08-08-2017, 10:37 PM
I suspect your reading is accurate and you are doing a fine job of sharpening. Just slowly push in to the test media until it breaks. You don’t have to do it super slowly. Just push down to somewhere around 100 and then slowly so you see about 5gf/second. Don’t make a big deal about it, just don’t jam it through.
A 105 reading is great! Good job! My experience is mostly knives and I generally try to sharpen them to around 150. 150 is plenty sharp! IMHO, when you start getting less than that the edge is so thin I suspect it starts to lose durability. Even 150 probably starts to be a balance between durability and sharpness. I’ve found that getting below a 100 reading requires very careful sharpening, so if you are around 100 congratulations.
Soon you will get a feel for it and see that it’s not a big deal to take a measurement.
A 105 reading is great! Good job! My experience is mostly knives and I generally try to sharpen them to around 150. 150 is plenty sharp! IMHO, when you start getting less than that the edge is so thin I suspect it starts to lose durability. Even 150 probably starts to be a balance between durability and sharpness. I’ve found that getting below a 100 reading requires very careful sharpening, so if you are around 100 congratulations.
Soon you will get a feel for it and see that it’s not a big deal to take a measurement.