paper sharpening wheels - when your time is important to you

Carl_First_Timer said:
I just got my wheels yesterday. Like many of you I sharpened everything I could get my hands on. Fast fast fast FAST! I still have my stones, and can take those outdoors with me, but at the house I will use nothing else. My arm is missing a large patch of hair. :)
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I stumbled onto this thread while researching an Edge Pro system... Well, I have had these paper wheels for a week now and am getting amazing results. Knives that seemed impossible to sharpen on my Sharpmaker (small pocket knife) are now shaving my arm. Thank you to all contributers to this thread for the wealth of information. Cheers!

RNav
 
yes you can. you can maintain a convex edge on the slotted wheel just like you would on a strop but only a lot faster. to form a convex edge you have to use a belt sander.
 
make sure you guys read my tips page that i have at my website and here in the forum. look back a few pages for the link.
 
Richard,

As a brand new subscriber to this forum, but long-time blade enthusiast, I have to say a heart-felt "Thank you" for all of the information you've provided about the wheels. I invested in a quality set, per your recommendation, and have never achieved such a high degree of sharpness with such minimal effort. After some practice, I was able to sharpen my Cold Steel Recon 1 to the point of rivaling my straight razor. I did, however, deviate from your method in that I finished by lightly stropping with a sub-micron diamond spray.

The crazy part?... I was able to easily and comfortably shave my beard off with the Recon 1 -- no nicks, no cuts, no burn. It was just as comfortable as using my straight blade. After showing my co-workers the results I'd managed, they've all since lined up to have their blades touched up. :) Couldn't be happier.

Thanks again!
 
welcome to the forum pete84. no thanks needed but you are welcome. i have tried all kinds of methods over the years before but none have compared to the edge i get with the wheels.

its posts like yours that make me laugh at all the trolls i have dealt with over the years on and off the forums about the wheels :D :thumbup:.

here is another thread i started offering free sharpening to public servants. you should go pay a visit to your local fire station and see if they need their knives sharpened. i'm sure they will like having a knife that can cut through a seatbelt easily. i would skip the diamond spray when doing their knives so the edge remains somewhat toothy from the 120 grit wheel.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585019
 
Why is he information on your site so randomly arranged? I still don't know what your technique is, what your setup looks like, the MSDS of any of your materials, or anything at all about your system other than the results you got with four knives.

I'm pretty good at internet research, but after sifting through your site for half an hour, I still don't know what kind of "paper wheel" you are talking about.

You seem very intelligent, organized and precise in your posts here on bladeforums, so I have to wonder why your professional website is so off-putting compared to any of your posts, which are all very professional.
 
you can get the wheels at any woodcraft store or grizzly imports. if you would read this thread you could have found the info which i'm sure is posted several times. there is also a link to the wheels at my other website. i just now added the link to my website where you can get the wheels. go to sharpeningwheels.com and you can read more about them there or order them from there also.

the website was set up by me and it was the second one i ever did :D.
 
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You are a valuable member of the community. I'd just like your sites there to look like one of your posts do.

Have a good day, and thanks for all the info you've given us.
 
my sites are more for the knives i make so i dont really post much information about the wheels. that is why i have a link to this thread instead.
 
I'm gonna have to buy one of the usb digital microscopes so I can post pictures of the hair whittling I have done, pretty impressive how easy the wheels make sharpening.
 
It's been a long time since I visited this thread. I wasn't even a member here the last time I opened up this thread.

The thread title says it all......"when your time is important to you"

I have been using the Paper Wheels for almost two years and aside from sharpening away from home, I can't see myself using another method ever again. I used a Lansky kit for over 20 years and got good results but I get even better results with the wheels in a mere fraction of the time.

The wheels are quick, easy, and highly effective.

No set up.
No clean up.
No stropping.

Just put on your safety glasses, turn on the grinder, and in less than 3 minutes you have a nicely polished, burr free, razor edge.

My only regret is that I didn't discover the Paper Wheels earlier. No offense to the good folks at Lansky but I could have done a lot of other stuff in the time I spent getting my knives sharp on my Lansky kit in those 20 years.

Heck I could have sharpened 3 or 4 blades on the wheels in the time it took me to type this post!

Excellent product!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
i have tried 1/3 hp motors and they are not enough even with the speed. go to lowes hardware and buy the variable speed version they have. a lot of members have found out the lower rpm works better with the wheels.
 
Richard Im a rookie to all of this please spell out for me what type and size grinder I need and what size paper wheels I need as well as anything additional I need to purchase to make this set up ready to go.

Thanks
 
Set up my wheels today and had a shaving sharp edge on an 8" 1095 bowie blade in less than 3 minutes. I played around with wax loading methods longer than it took me to sharpen the blade...I found that rubbing the wax lightly and evenly all the way around the grit followed by melting it in with a small torch gave me the best results. I also sprayed penetrating oil on the stropping wheel, then spun it and applied the rouge for a nice even coating.
As for actual sharpening, I found it to be very easy to get professional results quickly and safely. I was amazed at how forgiving the process was! It wont take off so much material that there is ever a need to worry about ruining an edge, and that makes it easy to sharpen just about anything. I will still use my stones, pads and the scary sharp method on very high end knives and for reprofiling, but for maintaining an edge on working blades, so far there is simply nothing better, faster or easier.
Awesome!
 
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