Thanks for this video! Not sure if you still have access to this account, but how did you attach the bolts for the base to the wood? I didn't see if you used threaded inserts or not.
I'm really pleased with this! It works like a charm ru-vid.comUgkxDcr-y2Pf6xdnrFHrSP7dl9kpKaCozcSQ Takes less time than my old electric sharpener because it can take more off the knife faster, and then it smooths out nicely with the finer grit polisher. I don't know how long it will last before the grit wears away, but I wouldn't mind having to replace it every once in a while.
Great ideas and tips. I have the same system, but I use this only for small folding and hunting knives. For longer kitchen knives, I use the traditional whetstones with free hand. It is a bit complicated to insert the stones, set the angles, use hex tools, etc. It is worth using this for expensive or coated blades. For cheap, everyday kitchen knives, it is better to use big water stones. If I accidentally scratch them, it is not a big issue.
Boa. Melhor vídeo, e me surpreendi depois que vi que era brasileiro. Acabei comprando o modelo rx pro 4. Mas takvez eu adquira esse 3 também. Essas pedras são diferentes das que vem com o afiador né?
Obrigado! Sim, comprei separado, as que vem com ele são bem fraquinhas. Na epoca eu comprei tudo no eBay, mas hj vc acha mais em conta no AliExpress. Procura como “pedra de afiar natural” que aparece o jogo de 8 peças com a base de plástico que encaixa no afiador.
Hello, I know this is an old video but i hope you see my comment, i just got one of these kits today and your video has helped me so much so thank you for that. Just one question @ 6:08 you measure the blade to be 17.5 degrees and then it looks like you measure the stone to be 17.5 degrees too how can that be? Are you measuring the blade at 17.5 and then the stone at 0?
When did he change the angle?...17.5 is the perfect angle for a kitchen knife and it stays the same throughout the sharpening when using this kit....plus it looked pretty sharp to me at the end
@@res1492 By sharpening knifes on Whetstones for years....I can tell you, one can see at 9:38 that the edge is already jagged. At 12:35 one can see that parts of the edge are missing. Due to changing the angle while in grinding progress. Once you move the blade, the angle is changed. Okay, you might get a sharp knife (in parts) that way,...but for how long ? And what happens if you want to resharpen the knife ? You'll have to take away more and more substance, and rebuild a complete new Silhouette at every sharpening process. Well,... everyone as he desires.
@@4767Seeker This "tool" makes it so the angle does not change, every time he swaps over the blade it goes back against the rest which means its 17.5 degrees, the stone stays at 0 degrees..are you telling me that you can keep an exact angle very stroke doing it by hand on a stone....everyone has their favourite way of sharpening knifes and something tells me we are not going to agree on this one!!
@@res1492 Hi there First of all....I didn't meant to offend you 😉 Well, many people have a "wrong" understanding of these devices. Your right when you say that this device holds the angle always the same. But not to the knifes edge. It keeps the angle relatively to the rest!! See.... when I have a knife with a very curved blade. It'll change the angle automatically due to the form of the blade. And that's okay, because you keep this changing angle through all the stone qualities.... unless you don't move the blade. It's not a mistake, it's physics. But when you move the blade,...you create a new Silhouette to the edge, which can cause the cutting edge to break at very tiny spaces. And no, I'm of cause not able to hold a grinding angle by hand like a machine 😁 But I got myself a small but very useful tool to get proper results while grinding. I'll give you a link to a very interesting video. Cheers and that your knifes will always stay sharp....and you don't cut your fingers. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z8AlsjGrDWM.html
When I made this video, this sharpener was U$18 shipped. Back then , a similar product with the same sharpening system idea was something around U$250-300 plus extras. If you look on Amazon today, you’ll find products with the same system idea overall, priced over U$500-700. After all these modifications, I ended up with 99% of their efficiency, natural stones, and less than 1/10 of the cost. That’s why I made this video years ago, and it’s still a good option if you’re willing to spend some time tweaking it, everything is pretty simple and inexpensive.
NÃO quero ver nem mais outros vídeos…, PARABÉNS, quanta dedicação para mostrar para pessoas que nem nunca viu na vida, você é muito especial ❤️ Abraço e muito, muito obrigado
The first problem is not a problem, it is done like this for 2 reasons, 1st it protects your hand so as not to bring it closer to the knife and cut yourself and 2st if you use large tools such as a butcher's machete, then you will see that the stone can be sharpened along its entire length.
hi, thanks a lot for this video ! i am a very beginner to sharpenning, would you still recommend this set of stones for kitchen knives ? fr.aliexpress.com/item/32996048253.html , or would this one be sufficient, it is 3x cheaper ? fr.aliexpress.com/item/4000741378688.html ( im not sur i need 8 differet stones ) ? what about diamond stones ?
