Ruixin Pro-009 Review And 3 Minute Rant 

You can roll the dice and get these cheaper on AliExpress less than the $60 I paid on Amazon. The last time I ordered a Ruixin Pro on AliExpress it took 5 months to arrive. But if you can land one for under $20, make modifications and get better stones maybe just maybe things will work out? Also, I know any difference in sharpening angles when returning to the original side should be much smaller but all I can say is that it didn't seem to matter in this case.

Here is an old jewers hack. Make some "stone" holders out of wood or metal and use contact cement to glue abrasive paper to them. You have an almost unlimited choice of abrasives and grits up to 30k diamond or above. This will solve all your stone complaints and you can polish to your heart's content. And did I mention, paper abrasives are cheap, even diamond.

Thanks for the GREAT review and for saving me some money!!... Always love your stuff and learn a lot!!... Thanks for taking the time to educate folks like me... Much appreciated and much love to you and yours!!

You had me incredibly confused at 9:45, then howling at 9:55. Thank you for the review!

I used my Dremel tool to grind little flat spots on the vertical bar so when I tightened the doohikie to set the angle, it would stay. I also oiled the bar that attaches to the stone so it would slide smoothly through the ball. Mine works pretty well, but the angle is not the same on each side.

For it's price $30 it's great buy for me! I just fixed the wobble issue with handmade nut made from cut aluminum beer can

I bought this sharpener knowing that if I made a few mods it would work pretty good and I wouldn't have to spend the money on a TSPROF. I knew the stones were shit. I bought stones directly from Boride and made a few mods to the sharpener. I now have about $180 invested and it's a very good system. The TSPROF is around $700.

Wow! This is my first time watching your review. In my option I think you did a helluva report . As I am watching and following your video I am somewhat dumbfounded because I have most recently ordered my kit. And oh boy I’m really looking forward to my delivery. Trying to give a positive thought, could it be possible that you simply for a lack of words got fuzz over? Well I better stop now because I am waiting my surprise any day now. I will keep you posted. I’m going to look at your other videos now. Thank you for your unbiased report. Bob

So, I bought a version with diamond stones included, for about $39. There's only four, but they work well and don't wear at all. Not sure what wrong with your clamp, but mine holds the knife rock steady. The biggest mod challenge (and it wasn't big) was your observation about the set screws - the one that holds the gimbal arm in place (the one you adjust for different stone heights) just wouldn't stay tight by hand tightening. So...I super glued that one, lol. Its an interesting feature, but I can always check the angle of different height stones with my phone app and set accordingly, so that adjustment just wasn't that big a deal for me. I also ground a flat spot in the vertical rod about two inches long which makes that thumb set screw way more effective and gives me a sharpening angle option of 13-25 degrees, which is plenty for my purpose. It works really well now! So for $39 and about 10 minutes of mods, I have a rather functional sharpener. I may buy some higher grit diamond stones (highest that came with it was 1000), bit I'm super happy with this small investment

Great review.

hello, thank you for your review. Could your stone be premature wearing due to your direction? you are pushing the stone into the edge versus pulling across. Similar to how you doing it @ 9:15?

On that 1500 grit stone, you have it backwards; the knife is sharpening the stone 🤪.

I waded through this for a rant. I expect a RANT! Where's the passion, the anger, the vitriol??? Love ya!

Proving there can be a good review of a hopeless product. Thank you.

I get the vibe of those old Jankyard Wars shows from this. Ruixin had 15 minutes to digaround in a dump to find stuff to make a knife sharpener.

Fantastic review, Steve! Thanks for the honesty! 😊 But yeah, even from China there are much better stuff to choose from! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Finally something to replace my wicked edge with

The sharpner looks ok if you replaced the stones with something of higher quality.

I find to remove the wing nut and replace with a nut/ with locking nut if needed. To keep from moving. I agree that the stones sucks I only use gritomatic stones an works perfectly. Wish one was ceramic.

Also I only ever go inward with the stones if I’m reprofiling due to knicks and damage… dragging gets that hood burr for stropping.

One concern with cases such as these is that the hinge is just a thin section of the plastic that makes up the case. This will crack after a while. So I wouldn't consider the case a pro.

It's weird that your Ruixin Pro 009 only looks vaguely similar to mine. Mine (just purchased) seems to have a combination of features from the 008 and 009.

@10:07 there's your handle!

