Sharpmaker 204 Question

[Medic1210]

I recently purchased a 204, and I'm noticing that the corner edges on some sides of my fine and medium have spots that aren't perfectly flat. There seems to be dips there that might have an adverse effect when sharpening my knives. Also, I have noticed that the rods aren't perfectly straight either. I can tell this by laying two stones on each other. They will only contact at 1 point if the stone seems concave or 2 points if the stone seems conves shaped. It is almost like they are bent slightly like a bow. If they were perfectly straight, they would lie flat against each other without any "dead space". This is in essence changing the degree the edge gets sharpened as it travels along the stone. Is this common with the 204? Does it cause the blade to have an inconsistent edge angle? Any help would be appreciated.

Mike

 

[Sal Glesser]

Hi Mike. I don't think that you will notice any affect on the sharpening or the results.

sal

 

[waynejitsu]

i had the same problem with my sharpener. one of the stones was "bent", as you say. i returned it and they sent a straight one. i also was sent a note stating that the stone is being examined for the reasons of the defect, etc, etc. for the price you pay for one, i would want "true" stones.

 

[Jazzman]

One of my white stones has a small dip to it...hasn't affected my knives in anyway. I like the ceramics and I can get ANYTHING sharp with em
Matt