Hi, I don't like this second set of 4 stones. I have them and they're not as near as good. The natural stones are much better, I still use the same set to this day, mostly the 800-3000-6000-10000 stones to keep my regular knives sharp. Lower than that only when I'm sharpening someone else's knife or changing the angle. The red "ruby" 3000 grit is a must, I keep two spare pieces here just in case.
@@Iversonfr1985 thank you so much for your reply. I got a set of 8 natural stones. I feel a bit confused because except the greenish #200 and reddish #400 grit which feels and look a bit like chinese artificial stones, producing greenish of reddish mud when grinded ( dont know if they are actually natural or just cheap artificial ones) . On the other hand, other stones from the set feel really hard, smooth and slick (like marble for exemple) . Even the supposed #800 and #1500 : i cant recognise them ( neither by touching nor looking at them) , and i cant feel any grit . Is that normal ? edit : i made a few tries after depolishing the vitrified surface of the stones with some glass paper. I could get something ( burr + removing some material) from #3000 and from the #6000/#10000 white stones, a little bit from the #8000 green one. The black stones ( #800 and #1500 ) just appear to be floor tiles pieces, they're definitively no sharpening stones !!!. This is quite confusing to get a mix of real and fake natural stones ....
@@benoitverdier7271 from #1500 and up they feel almost the same for me too. But while grinding, I can notice that the higher the grit is, less material is removed, which makes sense. Try giving a closer look after sharpening with the #1500, check the bevel and see how shiny and/or scratched it is. Then keep sharpening all the way to the 10.000 grit checking the burrs but take a closer look only after finishing the last stone. You will see that even though the stones feel almost the same, the result will be a much more polished surface. You can also check how your knife is cutting paper after the #1500 and compare after the 10.000 stone. At least to me the difference is quite big.
@@ifr3293 i can believe that, but for the grey/black #800 and d#1500 "natural" stones, nothing happens when trying to sharpen, even if i apply several kilos of pressur for several minutes ( no dust from the stone, no material removed from the knife) . It's like rubbing a knive on my kitchen tile floor ! So confusing to receive these stones mixed with other stones that seems ok .
@@benoitverdier7271 that’s odd, the #800 stone is my favorite one to begin sharpening when the knife is starting to get dull but not much. Sometimes I skip the #1500 and go straight to the #3000 ruby stone, which is one of the best stones imho. My #800 is pretty aggressive, I usually take less than 30 seconds on each side with it and it already does the job. I really don’t know how to help in your case.
This is a very helpful video. Without it I would have had trouble making this sharpener work, and you made the job so easy to understand. I built the stand, ordered the magnets, bought the O-rings and a flange nut for the stand, and I just need the drill stop. Shopping for a better set of stones, and practicing on some knives I made from scratch.
I got the Ruixin Pro for about 6 months ago for about $20 and found that I could now get all my knives not razor-sharp but pretty sharp which I had not been able to do in the past. The only drawback that I can see is that the stones wear out pretty fast... to alleviate the problem, I now only sharpen all my knives using down-strokes to prevent the chiselling effect of the knives cutting into the stones.
Se vc for comprar as pedras naturais e tiver paciência para montar algo do tipo que eu montei, acho que fica melhor e mais preciso. Se conseguir adaptar o terminal rotular ainda, fica igual os que custam 10x mais.
@@Iversonfr1985 Cara muitíssimo obrigado,até me inscrevi no seu canal.Valeu pela dica das pedras naturais mas se puder ilustrar melhor esse lance do terminal rotular ficaria muito agradecido, vi gente falando que o ferro que segura a pedra e faz os movimentos ele tem uma folguinha e isso não fica 100%.Aliás cara tu é um verdadeiro exemplo das mentes brilhantes de engenharia que temos em nosso país...vasculhei em vários canais (principalmente americanos) a maioria deles resolviam alguns problemas do aparelho com uma gambiarra bem chula,mas o teu ficou fino.Sucesso aí
Man thanks a lot for this movie, I bought one and now I will upgrade it just as you showed it .... Bravo and thank you ... LIKE UP FROM ME GREETINGS FOR YOU !!!
You just saved me 14 bucks because I was just about to order a digital angle protractor on Fleabay! Didn't even think of the phone app :-) Very helpful vid, thanks!
@@Iversonfr1985 ...that 1st track at the very start in particular...sounds so much like the early peter green stuff.....it isnt i know that much, but its good....id love to know who
