhesive polishing film, however I can't seem me taking things that far very often. I plan to continue with the Sharpmaker for regular maintenance, so the idea is that when that gets a bit hard work I can remake the bevel on the Ruixin to just below the SM angle. I'm pretty please so far, and the original kit plus extra bits still came to only around 1/2 the price of the Sharpmaker.

 

[kreisler]

Hello guys, i am new here (lost my password 2012, got a new one 5yrs later lol) and I am not sure which topics, products, items it is okay to talk about on this forum. I am glad to see that < ruixin > returns several hits because my Ruixin Pro III has become my favorite guided rod sharpening system, and i've presented my way of sharpening multitools (and knives) with it on MTF. I included a series of informative photos too because my motto is 'Sharing Is Fun'.
If people are interested in 'my ruixin way', i could try to repost some of the content here!