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Post by twiggy on Jan 26, 2024 15:17:33 GMT
I have invested in the Work Sharp sharpener - the one that's essentially a mini belt sander. Ken Onion version.
I picked it because I am new, and due to being autistic my fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination are not the best, so sharpening on a wet stone would be very difficult for me.
It seems to have very good reviews, and I like the fact that the angle guides can be set to a wide variety of angles.
What I am not good at is guessing the edge angles of anything.
Are there tools to find angles, and can anyone recommend one?
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Post by eastman on Jan 27, 2024 6:34:55 GMT
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Post by mrstabby on Jan 27, 2024 7:53:33 GMT
If you have calipers you can also do it the math way. Measure the thickness where the bevel begins and the length of the bevel and put it in a triangle angle calculator. Won't be 100% accurate because the bevels are only a few millimeters at best, but it works in a pinch. The only thing about this is that some calculators turn around the input numbers to fit the longest side as hypothenuse, so you have to keep that in mind, especially if the bevel sides are uneven, which often is the case on bad factory sharpening jobs. I have tried a few other angle finders, but found the caliper-math method the easiest and most accurate for me. Haven't tested such a card though.
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Post by eastman on Jan 27, 2024 16:14:51 GMT
the tool I linked the image of is commonly used for chisels and planes, which are usually single ground.
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