wheelie sharpener for broadheads?

[Scarne]

Sharpening anything requires understanding what you are phyisically doing and why.  Nobody explains it better than ron @ kme.  Nobody makes a better sharpening tool than Ron @ kme.

[Overspined]

I have played with these and they ruin the edge of a broadhead.  If you only stroke it a couple times through the wheels, it works ok, but any more, and it rolls over the burr and edge, and to sharpen the edge again you have to reset the edge angles. So it is a quick fix for a temporary sharp edge, but I don't recommend them.

[Charlie Lamb]

I'm not sure there is a handier sharpener for Hill and Simmons broadheads.
When I use a carbide pull through sharpener, I always finish the edge with a crock stick (ceramic hone stick) and then strop it.

The carbide establishes the edge, the ceramic set up the edge and removes the burr, the strop polishes and refines the edge... it takes a special strop for the Hill's and Simmons.

[Scarne]

Originally posted by Overspined:
So it is a quick fix for a temporary sharp edge, but I don't recommend them.

Isn't that what everybody wants?  A cheap, temporary, no skill required fix?  Oh ya, they call it compounds and crossbows.

It took me all of 15 minutes to perfect the KME jig OR sharpener.  I can darn near shave my face with them.  And the edge is easily replaced by stropping on the back of my quiver.

[Bill Turner]

If RC reommends the Rada wheel sharpener then I'm all in. RC takes more game annually with his bow/broadheads then I see during a normal season. I've been using a Cutco wheelie for field touch-ups on my Bear Razorheads since 1970 with good results. I'll have to give the Rada a try. Thanks for sharing.  

[Justin Falon]

I think each person has his/her preferences. Some like to spend all day Sunday sharpening stuff.  I don't. I like quick and effective because I want to be in the woods and not in the house.  Just my two cents, but people's feedback to this post is very helpful.

justin

[steadman]

I have a hard time correlating a wheel type sharpener to a compound but to each his own. Just because a guy uses one to sharpen a certain type of head doesn't mean he's taking the easy way out. Hope the comments have helped  

[Justin Falon]

love all the comments. Many have raved for the KME. I couldn't make it work consistently. Some have cheered for the redi edge. It worked but took off too much metal. Denny Sturgis Jr. swore all I needed was a 6" file. He was right but it has drawbacks for me. The rada gives me what I need for the most part. The rest is up to my shooting skills.....

[pdk25]

[pdk25]

You won't be disappointed, Mr. Turner.  RC know his stuff and knows very well that the RADA wheel gets your broadheads more than sharp enough to get the job done, and is about the best thing going for in the field touchups.  You can get a broadhead that was shot into gravel/ dirt ready to hunt in less than a minute and it very small with no moving parts to mess with.  The KME sharpener does do a great job for establishing a bevel and getting a honed edge, and there is no better customer service than Ron.  Certainly nothing wrong with someone choosing to use that system, just a little cumbersome for the field.  As far as earlier comments about skill, etc..., I am not sure that using the KME necessarily means that you have more skill than someone using a RADA wheelie sharpener, or that using the RADA is similar in anyway to using a compound or crossbow.  I guess everyone can decide for themselves if this makes sense.

[Tajue17]

I use the Rada to recover the edges on my heads and then use the simmons pro sharpener.  

didn't like the RADA at first but now glad I have a  few of them just in case.

[buckster]

As others have said, they work great and make quick work of touching up heads in the field.  It's the only sharpener we carry on our site.

[Justin Falon]

well put.

touched up my heads with my rada minutes ago. this simplest and therefore the most reliable for me to use.

justin

[zepnut]

Had to get one myself to see what the fuss was about. Worked well on my knifes and Zwickeys. Fast and inexpensive. Have to pick up another one.