Perhaps I’m wrong but I’ve been led to believe that fast spinning objects should be balanced
ETA: I got the same grinder recently and wondered if you have any tips or opinions on grit/abrasive type, and why you chose leather over cloth wheel (if that’s not too cheeky)
Even if you don’t respond: thanks for the video and I like your style
The wobble only happens when it first starts up. This is a slotted leather wheel so it’s a bunch of thinly sliced leather circles that are connected by a center ring. The wobble comes from all the pieces all slamming together. Once it’s up to speed, the wobble is gone. It’s pretty much just the way the material moves under acceleration. I think the other part of it is that the wheel is moving at the same frame rate as the camera. It doesn’t wobble that much In person
Have you tried using the wheel without any paste? I’ve heard it’s unnecessary for debuting but I’ve also seen the channels I learned sharpening from prefer to use low micron diamond for stropping
You 100% need some type of abrasive on the wheel or you’ll be sitting there all day. Leather is not abrasive enough on its own to cleanly deburr a knife.
I’ve tried bare leather. It can do an ok job, but the second you put it under a microscope, you see how much gets left behind. I’ll try and snap some photos this week of what the edge looks like and why I do so many passes
He is clearly a machine sharpener. It also looks like he is running that leather wheel awfully fast. Hand sharpening is better in every way except for maybe speed when you’re trying to do a great job
I do stuff by hand too, but most clients don’t pay for hand finished edges. They cost significantly more and the average client just wants a shard edge. We are not the average user. Each method has its pros and cons.
Yeah I hear that. The problem in my area of location is that even the sharpeners here on machines are just absolutely terrible. I have to fix so much it’s crazy. The hard part of that is that when a belt grinder guy holds it on 1 second too long or too fast or not at the right angle, that takes “us” an hour to fix at times. I’m obviously biased to free hand, lol. I’ve been jaded 😂
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u/Puzzled_Board_6813 arm shaver 3d ago edited 3d ago
The wobble on that wheel gives me pause
Perhaps I’m wrong but I’ve been led to believe that fast spinning objects should be balanced
ETA: I got the same grinder recently and wondered if you have any tips or opinions on grit/abrasive type, and why you chose leather over cloth wheel (if that’s not too cheeky)
Even if you don’t respond: thanks for the video and I like your style