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Pros & Cons
Pros
This thing is bananas! This thing is incredible. A pleasure to operate.
The manual says, hover the blade. It takes a little bit of skill to use, but a normal person should be able to learn to use this device in a couple of minute.
The only time heat is a problem is with the roughest belt, i only use that to reshape a blade with a worn belly or a broken tip. Changing belts on this thing is also super quick and easy, very well thought out. There's even a tracking adjustment so th... Read More
Use the spring tension wheel to align the band, get your angle set and whatever speed you feel is appropriate (i'd say fast for removing material with the coarser grits and move to slower with finer grits for the detail work) back side there is a 90 d... Read More
Cons
Cold steel san mai kukri is one of the most disappointing purchases i have made in recent memory.
Many of the bolts used to tighten various adjustments in the system are made of cheep plastic. As a result, it throws the belt off before it can even rotate once all the way through. After a few weeks of using the tighten screw broke.
Highlights
Quality
Excellent product makes the work sharp work like it should i finally have extremely sharp kitchen knives
Excellent machine im sharpening knives like a pro
Broke within the first couple days very dissatisfied and disappointed they replaced it so i am satisfied
Slicing paper with a knife is no longer interesting
Price
Lost a star for price and for skill requirement
Debated getting this because of the cost
The cost in my opinion could be a little lower maybe 3040 range
Packaging/appearance
Opened the box attached the unit and had 5 extra sharp blades including two that had chips in under two hours
Competitiveness
You can get the same results from a lansky system or any number of other products on the market
Prior to trying this out i tried wet stones and the lansky sharpener system
You can also find better deals on sanding belts
I use a lot of different blades that go back to 1960s sabatier to new dao vua robert parker shun wusthof to chicago cutlery fr... Read More
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sharp, great, easy and level. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.8% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 2,714 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 19 2024.
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The cost in my opinion could be a little lower maybe 3040 range
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I’ve had the ken onion edition sharpener for a while but never really cared for the supplied guide
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Often i would end up just eyeballing the angle without the guide with mixed results
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When i saw this option i jumped on it
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You can also find better deals on sanding belts
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I also ordered a leather honing belt that will put a mirror finish in your blade
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It has a very small learning curve
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Its simple to use if i can sharpen a knife anyone can
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