Nice work! I really enjoy watching you nerd out about your profession. I noticed that in some videos of yours, the leather wheel is a bit off and wobbles. The stropping wheels always have three alignment pins on the inside which slot into corresponding holes for perfect seating. You might already know this but maybe someone reading the comments finds this helpful. Best regards, Alex
@@AlexanderHeindl_ thanks Alex, those pins are long ago squished into non existence. The base is cracked and re-glued and the screw have been stripped, redrilled and rescrewed. The hole is elongated. It’s like an old friend I just can’t replace. I’ve grown emotionally attached to it now. Plus I love how it upsets the puritans who fuss over aligned honing but only get 170 scores. I freehand hone on that old dog and regularly score 70s. It’d break my heart to replace it. 😂
@@iSharpen Ok, that's funny. These marks of "love" you only get when you spend a lot of time together. I also sometimes tell my costumers, that it doesn't have to be an exact science. Most knive owners don't want to use a microscope but are happy if it looks nice to the eye. If the results are what you desired and they have a great time using it then should be a satisfactory result. I would lose my sanity if i'd break my head over every kitchen knive i've sharpened.
Sometimes. I use it when I radius the corners on a fresh new wheel or a freshly trued wheel and I use the smooth side occasionally when I want the wheel to be especially smooth which is rare.
@@MesserOpa yeah, it depends how rough I am with the grading plates and how many blue steel Japanese knives I do. after 7 wheels it’ll be interesting to see. I’ll keep you all informed because I’ve been asked quite a few times. But even at just 300 knives x $15 it’s a profitable enterprise. Not the most profitable but it pays the rent. I have lots of time to fill. I can do 50-100 knives a day when I’m in a roll. Need to work on my marketing. I refuse to pay for Facebook or Google ads because they’re such a bloody rip off. Facebook specifically makes it extremely complicated (I’m sure) so people blame themselves when the ads don’t perform. I’ve never had a successful Facebook ad ever. Plus they suck. They’re one of the worst companies on earth.
@@iSharpen Time spent doing what you like is time spent well, so... I never liked marketing either and Big G and F... you said it. Best is mouth to mouth anyway. Boy, up to 100 knives a day. That's a lot.
@@MesserOpa I did 52 in about 6 hours one day with breaks. 100 would be a big day but not impossible. I’ve done plenty of tough 12 hour days in my life. Some me in the desert as a welder. Being at home I could spend all my waking hours and have time for plenty of breaks.
(Australian dollars) that’s equal to about USD$10 which is the going rate for precision slow speed sharpening. The belt sanding guys charge less because they zoom through with a few passes. They don’t seem to care that much with precision.
@@alexramos3694 yeah I know. I watched the release video the day it was released. Lost interest half way through. Not a fan. Seems like a really long way to go about doing what the WM-200 does in three seconds. I consider it de-evolution. Just like the new knife jig. Not a fan of that either. I think Tormek is acting a bit desperate and just making new products for no good reason. I’m also pretty sure I’m the only one on earth with that opinion. I wish I didn’t have it.
Nice work!
I really enjoy watching you nerd out about your profession.
I noticed that in some videos of yours, the leather wheel is a bit off and wobbles.
The stropping wheels always have three alignment pins on the inside which slot into corresponding holes for perfect seating.
You might already know this but maybe someone reading the comments finds this helpful.
Best regards,
Alex
@@AlexanderHeindl_ thanks Alex, those pins are long ago squished into non existence. The base is cracked and re-glued and the screw have been stripped, redrilled and rescrewed. The hole is elongated. It’s like an old friend I just can’t replace. I’ve grown emotionally attached to it now. Plus I love how it upsets the puritans who fuss over aligned honing but only get 170 scores. I freehand hone on that old dog and regularly score 70s. It’d break my heart to replace it. 😂
@@iSharpen Ok, that's funny.
These marks of "love" you only get when you spend a lot of time together.
I also sometimes tell my costumers, that it doesn't have to be an exact science.
Most knive owners don't want to use a microscope but are happy if it looks nice to the eye.
If the results are what you desired and they have a great time using it then should be a satisfactory result.
I would lose my sanity if i'd break my head over every kitchen knive i've sharpened.
@@AlexanderHeindl_ I agree. 100%. I don’t even think angles are that important. 30-ish is fine with me.
How often do you use the stone grader? Great video.
Sometimes. I use it when I radius the corners on a fresh new wheel or a freshly trued wheel and I use the smooth side occasionally when I want the wheel to be especially smooth which is rare.
A nice one again, Baz. I guessed you would get round about 300 knives per wheel.
@@MesserOpa yeah, it depends how rough I am with the grading plates and how many blue steel Japanese knives I do. after 7 wheels it’ll be interesting to see. I’ll keep you all informed because I’ve been asked quite a few times.
But even at just 300 knives x $15 it’s a profitable enterprise. Not the most profitable but it pays the rent. I have lots of time to fill. I can do 50-100 knives a day when I’m in a roll. Need to work on my marketing. I refuse to pay for Facebook or Google ads because they’re such a bloody rip off. Facebook specifically makes it extremely complicated (I’m sure) so people blame themselves when the ads don’t perform. I’ve never had a successful Facebook ad ever. Plus they suck. They’re one of the worst companies on earth.
@@iSharpen Time spent doing what you like is time spent well, so...
I never liked marketing either and Big G and F... you said it. Best is mouth to mouth anyway.
Boy, up to 100 knives a day. That's a lot.
@@MesserOpa I did 52 in about 6 hours one day with breaks. 100 would be a big day but not impossible. I’ve done plenty of tough 12 hour days in my life. Some me in the desert as a welder. Being at home I could spend all my waking hours and have time for plenty of breaks.
@@iSharpen Yes, working from home is a huge advantage. 52 is a very good achievement for one day.
I would be happy with that, even with less.
@@MesserOpa so would I and I am but if you allow room for big things they sometimes happen.
holy shit. its 15 dollars per knife? not bad, not bad at all👍🏻
(Australian dollars) that’s equal to about USD$10 which is the going rate for precision slow speed sharpening. The belt sanding guys charge less because they zoom through with a few passes. They don’t seem to care that much with precision.
Tormek's new angle finder is KS 123.
@@alexramos3694 yeah I know. I watched the release video the day it was released. Lost interest half way through. Not a fan. Seems like a really long way to go about doing what the WM-200 does in three seconds. I consider it de-evolution. Just like the new knife jig. Not a fan of that either. I think Tormek is acting a bit desperate and just making new products for no good reason. I’m also pretty sure I’m the only one on earth with that opinion. I wish I didn’t have it.