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Title: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Mud_Slide_Slim on January 19, 2015, 06:43:00 PM
For all of you that are using the KME Broadhead Sharpener, can this be used for double bevel heads or is it only designed for single bevel heads?  I am seriously considering buying one but the only heads I have now are VPAs double bevel.  I will be getting some single bevel as well, but want a sharpener that can sharpen both.  Looking forward to your replies!

Bill-
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Charlie Lamb on January 19, 2015, 07:09:00 PM
The KME will put devastating edges on single or double bevel heads... it's not intended for 3 blades though.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: karrow on January 19, 2015, 07:22:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
The KME will put devastating edges on single or double bevel heads... it's not intended for 3 blades though.
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Mud_Slide_Slim on January 19, 2015, 07:24:00 PM
Thanks guys.  I am looking forward to using one.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: carbonflyr on January 20, 2015, 12:39:00 PM
yep...listen to Charlie!!!
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: JD Page 1965 on January 21, 2015, 09:54:00 AM
I must not know what I am doing because for all the time I have spent trying to sharpen my Stingers with the KME I could have got the same results with a $5.00 carbide hand sharpener. I have watched all the videos and used numerous types of stones including diamond / Arkansas. I am about to throw in the towel!
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Charlie Lamb on January 21, 2015, 11:10:00 AM
JD give Ron a call KME. When the call is finished you'll have the "the" touch. He is always more than happy to help.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: JD Page 1965 on January 21, 2015, 12:45:00 PM
Just got a nice message from Ron (Great guy) I am going to call him Friday and see what I have been doing wrong. Thanks Charlie!
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Harleywriter on January 21, 2015, 09:38:00 PM
Maintaining the same angle through the entire process is crucial and the KME helps you do just that.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Florida bowhunter on January 21, 2015, 11:07:00 PM
I paid 42.00 dollars for a kme, and to be honest i can do a better job with a ceramic stick sharpener, i spent nearly 3 hours trying to sharpen single bevels with the kme and never could.....
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on January 22, 2015, 02:16:00 AM
Florida, you must be doing some thing wrong. my broadheads are so sharp you get cut from looking at them using KME.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Doc Nock on January 22, 2015, 08:15:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Florida bowhunter:
I paid 42.00 dollars for a kme, and to be honest i can do a better job with a ceramic stick sharpener, i spent nearly 3 hours trying to sharpen single bevels with the kme and never could.....
Me too, when I was founder and President of Can't Sharpen $hix, International.  Then I broke down and called Ron. He talked/walked me through the process and the light went on.  I was quitting the first run, first side, too quickly.  I was trying to change bevel on a HARD head and I got bored, so I quit and used other stones and all I did was polish up a dull edge.

If it doesn't cut hair on the coarsest stone, it's not ready to change stones!  That, at least, was MY big issue...

Ron since got better stones and diamond stones that are more aggressive, but with proper orientation, even the old stuff served me well.

Try a call. All you have to loose is time to learn to use a great tool properly!
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: KYArcher on January 22, 2015, 09:42:00 AM
I have one , great concept & well made tool, but I have no luck with it. I think a wide stone would help alot? KY  :archer:
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Sharpster on January 22, 2015, 10:55:00 AM
Thanks everyone. If anyone is having difficulty with any of our stuff, please give me a call. I'm here pretty well chained to my desk every M-F from about 6 AM till at least noon (eastern). There's not much in life that I know a whole lot about, but I really do enjoy passing on what little I do know. Thanks again,

Ron

800 561-4339
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: NoCams on January 22, 2015, 11:34:00 AM
Doc Nock said it best and Ron is ready,willing,and more than able to service what he sells......  :readit:  

Thank you Ron for making and servicing a product line that rids us all of the excuses for a dull head or knife. Makes us all more humane and happier when it it time to dress out God's bounty....  :notworthy:
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Doc Nock on January 23, 2015, 01:24:00 PM
As Camless said... call Ron.

I wasn't kidding when I said I couldn't sharpen ShiX... Can't shoot long shots on a pool table either, but KME helped me--well, with the sharpening part anyway.  Still can run a long ball on the pool table for nuttin!

It was the tiny details. Devil's in the details and nowhere more than in trad archery!! Only fitting a product made for us would also require attention to detail, So, Scott, if you're "Stubbin your Stub toe" call Ron and quit letting a great product lie fallow in your drawer etc.

It was so simple what I wasn't doing, but in defense, I was trying to do it on super hard steel head and wasn't getting anywhere...stones have improved since and now most companies are offering a 25* bevel on their heads!

Anty up and watch the scales fall off your eyes and the great AH-HA! Come to life, Scott!
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: JD Page 1965 on January 23, 2015, 03:52:00 PM
Ron is simply put, a great guy! He is someone I would be proud to call a friend. He not only cured my sharpening issues with some patience and simple instructions, he talked to me like a friend. KME is the Best Sharpener bar none, also with the best support I have ever experienced.
Thanks again Ron..
john page
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Mud_Slide_Slim on January 23, 2015, 06:51:00 PM
Well, I placed an order today and it should arrive next week.  Thanks for all who gave their input on this thread.  It is great knowing if I have an issue I can call Ron and gain some of his insight.  Looking forward to what this sharpener will do to my broadheads!

Bill-
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Charlie Lamb on January 23, 2015, 08:47:00 PM
Post your results when you get it. Pictures if you can do it.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: Steve Kendrot on January 23, 2015, 10:31:00 PM
KME broadhead sharpener without a doubt gives the fastest and sharpest blade I've ever achieved.  I didn't care for the small stones so I use a full sheet of the rubber backed sandpaper on a peice of glass. I start on 120 grit, move to 220, and end on 400. Strop on cardboard after that. Coat the blade with sharpie ink to prevent rust. I only use double bevel blades. Am a bit confused on how to remove the burr on a single bevel.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: KYArcher on January 25, 2015, 08:16:00 AM
Steve your sandpaper sounds like a great idea.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 25, 2015, 08:43:00 AM
I found my sharpening inadequacy's were mainly due to old crappy stones and equipment. That bad equipment had me pushing to hard (too much pressure).  A set if new diamond stones, light pressure and a leather strop and Rons CBN emulsion to finish up has made me look like a sharpening guru.

A tuned bow and a broadhead as sharp as you can get it are the two biggest hurdles in our hunting effort.
Title: Re: KME Broadhead Sharpener Question.
Post by: sagebrush on January 25, 2015, 10:40:00 PM
It works good on knives too. (The knife sharpener)