WEPS arrived....few queries

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collioure

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OK my WEPS got delivered (ceramic pad came loose from paddle...thats another story)...anyway so far I have been tackling my global kitchen knifes and a buck protege. For the globals I set the angle at 15 degrees and started with the 100 grid and worked my way up....the only thing is that I'm finding it hard to detect the burr.....I was at it with the 100 grid for ages and could not detect a burr. Was afraid of going on for too long with the 100 so I started to move up...the end result was fairly good but not brilliant.

On reflection I think I may be reprofiling the angle and should have stuck with the 100 grid for longer (I was a good 20 min on it with the 100). As regards to detecting burr I have a 20/400 (thats 20x or 400) electronic magnifier and when i looked at the bevel I could only see the medal shaving sticking to it like they would stick to a magnet. It was a cheapie microscope so it is difficult to use.

Last night I sharpened my buck protege, the paddles worked it like knife going through butter.....got an amazing edge on it now...........

So my question would be any one here ever sharpen global knives with WEPS and what was their experience

Secondly whats the best way to inspect your bevel....what microscopes do people use
 
OK have te hang of it.....from reading the forums the best advice is stay on the 100 grit until u have a shaving edge...........also able to use my microscope now aswell on the 400x....still no e-mail back from WEPS on the faulty paddle
 
They usually responded in late afternoon everytime I emailed them. If possible to call them I've always gotten someone on the phone within a few rings.
 
Haven't sharpened any Global knives, but have reprofiled a couple knives. It can take a long time when you're changing the factory angle, especially if the steel has a higher HRC. Have you tried using a permanent marker along the factory edge to check the original angle?

Don't have a microscope yet, but I started to use my 10X Hastings Triplet hand lens to check the edge. It works well to show areas that need more work.
 
The sharpie trick is very important if you are not sure on the angle. If you are re profiling and setting a different angle than what is currenly on the knife it is going to take time with the 100 grit stones. The key is to work one side until you feel the bur. Then work the other side and then work both sides and continue up the grits. Sometimes, depending on the blade material it can take a while to re set the angle. Practice and patience is key.
 
collioure said:
I like the patriotic rhetoric but just looked at the box WEPS is made in China...maybe you could say customer service is all about designed in US, made in China!
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I just posted this on another post where the same question was asked. Perhaps Clay's own words will be enough to answer this question.

Quote Originally Posted by MeDoctor View Post

"I am very happy to weigh in here. As Leo says, much of the Wicked Edge is made in the US, some is made overseas. When I first started trying to produce the product, the US hadn't yet entered the downturn and business here was booming. I put out RFQs to over 500 US companies and got literally zero responses. No one wanted to even consider making it, especially since my starting quantities were so low (only 1000 units.) So I began searching around the world and finally settled on getting some of it made in China. That has been a real mixed bag and has caused us a lot of hardship. We've been in the process of trying to bring everything else back to the states and will continue until it's 100% made here. There are many reasons for wanting to bring back all the MFG here, some of which are: improved QC, lower lead times, wanting to support our economy, and because so many consumers "give a rip." For the record, I personally feel very strongly about trying manufacture locally, so much so, that I would love to have all of it made in my state, even my county, but the industry for it doesn't exist here. As far as the domain name (wickededgeusa.com) I chose that after I found that someone was cyber squatting on wickededge.com and they wanted 10k for the domain. We are a US company, provide a good number of jobs in New Mexico and produce as much as we can in the states, so I do not feel badly at all for the choice of domain names."

Clay has tried his darnedest to have the rig completely made in the USA, but there have been problems as he states here. I am sure when he sees this post he will answer again for himself, but until then perhaps his previous words will suffice.

Cheers
Leo
 
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