Whats up with edge pro

Gerberblades

Gerberblades

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I own a edge pro and just put a wide edge on my grip and my Buck 102. Man I am mad. Now I have owned it for about a year and a half and I should have it down by now, but lately every knife i sharpen looks like sh%@!:grumpy: Any recommendations would be great. By the way I have it on the red marking. (lowest angle)

Thanks
Bill
 
The setting should be on the appropriate angle for your task, and the steel of the blade. You should watch the video on their website.
 
are you saying the edge bevel is very wide? That can be expected if you are thinning out the edges to the thinnest angle possible.
 
If the stones are not flat, you could have some edge issues. I haven't had any luck keeping my stones flat, so I just buy new ones on occasion.
 
I think the issue he is having is that he is putting the sharpest edge on there, and until he removes enough metal to create the new super narrow edge it will stay as dull as ever. At whatever the smallest level is your blade will have no edge holding ability, it will be too weak.
 
ElectricZombie said:
If the stones are not flat, you could have some edge issues. I haven't had any luck keeping my stones flat, so I just buy new ones on occasion.
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ditto that.:thumbup: I've got two extra new 120 grit stones for mine currently since I mostly use it for profiling. What was wierd about that is I was reading that you should pick up some 3M 44 adhesive to attach new stones to the steel plates but my new ones came with the plate already attached.:)
 
All of the stones that I have ordered came with the stone attached. Those 120 grit stones really remove metal quickly though!
 
They're ok, I just reprofiled a RAT-7 in D2 in less than an hour so I'm happy.:)
 
Flatten your stones. Sandpaper over glass or a DMT brand D8XX hone will do it fast. If flattening waterstones isn't part of your religion; especially your EdgePro waterstones; your knives won't be with you in the afterworld.
 
I found the ends on mine curling up off the steel plate when I get enough water in them. They straighten up when they are dry. I should probably re-glue them and then flatten them but I'm lazy.:o And a procrastinator. Maybe I'll do it this weekend.:)
 
You can order the stones unmounted at about half the price, then re-use the mounting plates from the old stones.

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Yeah, but if someone's not going to flatten the existing stones, will he or she get a putty knife to pop off the remains, some acetone to clean up the rubber cement sludge, and some rubber cement to affix the new stone? A person doing that might just cut some 0.125" thick flat aluminum stock to shape and get polishing stones from Delta Supplies, Congress Tools, or some other polishing stone superstore.
 
Gerberblades said:
The edge looks very big in width. I changed the original look from the factory and the angle on the knife is bigger than I would like it to be.

Thanks
Bill
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If I'm following you correctly that's what you want to happen. It means you're at a more acute angle than what you started with. Which is what you want. Plus it looks cooler to people in the know.:thumbup:
 
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