Work Sharp Anyone have one

soapboxpreacher said:
This looks like an interesting Sharper:

79 bucks...might be worth it. I want to know can it do convex like a 1" belt sander.
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You will find quite a bit of discussion over on the maintenance board concerning this. Your question will get more answers over on that board.
 
Ok went thru the thread...I think I am in!! I also read a ton of in depth reviews. This seems like a total no brainer!! Am I missing something here?
 
soapboxpreacher said:
Ok went thru the thread...I think I am in!! I also read a ton of in depth reviews. This seems like a total no brainer!! Am I missing something here?
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Going back to your original post, it will not do convex grinds. The belt tension is pre-set and cannot be adjusted. It sounds like a pretty good tool assuming you only need V grind edges at 40 degrees inclusive in your knives.
 
dsmegst said:
Going back to your original post, it will not do convex grinds. The belt tension is pre-set and cannot be adjusted. It sounds like a pretty good tool assuming you only need V grind edges at 40 degrees inclusive in your knives.
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What about with out the guides? Have you used it?
 
soapboxpreacher said:
What about with out the guides? Have you used it?
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Yes, you're probably right about removing the guides and freehanding lesser angles. But that was not something I needed so I didn't ask that question. I think that's a good question to ask the reviewer in Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment.

I have not. My comments were based on some questions I asked the manufacturer. I was hoping for something that can handle Scandi grinds and convex grinds but the answer was "never tried Scandi grinds" and "no" for convex. - EDIT - I guess the belt has some flex to it so it will apply a shallow convex curve on the edge. I don't think this is the same as the full convex edge that's applied using slack belts on a full size belt machine. So I guess the answer to the convex question is, "sort of" :) Which also means this is something between a V edge and a true convex edge.
 
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