Ultimate Knife Sharpener? Or...Not? - Hapstone RS 

The ruxin is a cheap sharpener, the happy is a better quality sharpener.

Did the same on the Ruixin screw. Keep in mind it's good to adjust the angle higher just a little bit when going up in grits, at least for diamond stones that is.

No, I have the most expensive kit from hapstone, and I have to find a trick to have same angle on each side. some times may be because of the placement of the knife into the pliers, but there is also something to fix, and it is a cons, for sure.

if you look at the other shots it's not wobbling, he must have forgotten to tighten for that one particular shot

It'll take any 4" or 6" x 1" stones

@@leotam3372 thanku

Appreciate the comment and search my channel ... pretty sure both are on there!

@@WalterSorrellsBlades yes! Watched many times and so interesting! Looking forward to see more!😄

I have it and you can literally just mount the base backwards.

He spoke about it and told us about pre-orders.

Any suggestion.?

@@Norhther Yes. On RU-vid, you can find some sharpeners using alternative kinematics. They don't have a central pivot and are based on a linear bearings instead. They are much better. With this schema, the cutting edge angles do not depend on the thickness of the abrasive stone or plate. Moreover, when the amount of removed metal is considerable, it also doesn't change the angles. Also, you can find reasonable priced linear bearing assemblies with matching shafts on the market, so the schema can be a matter of DIY. I have a list of RU-vid pages with such examples, and, if you are really interested, I could share them.

@@Micro-Moo yes please, which ones do you recommend?

@@Norhther I do not recommend one, not anything in particular. I tried to describe a schema, a class of jigs. By the way, I don't know if any of them can be purchased. I know just the video and have experience in sharpening.

@@Micro-Moo can you share some videos on the topic, please?

No. Take you time and good stones…

@@sousemymail i cant get any knife sharp with a norton india 8x2 combi stone and a strop or fine spyderco ceramic. Shaving hair sharp is good enough. Unless the steels rubbish it always comes up sharp

The reason these rigs cost more than $50 is that the precision and design are far superior to what “most people” can make in their home shops. And yes, that precision and design very much does show up in the quality of the edge you can achieve. If you only want a DIY $50 edge, that’s fine - you do you. Just understand that you’re not going to get the same result as you could get with a $200 setup.

​@@cavemandanwilder5597oh right u spend more money and its automatically better,cheers

@@ianstewart119 If you want a Lexus, you have to pay Lexus prices. Anyone who tells you they can give you Lexus quality for Toyota prices is either lying or stupid.

@@ianstewart119 I am a maker, I have made a similar sharpening jig, and many other tools for that matter that work perfectly fine. It's not that if you spend the money it's "automatically" better. If you are a machinist and you have a mill, and a lathe, you can make a high quality knife sharpening jig like this for your $50 in material. I'm not a machinist and the jig i made works for me but not with the precision that a well thought out design that is mass produced in a factory setting will get you. By the way I haven't used that jig in a couple of years, and I have other jigs that work just as well, but I sharpen most of my knives on my 2x72 freehand. I get really scary sharp knives freehand pretty damned fast, and I have my own leather strop that I made that brings it to a polished finish after progressing to a 3,000 grit belt. That all being said, I'm not a fan of sending my money overseas to any country. By the way, are you a maker, or own lots of knives that you sharpen regularly? I would suggest getting a motorized sharpening system of some kind for you. Just my thoughts from a guy in Tucson

@@ianstewart119 More money = better? Nope. More money spent on quality precision. Most definitely! ;