regulator question

rodriguez7

rodriguez7

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I just got my scrapyard regulator this morning. Its a beautiful beast of a knife, but with a very thick edge. What would be the quickest and easiest way to reprofile the edge, to thin it out? Thanks
 
Just use what you have. If you don't have any stones, and want to convex it, you could just buy some sandpaper and a mousepad (or thick piece of leather as a soft base).

Watch some tutorials. Maybe practice on one of your old knives or two first. Pretty easy. Just takes some time.
 
If you want it re-profiled you could consider sending it to some of the guys who do jobs like that for modest payment and then all you need to do is strop the blade to keep the edge tip top .... Horn Dog and Ban and a few others do this sort of thing .... otherwise I second Steelnut .... or you could send it in to the Yard and ask them to do the edge ....

There seems to be a few people dissatisfied with the edges on their knives from the factory at the moment .... but they have always said send them back in if that's the case ....
 
Quick and easy? Send it back to Dan. If enough people do this, maybe Busse will put better edges on the first time.
 
I think I'll just spend some time with the diamond stones tonight. Thanks for all the suggestions. Anyone ever use a dremel tool to cut it down a little quicker?
 
rodriguez7 said:
I think I'll just spend some time with the diamond stones tonight. Thanks for all the suggestions. Anyone ever use a dremel tool to cut it down a little quicker?
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The Dremel spins too fast. It might overheat the steel.
 
Don't go the dremmel route! Unless you are a dremmel ninja. Very tough to control. You can burn the edge quick!
 
Convex is the way to go with that thick beast, it will make it cut 100x better and is easy to keep sharp. Most auto parts stores will have a multi pack of 3m wet/dry in 12x12 sheets, 220, 400, 800, and 1000, this will be enough to create and sharpen your blade. If you want even sharper simply continue with higher grits.
 
Thanks for your help, I got it much better so far with a smiths diamond. Not what I want yet, but better than it was.
 
You know it is just wrong to sell knives at this sort of price range which have poor edges ..... what's going on ???????
 
I have 2 regulators,
the test team edition and one that was recently offered.
they do have a thick edge BUT
they both were razor sharp!

In the regulators case (I believe) the thick edge is in
keeping with the knifes intended use.
Its definitely not designed to dissect butterfly wings.

Some people dont like the robust edge as they feel they wouldnt
need to chop through a car door,fine,
thin it out....

I dont think the OP was stating the edge was "bad",
just "thick".

(yes,I have gotten a some new knives from the Busse Group
which were not very sharp,I fix them with a strop.
Im sure had I asked,I would have been taken care of by
Busse.)
 
I recently tried out sanding belts but not with the machine but I put it around something sturdy , hold the other end of the sling with my left hand tight and "convex" the blade/edge along the sanding belt with my right hand. That worked quite well although even with a course grit it is not very abrasive because the left hand gets tired fast. So tighten the belt between two sturdy "things" would make it even better work. It's logical though this is going to take much longer than the belt sander but it might be a more "accurate" convex edge/grind than the sandpaper/mousepad trick!
 
resinguy said:
Quick and easy? Send it back to Dan. If enough people do this, maybe Busse will put better edges on the first time.
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You don't mince words do you?:D I agree though...

The main beef people seem to have with Busse family blades is the thick and sometimes dull edges they ship with.
 
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