Spyderco sharpmaker quick reprofiler

[Turbo Tension]

I had this thing lying around the house and I got tired of waiting for the brown stones to recontour the edge to 30 degrees on my 710. This thing cuts fast, and fits in perfectly.

 

[RubiconSS]

Looks like classic American creativity at work.

 

[Mossyhorn]

I really don't care much for the rods provided by Spyderco. I use 6'" triangular Norton India stones. They give an excellent edge.

 

[stitchawl]

I had this thing lying around the house and I got tired of waiting for the brown stones to recontour the edge to 30 degrees on my 710. This thing cuts fast, and fits in perfectly.

That is simply brilliant!


Stitchawl

 

[dieselpusher6262]

excellent idea, what kind of rod are you using?

 

[LikeHike]

I really don't care much for the rods provided by Spyderco. I use 6'" triangular Norton India stones. They give an excellent edge.

Where do you get them?
Do they fit in the Sharpmaker base as well as the Spyderco stones?
Thanks!

 

[me2]

Congress Tools has 60 grit triangles that will possibly fit the SM base. Some report very tight fits, some a little loose. They are also only 6" long, but VERY coarse compared to the brown stones.

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

What type of rod is that? That's a brilliant idea for when I don't want to use the edge pro.

 

[Turbo Tension]

Smith's diamond rod from Walmart

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

Smith's diamond rod from Walmart

Thank you!

 

[never too sharp]

Nice sollution. The brown stones are excrutiatingly slow when reprofiling. The diamond rods, however, are a bit rough. The interupted diamond surface seems like it would be a good compromise.

 

[Berdar]

Congress Tools has 60 grit triangles that will possibly fit the SM base. Some report very tight fits, some a little loose. They are also only 6" long, but VERY coarse compared to the brown stones.

I've got a couple sets in varying grits. Mine fit and work perfectly.

 

[Phatz]

Before anyone hustles out and buys a 10" Smith's diamond rod (as I did) be aware that it doesn't fit the sharpmaker.
Not sure what length the one pictured by the OP is.....but as I say, the 10" one doesn't fit.

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

Before anyone hustles out and buy a 10" Smith's diamond rod (as I did) be aware that it doesn't fit the sharpmaker.
Not sure what length the one pictured by the OP is.....but as I say, the 10" one doesn't fit.

So which one does fit?

Hopefully the OP will chime in and let us know.

 

[Turbo Tension]

Mine is the 10" diamond sharpener as well. It fits in both "ways" meaning I can run it corner to corner in any hole in either cant. I wonder if the dimensions have changed on the sharpmaker.