My first "serious" sharpening outfit was a sharpmaker. I got decent results from it at the time. I remember it taking FOREVER to reproflie blades, even with the diamond rods. I got tired of the time it was taking, and ordered a edgepro apex. I put the sharpmaker away for several years and just used the edgepro only. I got good results out of the edgepro, and everyone knows how good it is at reprofiling blades.
Fast forward to today. I needed to sharpen my beater delica. I didn't feel like setting up the edgepro, so I pulled out the sharpmaker. I did 40 alternating strokes on each "step" of the process. I didn't even have to use my ultrafine stones, as the blade was screaming sharp, sharper than I could get it on my edgepro in fact. I truly forgot how good the sharpmaker is, you guys were right in saying use the edgepro for reprofiling, and the sharpmaker for touchups! The sharpmaker is a real bargin, and an awesome tool!
Fast forward to today. I needed to sharpen my beater delica. I didn't feel like setting up the edgepro, so I pulled out the sharpmaker. I did 40 alternating strokes on each "step" of the process. I didn't even have to use my ultrafine stones, as the blade was screaming sharp, sharper than I could get it on my edgepro in fact. I truly forgot how good the sharpmaker is, you guys were right in saying use the edgepro for reprofiling, and the sharpmaker for touchups! The sharpmaker is a real bargin, and an awesome tool!
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