sharpmaker rods

I'm going to need input on the ultra fine ceramic triangles. Certainly before we make it a regular SKU. Carlos, what do you think about another thread just for the ulra fine ceramic triangle response?

sal
 
Hi Sal,

Will do. I expect that they will be getting into the hands of those who ordered them in a few days. I'll start a new thread as soon as that happens.
 
Should have my ultrafines this week. I can't wait to get them. I am also looking forward to the diamond sleeves.
 
I just went to SFO to place an order and it says they are not available. Are they already gone?
 
I just received a pair this morning. They are the same size and color as the fine rods that come with the 204. Mine have one end dyed red, assume to differentiate.

Finished 20 or so swipes per side using the corner, and 20 more per using the flat on a already sharp Calypso Jr. My forearms went hairless before I even had a chance to try the knife. Super sharp.

It will be fun to see if the edge lasts a bit longer. I figure the first few cuts will be better, for sure.

One caveat. One corner of one rod has three or four rough spots that cause the blade to slightly hiccup on the down stroke. Hope this is an anomaly.

Ken
 
I just got off the phone with the Factory Outlet Store and they are sending me out a set of the new diamond sleeves. Evidently they have just arrived.
Get em while there hot!!!!
I'll post how they work out as soon as I get them, hopefully by Friday.

Phrede:D
 
Phrede, how much do those diamond triangles cost? Are they available singly or only in pairs?

Thanks, and anxiously waiting to hear how they work for you. I have some reprofiling to do and that's my ticket.
 
Just ordered my diamond sleeves and UF ceramic stones. Now I am totally hooked up for sharpening. $90.00 for diamond sleeves, oh well. My wife said she wanted some more diamonds, she just doesn't know I will be able to reprofile knives with them :D.
 
$90 for a pair of diamond triangles?

I'm sure they are worth it, but OUCH!

They better sharpen good, because I'll need 'em sharp to defend myself from my wife!

(to Spyderco) please consider selling them singly. I might be able to afford one if I save up. And I think I can profile fine with just one.
 
Whew, I just got off of the phone (and it's quite happy about that) with SFO, having placed an order for both the diamond rods and the 204UF's. The man that took the call asked out loud if there were any diamond rods left, so it sounds like they may be out soon.

I can't wait. I've been leaning a Razor Edge System's benchstone along one of the triangles to profile, which works well in my dominant hand, but weak hand - that's almost a sure thing in the severed limb category.

The 204UF's were a long awaited item - I've been tempted to buy the benchstone in the past, but I really wanted the triangles. Now, with the 3 sets of triangles and the diamond rods, I'm SET!

Thanks, Sal!

I'll report back how well they work...
 
Ugh. I can't believe that price for the diamond sleeves. I'm sure they're appropriately priced, but that really will hurt.
 
I heard that the sleeves would be expensive, but I never thought that much. I decided to buy them for $40 or $50. Not for 90. I'll just keep using my littl $10 diamond stone for reprofiling and finish the blade with the 204. IMO, the sleeves would be a luxury rather than a necessity.
 
The online store also has the "normal" 204 for $70. I think I bought mine for about $40.

I'm hoping the discounters have the 204D for ~$50-$60.

Mike
 
For a couple of years, I've been getting out my Razor Edge Systems kit when a blade needed re-profiling. The RES benchstones do a great job at re-profiling an edge, but the guides that come with the kit don't give the same angles as the 204, so it was an un-comfortable fit. And getting the guides on the blade just right wasn't a simple task. Get it wrong, and I ended up with some uneven bevels. Usually, the bevel thinned out noticably as it approached the tip. What a pain, but it was the best solution at the time. An Apex might've worked better, but I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for something that I couldn't easily carry with me.

So I was rather excited when the little brown truck showed up this evening with my ultrafine rods and diamond rods. Being diabetic, it was all I could do to eat dinner before taking on a blade. Wolfing down dinner so that you can get to sharpening a knife is normal behavior, right?

Anyway, I sat down, expecting to be able to do a good job re-profiling, but wondering how long it would take compared to the RES stones. After all, they might not match the 204's angles, but they will rebuild an edge on even 440V rather quickly once the guide is set. I gave one side about 30 strokes on the diamond rod, then stopped to see how I was progressing. The blade wasn't in bad shape, it just had that factory grind of another popular brand that has a reputation of being, well, thick and sometimes rough. I was shocked and grateful at the same time. I'd already taken it down to the edge and had a burr the full length of the blade! No telling how much steel I needlessly removed. I know that sounds patronizing, but the truth's the truth. It took about 20 strokes on the other side to bring that edge down to a burr. In less than 5 minutes, I was finished with the job. I could not have gotten the RES kit out and set up that quickly, much less have the blade re-profiled. And it's no where near as handy to carry as the 204 and an extra pair of rods.

As much as I like the RES stones, I can't see ever using them again unless I have a large knife that's in really bad shape.

The diamond rods may seem expensive: the quality they give, along with the speed, make this a solid value.

It's been a long wait, but man it was worth it.

Does anyone know what the recommended way to clean them is? I'm hesitant to use a Scotchbrite pad on them.
 
I don't have the Spyderco diamonds yet. To clean my DMT diamonds I use a soft fingernail brush under running water. A couple of swipes and the stones are clean. If they are really filled I use a sprinkle of BonAmi, scrub, and rinse.

Must work well the DMT's are about 25 years old.
 
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