venev stones for the kme

Roikyou

Roikyou

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curious if anyone seen these stones and if so, have you found the aluminum base to be bowed or warped, slightly and if so, has it cause any issues using these stones? I've fit them in the kme, yet to use them, I've heard rumors of them popping out but if it's tight, I can't see that happening. Thanks
 
Appreciate the response, I did send a follow up to @Gritomatic. I was hoping you would respond also since I thought you had a set. The bonded side is flat but the aluminum side is bowed.
 
Roikyou said:
Appreciate the response, I did send a follow up to @Gritomatic. I was hoping you would respond also since I thought you had a set. The bonded side is flat but the aluminum side is bowed.
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strange that the one side is flat and its not the aluminum side. I assume they will replace them for you.

I didn't see any noticeable curve in mine.
 
I thought it was strange also, I figured if any issues, it would be on the bonded side, which is easily fixable, not the aluminum.
 
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I got the official response, they only QA the bonded side, not the aluminum side. Glue a piece of tape was the resolution to stop it from bowing.
 
A few months ago I purchased a triangular translucent arkansas stone in the edge pro format from Gritomatic. It came with the stone cracked in the middle. I emailed about it and once I sent a picture of the cracked stone, he sent me a replacement out the next day. Gritomatic's customer service is great. He also answers any question I have about his products quickly.

I have used some of the Venev stones and they work great. for the buck. They will last a long time.
 
Here's a direct quote from what I was told:

"The manufacturer has internal QA requirements for working (bonded) side only. Only the working side affects sharpening. We know that imperfect back side drives some of our customers crazy. It's very easy to eliminate bowing by gluing a couple of tape strips to back side close to ends. After that, the positioning of diamonds will be always the same."

Personally, I think once it's secure, the only difference the bowing will make is how deep it sets not how consistently the stone is installed. After talking with several people about them, some that have them, like them very much and highly recommend them, I'm going to try them anyways. There is quite a bit of difference in the texture for the venev, they feel more like water stones than they do diamond plates. I'm personally really curious how they sharpen.

I'll take some pictures this weekend when they're clamped down in the kme so you can see how they set.
 
Roikyou said:
Here's a direct quote from what I was told:

"The manufacturer has internal QA requirements for working (bonded) side only. Only the working side affects sharpening. We know that imperfect back side drives some of our customers crazy. It's very easy to eliminate bowing by gluing a couple of tape strips to back side close to ends. After that, the positioning of diamonds will be always the same."
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Ah, Ok... makes sense.

Aluminum is also pretty easy to flatten... coarse sandpaper would probably correct or at least reduce the issue... if it doesn't affect anything else (angle change, etc.)
 
And I wondered if it was that simple as to take some sandpaper to flatten them. You'd loose the writing on the back but you just need to keep track of the grit value. Such a minor thing, I would think in the process of making the aluminum plates that they would flatten them out also.
 
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