My compound arrived finally so I decided to give it a shot and I can confirm this method did not work out. I tried different knives at different angles, they all have no bite but once it slices, it glides beautifully, which leads me to the conclusion the edge is rounded during the buffing. Just like you said. It's sharp but it's not V shaped and more like U shaped sharp. I redid all the knives by hand with the same compound and now they are absolute fire! Just takes so much longer by hand, I had high hopes for the bench grinder.
I just bought a new bench grinder today W/ a buffing wheel. After some careful modification of the grinder's spin direction, I set it up on my work-bench. I didn't even have to use the grinding wheel on my knives, just the compound loaded buffer. The result: INSTANT RAZOR SHARPNESS.
As far as I understand, you don't do it flat to the wheel but more like 90° to the weel. Put the stick of compound in the middle of the wheel facing you and push it into the wheel a little. Not at the top where you put the knive. Much lower, like where the bar from the machine meets the wheel. It should load much quicker that way. Hope it helps
Thank you . I use the method you said on my another buffer. But this buffer turns in the opposite direction. So I have to put the compound on the top of the wheel. And you are right. Next time, I will put the compound bar on the wheel at 90 degrees.
I'm confused about your conclusion in the description where you say it's a fail. Didn't you get a lower BESS value in the end aka the knife got sharper?
@@sharpcokorea Maybe it's possible to reduce the amount of edge rounding by holding the knife at an even sharper angle to the wheel? Ofcourse, you'd need a much more firm grip on the knife, for fear of it being tossed by the wheel. Also, a slightly rounded edge might not slice as readily, but it will also be much less likely to chip, hence the necessity for a micro-bevel.
This buffing wheel is not for fine finishing of any sharp metal product. The surface is not absorbing the compound because of the cotton fibers are too dense/ the compound may be too hard. Besides all edging on a buffing wheel, even correct buffing wheels are very difficult to correctly sharpen , because of angles and pressures that must be perfect. What was shown on this video is absolutely incorrect. Completely amateur!
제가 호닝을 위해 버퍼로 처음 시도해본 휠이 페이퍼휠입니다. MDF만큼 단단하죠. 하지만 너무 단단해서 각도를 정확히 유지하는게 쉽지 않았습니다. 말씀하신 양모휠은 외국에선 felt wheel이라 불리는데 제가 구입한 제품은 중심이 맞지 않아 진동이 크게 발생하여 제대로 사용해보지 못하고 보관중입니다. 영상의 휠은 양모휠이 아닌 muslin wheel입니다.
