01-11-2020, 07:39 AM
Interesting about "no platen sharpening". I've been trying to avoid highly convexed edges like I get from my WSKO. But that's a 3/4" belt that's not tensioned very tightly. So it tends to really wrap around the blade with even moderate pressure. As a result I've got a few pocket knives with slightly ugly bevels that are indistinct. Meaning that the belt wrap effect went *up* the blade so my bevel line isn't neat and clean and sharp. Rather it's fuzzy due to the belt wrap.
Maybe the 1x42 is tensioned way tighter and/or moves faster so I can use really light pressure and still get a nice sharp bevel line.
BTW, the medium scotchbrite belt is pretty awesome for cleaning and polishing. I recently found some cheap terrible "boot knives" I bought in the late 80s. Pakastani stuff, so it's terrible steel and below average workmanship. I think I paid $1 for them on some sale. Both were rusty in their leather sheaths with green stained guards (brass). I was just going to throw them away, but decided to scotchbrite them up instead. I'm quite impressed with how much crud the scotchbrite belt can remove in little time. The brass came out really nice! It's got that bright freshly machined look to it. The scratches are what you would expect. They look like they belong.
The blades are pitted, in some cases fairly deeply. They've been rusting away for about 30 years now, so go figure. But all the rust is gone and they are much cleaner and nicer. I've started regridning the face of one of the blades to take out the pitting. Of course this is my first time grinding a blade and I went *right* over the line in the center of the blade and flattened it out in two spots. Oops. Good thing these are throwaway blades. I'll have to see what I can get done with the Trizact A160 on these. Just for fun.
Though I should probably be actually sharpening some blades too. Gotta find some love value volunteers. Maybe a trip to Goodwill is in order today.
Brian.
Maybe the 1x42 is tensioned way tighter and/or moves faster so I can use really light pressure and still get a nice sharp bevel line.
BTW, the medium scotchbrite belt is pretty awesome for cleaning and polishing. I recently found some cheap terrible "boot knives" I bought in the late 80s. Pakastani stuff, so it's terrible steel and below average workmanship. I think I paid $1 for them on some sale. Both were rusty in their leather sheaths with green stained guards (brass). I was just going to throw them away, but decided to scotchbrite them up instead. I'm quite impressed with how much crud the scotchbrite belt can remove in little time. The brass came out really nice! It's got that bright freshly machined look to it. The scratches are what you would expect. They look like they belong.
The blades are pitted, in some cases fairly deeply. They've been rusting away for about 30 years now, so go figure. But all the rust is gone and they are much cleaner and nicer. I've started regridning the face of one of the blades to take out the pitting. Of course this is my first time grinding a blade and I went *right* over the line in the center of the blade and flattened it out in two spots. Oops. Good thing these are throwaway blades. I'll have to see what I can get done with the Trizact A160 on these. Just for fun.
Though I should probably be actually sharpening some blades too. Gotta find some love value volunteers. Maybe a trip to Goodwill is in order today.
Brian.