Well, this review scared me until I saw the ArtTema videos. Go watch his mods. I did them for the 008 and I will now for the 009. Yes this system is under engineered compared to the big ones. ArtTema takes each problem and engineers solutions that are easy to do. If you watch his sharpening sped clips up you see the unit stays rock steady. You can't fake that. I think this system asks for a light touch but how hard is that? The mod to increase the spring tension is simple and elegant. You have to watch the videos closely to pick up all he has done but it pays off. Stones are indeed garbage, but the diamond stones you can get cheap are pretty good. Forget the stones, don't laugh at them. $70 vs. $700 if you can even get them. The TSProf stuff is terrific, but do you know it's made in the same town as all the heavy military gear being used in Ukraine, which is why you can't get these units now.

Ruixin stones have always been abyssmal. The grit ranges are no where near accurate, and they are garbage as far as wear. I completely agree with your assessment. Does it work ...... yes, will you be super frustrated once you understand more about sharpening...... yes.

Thanks for the review. Seems like we're all looking for the magic bullet that makes sharpening easier and faster, as well as the miracle that allows us to eliminate hand sanding. This clearly doesn't qualify as a magic bullet.

Couldn't agree more with the overall conclusion of this review. The only Chinese sharpener I would whole heartedly recommend is the TooHR type 3 - but even that requires some adjustment to get the best from it. My only slight criticism - both in terms of the review and a couple of the comments - is people stating that the grits are marked incorrectly, and what finish you should be getting for a given grit. It's just a matter of different countries, or brands, or industries etc. using different grit scales. The Chinese industrial scale for abrasives is just different to what you may be used to. Now, these particular stones are bad, no question there, but the grit ratings? Not bad, or wrong, just different.

I just got the kit with the shitty stones + the diamond ones. Should I expect the diamond stones to do a better job? Stupid beginner's question: do the diamond stones need watering too?

Great job! Can you please tell me what to buy then for 100 - 120 usd? I am newbie i dont have any sharpener.

I bought one of these and hate it , bought a worksharp and love it. Just spend the extra bucks and get something you can use is my advice

For the average joe wanting a relatively inexpensive knife shatpener the stones should be fine. The problem to me seems to be how quickly the screws loosens when you use it. Perhaps set it up a permanent tool & use theread locker?

After watching this video decided to just build my own solid mounted sharpener in garage. In summary it’s all about holding angle and keep knife locked….

Oh boy.. that intro b-roll did NOT look good... are those stones made of balsa wood?

So which pro sharpener should one buy coming from a strop/Lansky???

So, are you saying that I should probably KEEP my Tormek?

I have it with the diamond set for 30 bucks, with some small tweaks it's realy serve its purpuse, at least for me

Die große Klemmplatte dient der Befestigung dicker Schleifsteine. Die Steine von Apex sind eine lohnenswerte Alternative zu den mitgelieferten Steinen.

I bought one of the cheaper ones and Amazon and a set of surprising good straight and flat stones… will say I get a very consistent repeatable edge… proper care of the stones. BUT…and this is a warning for both the cheaper ones and ones like yours. That screw that holds the spring in place will move. And call out…. And the spring holder will become a bullet if your in the process of rotating… check the screw every time or use too much thread lock…

@tested maybe the arm solution for your sharpener is here

And here I am...with a block of wood and a o bolt, with a dowel and files. I feel like Ug the caveman, discovering fire. :P

That chattering travel noise was as bad as a fork being dragged across teeth or a super wet washcloth getting rung out.

How was the clamp compared to the last version?

thanx, u save my money 🎉

Pretty fair assessment I thought. Not sure why you copping flak. And yeah, stones are supposed to be more durable than that.

Dang I got a sharpener similar to this one for Christmas and I've used it once so far. I haven't had the problems with the sharpener itself yet but the stones it came with were also TOTAL TRASH! It really sucks asking for something as a gift and then having it kind of suck.

Bileme hareketini yavaş yapıyorsunuz başka videolarda çok hızlı hangi hareketi yapmalıyız kararsızım 🤔

must be a REX121 Blade =D Chinesium back at it again.

Do you think the stones would last longer if you only pulled and didn’t push

Might be draw only stones off wish lol but this hear is the exact reason I don't use jigs

That settles it, was contemplating getting one but hell no!!

man i've never seen stones THIS bad before to me a decent set of stones should last for at least 2 generations (i got mine from my grandfather) these are like the stones i use for cleaning my whetstones not for actual sharpening. personally this kit has some intresting features but has missed the ball on almost all of them which is gutting since with an hour of testing and some itterations it would be a decent sharpening kit.

Picky, picky, picky!😁 I'm not a knife maker, mostly strop or sharpen my knives by hand. When bringing back a damaged edge I have been using a Lansky diamond set for years.

Memory card failures=a frustrating kick in the ole wrinkle beans.... I get that most of these companies saw how the tsprof caught lightning in a bottle, but in some cases imitation is not a form of flattery and it's just basic IP infringement for profit. And imo, the execution seems so poor they would have to know they are just gonna turn a quick, short profit before their reputation is so bad that it will fizzle.

