I was reading up on this system and was looking for some feed back. I love my KME sharpener but was looking at the touch up wheel for final honing of my single bevel BH.
Is it worth the $50.00? I like the idea of a quick touch up to put a razor edge on it. But in the same aspect I also have to buy a table grinder so thats another $60 or so.
Thanks
I have a set of paper wheels and hardly use them for broadheads. I dod use them for kitchen knives and such and they work pretty good. The problem for me is that with any sharpening system, you have to hold the sharpening angle exactly the same or you mess up the edge. I cannot do this without some sort of guide so I stick with my KME for getting my broadheads razor sharp.
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Give this a try it's cheaper than the $120.00 or so you are thinking of spending.When I touch up my single bevels,double bevels and all my knives, I just use my KME knife sharpener till I finish with the extra fine black stone. Then I polish with some "Mothers" paste on cardboard and final strop on a clean peice of corrigated cardboard. Final product is super scary sharp.
I have the Razor Sharp system and love it. It gets things scarry sharp in seconds. I am thinking of also buying the KME system because, it's a little hard to take the bench grinder to elk camp.
They produce the sharpest edges I've felt and fast. I just could not get the paper wheels to run true. I would stick with the KME.
Thanks for all the info guys.... :wavey:
I have one, like mentioned before its tough to hold a consistantangle to the wheel. I've done some heads that are freaky sharp, and others I couldnt get. Works great for my fillet knives. If I could come up with some sort of jig to hold the blade angle steady, that would make life a lot easier.
Im shooting Woodsmans now, so it doesnt get a lot of use.
QuoteOriginally posted by Autumnarcher:
I have one, like mentioned before its tough to hold a consistantangle to the wheel. I've done some heads that are freaky sharp, and others I couldnt get. Works great for my fillet knives. If I could come up with some sort of jig to hold the blade angle steady, that would make life a lot easier.
Im shooting Woodsmans now, so it doesnt get a lot of use.
I was really just interested in the polishing wheel. I can get the angle with my KME. I would just want to get that last finishing edge that I just can't seem to get. Don't get me wrong, by single bevels get really sharp just not what I hear people getting them on here.
I found a paper wheel system for $34 so Ill give it a try and see what happens.
Without a doubt it was a great investment. It is really simple to use . I start from the back of the broadhead and slide it quickly to the point. On a single bevel abowyer brown bear I went from dull to super sharp in 22 seconds. The polished edge also seems to really hold up. The key is getting the bevel angle right. I hold the bevel edge on a non spinning wheel and rotate the wheel until the broadhead is vertical. I note the position on the wheel and just hold the head vertical and make the passes at that spot. You dont have to guess angles once you figure out the "vertical" spot. Keep in mind I just started using the wheel a week ago so it doesnt take long to master. I do keep a KME and diamond stone in my pack for field touchup.
BTW , if you are setting the bevel with the KME you will only need the paper polishing wheel . For single bevels it is 1 pass on each bevel and 1 flat pass on the non bevel sides.
Do you get the broadheads truly shaving sharp?
And when you would normally flip the single bevel over to knock off the wire elge do you just use a stone to do it or do you use the wheel also?
disregard last question on single bevel.....I just read your next post
thanks
I get the single bevels truly razor sharp. The first couple times it might take you, say, a minute. Pretty soon you'll get to 22 seconds. If the heads are really dull or rough you may need to re bevel with the KME first or use the grinding wheel.