Tech Studio TSPROF K01,K02,K03 sharpener mods

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IMG_20170923_094342.jpg I looked and didn't see where anyone had posted these mods already.. I sincerely apologize if they have. After being a long-time owner of an Edgepro Apex sharpener (and Lansky and Spyderco sharpmaker...etc) I bought a TSPROF K-02 sharpener thru George at S.T.A.T.E.S (great guy, great transaction)... and while I think it's a big improvement over the Apex system, I think there are still improvements that can be made. I've made a couple mods that I believe anyone can do and find valuable. First, the knob on the Stone holder arm is awfully small for my big hands. I had an old phenolic handle laying around with a brass 1/4-20 insert... I drilled it out and tapped it with the TSPROF M8 threads and voila, big handle. There are LOTS of 1/4-20 handles to be found online (M8 is rare). A bigger knob might be a better way to go... easy change.
Next, I found that when changing stones the sliding mechanism was gritty and had a lot of resistance (even without the spring). I tried simply lubing it.. no change. So, I took it apart, deburred all the edges (slightly- this needs to still be a tight fit) and polished the moving areas on my buffing wheel (circled in photo), then lubed it (white lithium) again... voila, smooth as butter. I may take it apart and polish the whole handle just for S&G now that it's working well. I hope this helps.. let me know if you have other mods.
 
that looks sweet. I just got the k02, though i got mine straight from Paul because I hadn't heard about states. I wondered about putting a bigger handle on, or even a t handle
 
ahoward2k said:
that looks sweet. I just got the k02, though i got mine straight from Paul because I hadn't heard about states. I wondered about putting a bigger handle on, or even a t handle
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I just sharpened several knives with the longer handle.. I like it better than the little ball knob, but I think I'm gonna try to find a bigger knob and try that. How are you liking the K02?
 
Every knife in my house can shave and my left arm has an interesting bald spot. I'm starting a sharpening business using the k02, we'll see whay kind of volume i can put out with it, but dio far I'm pleased as punch.
 
on a side note, what kind of motion do you use when sharpening, I've been using a circular motion when removing stock, into the edge when I have the burr, and away from the edge on my fine stone with almost no pressure to finish. wondering if there were different methods out there.
 
ahoward2k said:
on a side note, what kind of motion do you use when sharpening, I've been using a circular motion when removing stock, into the edge when I have the burr, and away from the edge on my fine stone with almost no pressure to finish. wondering if there were different methods out there.
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I just do a saw tooth motion with coarse, towards the edge for all of the finer stones and away when stropping
 
ahoward2k said:
Do you use a strop pin the machine or free hand?
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If you want some cheap and effective strops you can usually find boxes of assorted balsa wood cuts at stores like hobby lobby. Look for some with a similar thickness to your stones. They work great with diamond paste.
 
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