vern six Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 thought i would show you my knife sharpener while my shop is warming up. you get a degrees of 17,20,25,30, vern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Covington Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Vern, Looks good. Sorry about the post on the other entry. I did it before I saw this one. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Vern Six, I like the design of your sharpener. Among many other devices I have made or used to sharpen knives, I have a Tormek knife sharpener. Although it is a nice machine, I have found some drawbacks to it. The cost to replace the grinding stone is around $140.00 dollars. I could replace a lot of sanding belts for $140.00 dollars. I have found some other issues with it, although minor, I have had second thoughts about buying it. I say all of that, to say that I like the configuration of your sharpening rig. If I knew back in 2000 when I bought the Tormek, I would have not bought it and would have built one to better fit my needs. Question: How much effort does it take to change a belt on your sharpener? Thanks for showing us your sharpener. Be safe! Old Rusty Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Don't quite get it why I'm seeing this when I click on new posts and everything is dated so long ago --- but that's about the trickest machine I've ever see. Maybe you knife guys have seen this before, but it looks pretty tricky to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Is that a modified Lansky system? Looks a lot like the one I have for hand sharpening. Same angles, clamp etc. just no belt. Good thinking, though, on the mod. Is there a guide rod for the clamp to ride on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern six Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 The belts change in about 30 sec. buy the brite handle on the left. just pull on it and it slides and then chANGE BELT OFF AND ON. the only thing lansky is the little clamp witch rides on a bent rod about 2" high . pull the clamp up to the top and sharpen. then take and use the leather belt to make the grind shine.I have a hand made clamp for bigger knives.(6"a up to 10") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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