thinking of switching to DMT guided system...

Spirch

Spirch

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right now i'm using the standard lansky system, it's good but I don't like the way the rod need to be checked everytime i use it or the fact that now my stones are not flat anymore, they have a kind of curve.

so i could get the diamond stone from lansky but still have the rod issue or i could try another system, a dmt guided one.

i'm interested in these 2 guided system, the aligner and the diafold one.

so what are your experience with the diafold one? does the magnet is strong? do you have any issue with it?

and what about the aligner one?

do they play well with sharpening curved blade, like the benchmade 710?

i'm asking because the stone from dmt are wider than the one from lansky



i will even ask, should i just buy new diamond stone from lansky?
 
You still won't be able to sharpen reverse curves like the BM710. The stones are too wide to get all of the inner curve.

Also, I'm not understanding: what do you mean by "the rod needs to be checked?" The DMT Aligner still uses rods connected to a stone holder.

My best recommendation is to grab yourself a stone and learn to sharpen by hand. Getting nit-picky about guided systems is more trouble than it's worth.
 
If you're concerned about compatibility with recurved blades, you're likely better off with the narrower Lansky hones. You might get one of the diamond Lansky hones, and see how it works for you. If the hone is to be used for relatively light touch-ups on your 710, get perhaps a medium or fine grit. The medium is actually a pretty good workhorse hone. If you think re-bevelling is a possibility, a coarse or xtra-coarse might be a good choice. The Lansky hones can be purchased individually, so you could try this out without spending too much money. Just be sure to keep pressure very, very light, because you'll be grinding that recurve mainly on the corners of the hone. Too much pressure will be counter-productive.

FYI, I used a medium diamond Lansky hone to do most of the grunt work in re-bevelling the S30V blade on a ZT-0350. That blade actually has a more severe recurve than the BM 710, but it still worked out OK. For that particular job, I would've done better with a coarse, but the medium is the only one I had at the time. I also had a standard Lansky kit then.
 
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ok so now, since i live in canada, where to get individual diamond stone without paying 2x the price of the stone in shipping!? :rolleyes:
 
Spirch said:
ok so now, since i live in canada, where to get individual diamond stone without paying 2x the price of the stone in shipping!? :rolleyes:
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You might check out the 'big auction site' for Canadian sellers of very-lightly used diamond kits from Lansky. I seem to recall seeing a lot of them up for sale, I assume from folks who decided it wasn't for them. Sharpening systems are difficult to figure out ahead of time, and it's very common for people to try one, and quickly decide they'd like to try something else. A lot of the 'once-used' systems turn up on the auction site this way.

Another possibility to try. An Aligner clamp, some wet/dry sandpaper, and a piece of wood or other firm backing with a radiused surface might suffice for sharpening that 710 (is it D2 steel?). SiC sandpaper works quite well on D2. Use the hard-backed sandpaper like a bench hone, sliding the guide on the table/benchtop. This would likely be about as cheap an option as you could find, and may still get the job done. You could likely use your existing Lansky clamp this way, also.
 
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I use the DMT Aligner clamp with the regular diamond stones as part of my sharpening tools. Love the simplicity and the constantly repeated success. I also carry the Benchmade 710 as my EDC and have kept it sharp for many years with just the DMT system. The recurve of the blade is not so severe so the DMT stones work fine. I can NOT use them on the curves of a Kris or a Bearclaw shaped blade though. For those I have a one inch wooden dowel that I mounted on a rod. That get's covered with wet/dry sandpaper and works well for the extreme curves.


Stitchawl
 
i prefer buying "new" stuff but i will take a quick look anyway on the used market, thanks for the info on the compatibility with the dmt... i got the 710 m390 which did make a curve in the standard stone, took a freaking long time to reprofile it too.
 
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i prefer buying "new" stuff but i will take a quick look anyway on the used market, thanks for the info on the compatibility with the dmt... i got the 710 m390 which did make a curve in the standard stone, took a freaking long time to reprofile it too.
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That doesn't surprise me. I dished a couple of my standard Lansky hones with an S30V blade. Just looked at the specs on M390 (1.9% carbon, 20% chromium, 4% Vanadium), and (wow) it does look like diamond is the way to go. Not sure the SiC sandpaper would be a realistic option with this steel; it's gotta be full of some very tough carbides.
 
if i switch to dmt, i will have to reprofile it again, so far i'm close to 100$ for a new kit(dmt) when looking at canadian shop... i might just go with US shop and hope the shipping / custom doesn't hit me like it did with this benchmade 710, shipping+handling+custom was 2/5 of the original price :(

but it is a nice knife! i do not regret it :)
 
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