Paper Wheel Help

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Malan

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Hi Guys, Got a question? I have a set of paper wheels and am having a hard time getting a edge on a Camillus Marine Corps Fighting Knife. The blade is sort of thick all the way to the edge. The grit wheel does not appear to be raising a burr on the blade. What will cause this? Cheap Steal, I thought it was carbon steel and going to be easy to sharpen. I haven't sharpened many knives on these wheels. Could it be I'm not doing it right? I did sharpen my S.O.G. and another cheap knife with no problem though. I did notice that my grit wheel is losing alot of the grit on it. It was just grited too and let to dry 24 hours am I pressing to hard. Don't know what to do. Give me an excuse to buy a Wicked Edge maby. Any help is met with Thanks.

Malan:confused:
 
Welcome to BF first of all. I know little about paper wheels but there is a sticky by Richard j at the top of this forum about wheels. He is the king of the paper wheel and a great guy. Read through the posts and contact him if you can't find the answer. Russ
 
There are some "cheap" steels that will not hold an edge, such as Packastani steel knives. These are found on a lot of cheap Knock off blades. It will grind down, but it is not worth it. If the knife is really made for display purposes, then you are better off not sharpening it. If you must sharpen it, then use light pressure on the grit wheel and just grind away until it is ground down to an edge. It will take some time, but it can be done. Make sure and have some wax on the wheel or it will burn the blade. I have sharpened some of these, but it takes a lot of grinding to get the desired angle on them. I have an original Work Sharp that I use to get the major grinding done, and then use the paper wheels for final sharpening. You can use the paper wheel for all the grinding, but it will take some time. The good part of the wheels is that the grit wheel can be re-gritted. I get about 6 or 8 months of use out of mine before they need re working. I really prefer to have mine ground down some for best results. I just take my time and slowly grind until I get a good burr all along the edge. It may take several passes on each side to achieve the desired results, but the temper will not be ruined by excessive heat.

I have sharpened several knives with "super" steels such as S30V and V10 with excellent results. They will all sharpen, but just take a little longer and more patience. Good luck!

Blessings,

Omar
 
You probably haven't reached the edge. I'm guessing the edge angle is much more obtuse than the angle you are trying to put on the blade. Color the edge bevel with a sharpie marker and do a pass on the wheel. Then you can see if you are getting down to the edge of the edge, or if you are only grinding up higher. As Omar said, you may have to do a lot of grinding if you want to put a lower edge angle on a thick blade.

Brian.
 
I am not an expert in the paper wheels by any stretch but I have found that a lot of edges are too thick for the lower angles. I have a belt sander and if a blade seems thick I willspend a few minutes thinning it down sothe paper wheels are just sharpening the edge.
 
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