8 Inch Deluxe Blade Sharpening Kit, For 6 Inch Bench Grinder, Made In The Usa

I screwed my grinding wheel up right of the bat by applying too much wax. I was able to salvage it by burning the wax off with a bic candle lighter. Anyway, the instructions are clear and precise, including details on regritting the wheel and tips on sharpening (although not too much detail on how much wax/lathing compound). Anyway, when I contacted customer service I got a call back directly from the owner! He explained how much wax to use -just briefly bump it once across the surface once before sharpening.As for the actual sharpening- it puts a razor edge on the hardest steels in a few seconds. I use one pass on kitchen and my 420HC blades, 2 passes on S30v, and 3 passes on s90v. Just like the worksharp, you've got to be careful not to grind the tip off. About the time the tip is halfway across the surface, pull it smartly towards you/off the wheel.As they say in the instructions, start off with knives from your junk drawer, not your Benchmade 940. You will need to decide to run your grinder front towards you or front facing away. What you are interested in is finding the best direction that allows you to clearly see what your doing, hold the best angle across the entire length of the blade, and comfort. You'll need practicing on the best angle, an even grind (especially on longer blades), and when to pull the knife away from the surface so as to not grind off your tip. Lots of light helps. Some knife steels will spark. Don't hold the blade without motion and don't press hard. On kitchen knives, put the edge flat (to maintain the low angle of the factory edge). If I find a grinder at a garage sale, I'll buy the leather stropping wheel.If you own or are considering the Worksharp, I'd suggest this system instead. It is faster to learn and faster to master and way faster to sharpen. I like my Worksharp, but the time it takes to replace the belts at each step is very annoying. Changing the belts isn't as easy as the videos suggest, it's hard to sharpen short and multi-tool blades, and it's way too easy to grind down the edge on the side of the blade where the belt runs bottom to top of you aren't super careful. Plus the guide only take works on larger/kitchen knives.Hope this helps you decide.

The media could not be loaded. I've been through the V-shaped sharpeners and the Flat Wet stones, I have never been satisfied. I was interested in another sharpening system that had files and clamps and took about 20-30 mins per knife. Then, I saw this system on a You Tube video. I immediately went to Amazon to look for it. I ordered these paper wheels and also another bench grinder. A Wen for $50+ because I wanted to reverse the base of the grinder so that the switch would be in the front with the proper rotation on the wheels. After spending maybe 20 minutes on removing the guards, reversing the base and installing the wheels, I was ready to sharpen. I had already picked out a "junk" knife and jumped right in. I used a Sharpie to mark the angle on the blade and did a practice run with the grinder turned off. After becoming comfortable with the movement, I went for it. It took 3 passes each side on the sharpening wheel and 2 passes on the honing wheel. Maybe 3 minutes but more like 2 minutes. I tried it on my arm hair first expecting it not to shave, but I has shocked, it shaved! A junk knife shaved the hairs on my arm after the first attempt! How impressive is that? So I tried other knives including my Benchmade Mel Pardue, The higher quality steel was even more impressively sharp. Unbelievable. So here is the back story. My wife owns Cutco knives for the kitchen. When I ordered this system, I asked if she would let me sharpen those, she respectfully declined. I was disappointed. As she was boxing up her Cutco's to send out, all but the big butcher knife would fit in the box so she left that behind. The Cutco knives are still in processing (over a week) Amazon Prime got me this system in two days and I proceeded to sharpen her Cutco butcher knife (at this point, I figured it was easier to ask forgiveness that permission). Again, 2 minutes later and the knife was like a razor. After sharpening, I demonstrated to my wife the butcher knife using what little arm hair I had left., She was impressed. After this demo, I asked my wife if she would want me to re-sharpen her Cutco's whenever that get returned to her. I know that won't be nearly as sharp as mine using this system. I got "the look" (guys you know what I'm talking about) I'm super Impressed and really pleased with the purchase. My advice after you purchase this system is to read the very simple instructions. Use only light pressure and 2 minutes is all you need. Start shaving!

I have a Lansky sharpener and the bigger Lansky ( type ) sharpener wet stones and other devices . The Razor Sharp is Faster and Easier to use and get a razor sharp edge . It is a bit Over Priced !!!