What angle for military?

[shootist16]

What is the angle I should use for shapening the military? Someone told me that the reason for redoing the sharpmaker was because the angle used on the military.

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Dennis

 

[copfish]

I have been using the old Sharpmaker, that bevel gets it like a razor. I am looking forward to my 204!

 

[Titan]

shootis16 -- IIRC, 15 degrees...

 

[Sal Glesser]

Shootist - I would use the same 40 degree inclusive angle tht the old 203 has. The edge will get very sharp and hold up well.

I believe that 440V could hold the 30 degree well but not as long and it won't be as strong under hard use.
sal

 

[Titan]

Ooops, the figure mentioned was 16, not 15, degrees:

Word from Vince in Engineering is the angle changed from approximately 19 to approximately 16....does that help? Danelle

This from www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/000288.html

So its 20 degrees, Sal?

 

[Sal Glesser]

Titan - yes, 20 degrees on each side (40 degrees inclusive).
sal

 

[Joe Talmadge]

Sal: the 20-degree angle on the 204 (thanks, review coming!) looks a couple degrees steeper than the angle on my old 203. I was assuming the 203 was around 21-22 degrees. Are they both supposed to be 20-degrees? (and of course the 204 also has 15 degrees)

Joe
jat@cup.hp.com

 

[Sal Glesser]

Joe - both are supposed to be 20 degree. The 203 is a 20 year old mold and I'm sure we lost a degree or two with age. (Happens to the best of us). Looking forward to your comments.
sal