Knife Sharpener Review - TSPROF Model K03 

Is this sharpener gives mirror finish like wicked edge .thanks

Now talking about an expensive knife sharpener 2 by 72 belt grinder is going to cost you somewhere close to a $1000 bucks for the cheaper ones to the skies the limit as far as money and the bells and whistles you want on your grinder! 😂

Tormek

It doesn't.

The clamp in fact has some flex as you tighten down on the blade which follows the grind. Gritomatic also sells aftermarket clamps in various angles to follow the blade ground even tighter.

The wobble is primarily from the plywood table he is sharpening on 5:47 and as a few commenters noticed, he apparently attached the machine to the base backwards which may also have something to do with it.

I said samething to this other guy, it appears these devices wobble due to the base not being wide enough and heavy enough.. considering this wobbly aspect, it has an affect on the angle...smdh

you can sharpen swords with this no problem

If your looking to sharpen your pocket knives I'd suggest the tsprof blitz. It's just as well built and the blitz 360 (the deluxe version) is 315$. It retired my kme for 2 reasons, the double clamping system and the ability to use 6 inch stones.

@@shaunbryan3421 I make knives ranging from bushcrafters and hunters to round knives and kiridashi I'm looking for a system to possibly do all of these. I also want to be able to do convex edges.

@@vandelftcrafts2958 I do know that the kme system sells a convexing rod attachment. I'm not sure if tsprof sells one for their systems the K0 series or the Blitz models but I'm 80% sure that they must make one. The Blitz maxes out at blade length of 7.8 inch.

@@shaunbryan3421 Hey Shaun! Done: for blitz: shop.tsprof.com/catalog/tsprof_blitz/nasadka_linza_tsprof_mini/ for K03: shop.tsprof.com/catalog/parts/universal_attachment_for_the_convex_edge_4_3_7_2_10_7/

If your any kind of man you should be able to use a oil or wheatstone to sharpen freehand. . However, as a master painter can take years of practice, thousands of hours of experience and free hand a straight line. A inexperienced person can take some masking tape and make a finer straighter edge that's perfectly accurate. No freehand edge will ever be or could ever be as straight, consistent with tolerance ranges less than ten thousands as this ( I have the K03 I use CBN, Arkansas translucent..much more in stones than the actual sharpener.) For the camper, holiday chefs.. free hand is fine. For those of us seeking absolute perfection edges scoring sub 30s. Far far beyond razor sharp. It's no contest. There is some junk out there. This is not one of them. Not trying to to argue. It just is what it is. A quality scope beats iron sights at 500 yards any day. There's good enough and then there is the pursuit of perfection. It's not for everyone.

@@americangraffiti6192 Fair enough. No doubt a quality scanner and robot could paint a Michael Angelo reproduction complete with new paint that doesn't show the ravages of time that in any mathematical analysis would beat the original in every way. As for me, I think I will always prefer the original. Not to mention, in many of the finest gun making houses in the world, after the computers are finished, the final barrel tuning is still done by hand. It might exist, but I have never seen an edge equal what I can put on any of my straight razors by hand.

Do you happen to still have a link or know which website you found the chicom version on?

@@panzerkiller13 Yep. I got mine on Wish. They cost $78 now. Worth it too. They also have the diamond stones and leather strops that fit the sharpener. 👍

Could you tell us why?)

@@TSPROFSharpening Price for what you get. I am looking at either the deluxe system for $319.95, or getting a used one on ebay.

I have both the KME and K03. Advantages are KME has a more flexible clamp devices that will follow the contour of any knife. The K03 has a MUCH smoother and quicker stone thickness compensator. You can dial in the angle to the tenth of a degree with the rear jack screw and a digital angle gauge placed on the arm.

Hapstone R2 from gritomatic is not bad either. I have that sharpener standard version as well as the Wicked Edge WE220 Field and Sport model. I use Hapstone R2 for fixed blades like Busse and Wicked Edge for my folding pocket knives.

Hello Gregory! We answered you at another comment, please see it

Yes, there are some. Most obvious: overheating of the blade, inevitable convex of the secondary bevel

I guess some of the benefit is speed and ease of adjustment, which is only going to be worth it if you're processing *vast* numbers of knives. Or if your time is worth way more than mine is worth...

Depends on what you're using it for. If you're just sharpening your own knives, maybe not worth it. If you're sharpening for money it may be a good investment.

Yes it is three times the price better when you can quickly compensate for various thickness stones, strops, and films just by putting an angle gauge on the arm and raising/lowering the jack screw in the back until you reach the same angle.

Have a look on Thingiverse for the "Leadingedge" sharpener. It has a clever rotatable clamp system for some knives, and can sharpen narrow, longer blades with its various other attachments. It will even do scissors.

​@@burtjoubert If you are referring to 4135236, this design cannot handle narrow blades. And by narrow, I mean 'not tall', although filleting knives are usually also 'thin'. For example, my Fiskars filleting knife is 13x0.9mm. You absolutely _cannot_ have a clamp on it, and even the backing plate must be ground to an angle to prevent the stone grinding on it. See: photos.app.goo.gl/gZeGb1W1Pmd14BiA6 photos.app.goo.gl/QTz8UWZDEyhKw47j7 (This is the turd I coded w/ OpenSCAD, and laser-cut from acrylic.) BTW, I cannot see this kind of a 3D printed (plastic) 'rotation' jig yielding better than 2' precision. I think the 'two-sided' (two-stone) sharpener would be the best solution, but I am yet to find the time to model and cut it...

@@MrZetor Wow, cool design! Nicely done acrylic design. With the Thingiverse "Leadingedge" sharpener, try using the "Straight razor guide" (one of the printable parts). That works well for thin knives like yours. Alternatively, removing the guide / backing plate altogether only using the neodymium magnets on a very thin knife will also work very well. Use a bit of painters tape over the magnets, and draw a line on it as a position guide for when you turn the knife over.

I have a Tormek T-8 and its pretty nice but the WEN from home depot is virtually the same thing and only $200, it works just as well as the $800 Tormek

I have the Grizzly Tormek clone. As a knife maker, it takes way too long to set the edge from scratch. However, if someone wants to sharpen the knives they already have, it would be very good.

Dont know where hou get your tormek from but a tormek here costs €800

No chance to mess up the heat on the edge like you can with a Tormek. So there's that.

it looks like Walter did not fix the system to the bench for this video. also it seems moving a lot more than in other review videos so not sure why.

He's got it on a piece of plywood sheeting that looks cantilevered over a bench for petes sake. You can't judge stability by that. Look at some other videos on TSPROF.

I would love to see a tormek for less than $400.

@@franotoole2702 don't know about dollars, but it's 319 euro's in a store here. www.hbm-machines.com/producten/metaalbewerking/slijpmachines/slijpmachinessub/tormek-t4-universele-gereedschapslijpmachine

@@franotoole2702 don't know about dollars, but it's 319 euro's in a store here. www.hbm-machines.com/producten/metaalbewerking/slijpmachines/slijpmachinessub/tormek-t4-universele-gereedschapslijpmachine

That's all we eat over here.