I think with all the get-it-tomorrow cheap plastic crap young people are used to these days, no one understand the meaning of quality anymore.

seems like a knife would have been already sharpened by the time one of these contraptions is set up, plus you're working with a tiny sliver of stone. doesn't look well made either. thanks for the review.

Good review but I have to give you only about a 6/10 on the rant. 😜 Keep up the good work always enjoy your videos! Thanks!

Some of what you say is wrong here. Firstly, the cost of the stones. You might pay $300 for 5 or 6 full size stones -- 8 inch by 2.5 inch by 1 inch. You won't pay that for these little 1 by 6 inch stones. Secondly, you can get whetstones that don't need soaking. Splash and go ceramic stones just need a splash of water and they're ready to go. Watch some videos on Shapton stones. Thirdly, it shouldn't take 'hundreds of passes' if you're using good stones. I can raise a burr on my Shapton stones after about twenty passes a side. Harder, powder metal steels will take longer, but nothing routinely takes hundreds of passes. Aside from those issues, I agree with the rest of your points. Sharpener looks like junk. You get what you pay for.

I have the 008 and find myself just sharpening by hand on decent stones. I can get much sharper that way.

That has less stability than Argentina's economy

maaaan... you first move the hangle to tight the spring and after thight the screw....

I sold my Kme for a tsprof kadet pro,very happy with it.

That edge didn't even look like 2000 grit to me. 1000-grit polish should reflect a TON more light than that edge did.

Darn I'm glad I got a tsprof

Pin point accuracy on the review. Junk. I'm trying the work sharp presently. It has 3 stones attached to the guide. Not impressed with it either. $45 so I cant complain too much. Great video buddy.

It is what it is. Pretty cheap.

👍. Thanks. I won’t be buying this. Especially not for $180 +. I would not even pay $50 for it.

You totally right. The system is total crap. No sCrews tighten. It all comes apart. The water stones grind to zero in One knife. Could ONLY do down stokes. Havent tried the diamond and AM sure they not. After having seen your video still made the mistake mater of budget. I mean it Will sharpen if you do 1 knife ir 2 a month. People dont make my mistake, save up and get a proper American made system.

Ruixin Pro -009 vs -008 ???

Well damn

oh boy its a whetstone gritty, loose screw mess .

Sistem is ok ,,but the stones omg trash ,,glue the sand paper and problem done

By pushing the stone aginst the blade are you not cutting the stone with the knife insted of sharpening the edge with the stone? I believe thats why your loosing so much material?

Камни конечно говёные, но точилка в целом не так уж и плоха, для домашних ножей вполне! Значит просто заточник не смог в заточку)

Can the holder hold 4inch stone? Amazon has these for 37usd. LMAO i wouldnt pay anything over 20 for this sharpener. Sytool does have a knock off tsprof blitz for under 300usd.

Eh, you get what you pay for as expected.

With China junk....what do you expect?

you must weld it alright...for that price I'm not going to get in your game...that is a not good unit

You were doing a push sharpening and not dragging ther other way perhaps🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

I would really love a knife sharpener like this for my collection but all the options out there are well above my price range. A lot of these devices are way over engineered and too expensive so I've been keeping an eye on your sharpened reviews. Even this, a simple and cheap to manufacture is still imo overpriced and not well made to boot. Perhaps I should be so stingy on a good sharpener but paying hundreds is just too much. Awesome video as always. I'll keep to hand sharpening for now but look forward to your next sharpener video!

It didn’t work because you didn’t follow the instructions! Oh wait………. There wasn’t any!😂

i just comment to get a like from green beetle :D

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It does explain to me a lot- I was sort of wondering why the very expensive versions of these made in place like Poland and Russia were made out of the things they are with what I was considering 'over engineered' components. Turns out they're not over-engineered, they're in the 'good as it needs to be' bracket of continuous use for such a tool and probably worth the money they cost... to someone, who isn't me. So it does actually answer a question I had in terms of "why it cost so much" because the alternative is that costing less means you get a bit of junk. Now take that box out of the garbage and make a knife out of the components or you'll trigger all them zoomie kids that accuse boomers like yourself of being wasteful and gretas will troll you on the internet.

Wow. So, to summarise, these things look good, like they will be brilliant, but in reality are annoyingly shitty pieces of crap. Nice to know, thank you!

Hahahaha!!! Another chinese crap!😆😆😆Only box looks good!🤣🤣🤣

So somehow, the 008 is better

I watched all 14 minutes of this video and I still don't have a clue what this contraption is used for