Sharpening jig

G-10 guide?
Belt coming towards ya?
Easy to register and feel?
Angle held true across the belt evenly?

I could see that being good for production
 
Crag the Brewer said:
G-10 guide?
Belt coming towards ya?
Easy to register and feel?
Angle held true across the belt evenly?

I could see that being good for production
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No it's 3d printed! Seems to work well. yes, normal rotation of belt... I tried reversing but it wants to grab the knife and pull it off the rest which I don't like, and I've been sharpening for YEARS edge leading and never had an issue (other than rarely cutting a belt and that is only in specific situations - never been a safety thing though). Yes I'm liking how it feels and I can control it pretty well and get a nice even bevel - the only thing I may try to add is a laser to put a line on the belt where the edge target should be (parallel to that line). But it isn't difficult even now.

Yeah I've got a production batch of 200+ fixed blades I need to sharpen, thought this would be good haha.
 
REK Knives said:
No it's 3d printed! Seems to work well. yes, normal rotation of belt... I tried reversing but it wants to grab the knife and pull it off the rest which I don't like, and I've been sharpening for YEARS edge leading and never had an issue (other than rarely cutting a belt and that is only in specific situations - never been a safety thing though). Yes I'm liking how it feels and I can control it pretty well and get a nice even bevel - the only thing I may try to add is a laser to put a line on the belt where the edge target should be (parallel to that line). But it isn't difficult even now.

Yeah I've got a production batch of 200+ fixed blades I need to sharpen, thought this would be good haha.
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I like the idea of not having to clamp anything to the blade... That will speed everything up for you
 
I like that a lot, thanks for sharing! Not a ton of info or pictures on the site. Can it be clamped the other way, angle down? And can it attach to varying thickness platens? I have a carbide platen on top of the regular…
 
that is cool! I have been free handing it for years then following on a KME. This looks like a better option.
 
Cliff Carter Knives said:
I like that a lot, thanks for sharing! Not a ton of info or pictures on the site. Can it be clamped the other way, angle down? And can it attach to varying thickness platens? I have a carbide platen on top of the regular…
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will try to get some pics today... I have a carbide platen on top of a normal platen on my other grinder, will mount it on that and see how it works. But yes, you can flip it upside down easy.
 
navman said:
that is cool! I have been free handing it for years then following on a KME. This looks like a better option.
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Yeah totally... it's just a guide so it does still take some hand/eye coordination but makers here have that so will work perfect :) But for example, I would not have my older kids use it for sharpening my production batch (which I may have them help with to free up my time) - for that I ordered the ameribrade sharpening jig (takes longer and more expensive but easier to use). This way I'll have both options though.
 
Now that is slick! The first photo at in first post I thought it was something you'd purchased, with me thinking I want to make one of those. The last photo clearly shows 3D printing. NICE. Looks like you designed that your self? What program did you use?

BTW, you do know you really "need" to email me the .stl files {big grin}. Seriously, that is a nice thing. Congrats on a project well done.

Ken H>
 
Ken H> said:
Now that is slick! The first photo at in first post I thought it was something you'd purchased, with me thinking I want to make one of those. The last photo clearly shows 3D printing. NICE. Looks like you designed that your self? What program did you use?

BTW, you do know you really "need" to email me the .stl files {big grin}. Seriously, that is a nice thing. Congrats on a project well done.

Ken H>
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navman navman is correct... it is 3d printed but I purchased from Compact Metalworks - I think he sells the files if you want to 3d print at home.

The 3d print though is very high quality... I don't even know how he does the overhangs (where the slots are) - there are no supports there or snap off points. looks like it was completely printed in thin air.
 
Do you worry about the actual angle of the secondary bevel you are creating? For example, 15 degrees off the primary bevel might make a 20 degree secondary.
 
Richard338 said:
Do you worry about the actual angle of the secondary bevel you are creating? For example, 15 degrees off the primary bevel might make a 20 degree secondary.
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Yes, it's not fully customizable unless you had new wedges printed... so if it's full flat and you are resting the flat primary grind on the rest you would actually be sharpening at a more obtuse angle than 15 dps. If you want fully customizable angles then I would go with something like the Ameribrade sharpening systems.
 
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