Well thanks to the wonderful speedy service of the USPS I received my KME today instead of last Wed. but oh well at least they didn't entirely lose it.
Just as a preliminary so far I love it. They really did resolve all of the issues that I was having with the DMT system. It's much easier to use and is a much much better design IMHO.
Unlike a lot of systems while the vertical bar is marked with specific angles, well it's supposed to be, I haven't actually looked as I use an Angle Cube to set the exact angle I want. That's the really nice thing, it is infinitely adjustable between 17 and 30 degrees. Well that's what the spec calls for, but as it turns out and this is one of the reasons I chose it, all you need to do is turn the rod pivot upside down and you can get down to about 8 degrees. The lowest I'm going is 12 degrees for my Santoku and it works very well at that angle and it looks to have enough room to go lower. Of course this all depends on the width of the knife.
I've only done a couple of knives so far but I love this thing.
Just as a preliminary so far I love it. They really did resolve all of the issues that I was having with the DMT system. It's much easier to use and is a much much better design IMHO.
Unlike a lot of systems while the vertical bar is marked with specific angles, well it's supposed to be, I haven't actually looked as I use an Angle Cube to set the exact angle I want. That's the really nice thing, it is infinitely adjustable between 17 and 30 degrees. Well that's what the spec calls for, but as it turns out and this is one of the reasons I chose it, all you need to do is turn the rod pivot upside down and you can get down to about 8 degrees. The lowest I'm going is 12 degrees for my Santoku and it works very well at that angle and it looks to have enough room to go lower. Of course this all depends on the width of the knife.
I've only done a couple of knives so far but I love this thing.