I went to Lowe's and bought 1/4-20 x 3/4 in flat phillips machine screws to replace the hexagon shaped screws that you needed the allenwrench to tighten the screws. Now all I need to tighten the clamp is a phillips screw driver.
You need a microbevel on the apex around 2 degrees higher than the edge. So if your edge is 20 deg. use a ceramic honing rod on it at 22 deg. Amazon sells ceramic honing rods with plastic guides to help you get the angle you want. I just got one and it works great to get that next level of sharpness you (and I prior) didn't know we were missing. I guess you could try using your highest grit stone at 22 degrees (or sharpen at 18 and microbevel at 20 if you want). But you have to use a feather light touch. Good luck!
Good demo! It’s surprisingly similar to my Kadet Pro that cost 6x more. A wrap of kapton tape will firm up the grip of the clamps without the wiggle of rubber. What size are the clamp screws? A knurled or T-handle wrench should provide enough torque to adequately tighten the clamps. What is the diameter of the rod? Curious if other stone holders (like Hapstone) will fit to allow two-sided flat ended stones like Venev. Thanks!
Yeah it's very similar, I would say a copy of it. I will look into the kapton tape. I don't know any sizes, I don't have any calipers to check but I'm sure I can get info from Xarilk. Yes I think a T shaped wrench would work better. The clamps from my pioneer fit the Xarilk so it would be whatever size those are. I will say the rods on the Xarilk sharpeners are no where near as nice as others. No polish or anything, I think it hinders the smoothess somewhat.
@@DavidB-MTO sorry, I meant which size hex wrench is needed to tighten the clamp screws? I think I could hear the unpolished rod. Maybe if it’s the same size as a TSPROF or Hapstone rod, it might be worth swapping out.
Do you think this unit would be capable of sharpening a chef knife with a recurved style blade? For reference, I'm specifically referring to a knife like the Dalstrong Gladiator Series 7-inch Barong. (I'd leave a link, but TH-cam won't allow it.) Thanks for a great video!
At first I read this as convexed lol My poor brain is tired. I looked up your knife, I do believe this would work. The stones are only an inch wide and your recurve is gentle enough that the stone edges shouldn't have issues following the arc of the edge.
I don't own any dual sided stones, but I would say no. There's no as much clearance between the arm and that brackets that hold the stones like some other brands. It feels like it was made to accept the ones included, but others will fit.
I think there's enough of a difference that they won't. I'll check it out for you though. My Etsy adapter for the TSProf fits the Xarilk of I modify it slightly and get some different bolts
I went to Lowe's and bought 1/4-20 x 3/4 in flat phillips machine screws to replace the hexagon shaped screws that you needed the allenwrench to tighten the screws. Now all I need to tighten the clamp is a phillips screw driver.
You need a microbevel on the apex around 2 degrees higher than the edge. So if your edge is 20 deg. use a ceramic honing rod on it at 22 deg. Amazon sells ceramic honing rods with plastic guides to help you get the angle you want. I just got one and it works great to get that next level of sharpness you (and I prior) didn't know we were missing.
I guess you could try using your highest grit stone at 22 degrees (or sharpen at 18 and microbevel at 20 if you want). But you have to use a feather light touch. Good luck!
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try. I've got a ceramic rod that came with my Edge Pro along with some other stuff I have.
This system punches well above it's price range
Absolutely, it has a lot of features people pay $$$ for.
Good demo! It’s surprisingly similar to my Kadet Pro that cost 6x more. A wrap of kapton tape will firm up the grip of the clamps without the wiggle of rubber.
What size are the clamp screws? A knurled or T-handle wrench should provide enough torque to adequately tighten the clamps.
What is the diameter of the rod? Curious if other stone holders (like Hapstone) will fit to allow two-sided flat ended stones like Venev. Thanks!
Yeah it's very similar, I would say a copy of it. I will look into the kapton tape. I don't know any sizes, I don't have any calipers to check but I'm sure I can get info from Xarilk. Yes I think a T shaped wrench would work better. The clamps from my pioneer fit the Xarilk so it would be whatever size those are. I will say the rods on the Xarilk sharpeners are no where near as nice as others. No polish or anything, I think it hinders the smoothess somewhat.
@@DavidB-MTO sorry, I meant which size hex wrench is needed to tighten the clamp screws? I think I could hear the unpolished rod. Maybe if it’s the same size as a TSPROF or Hapstone rod, it might be worth swapping out.
Do you know if this unit acepts the TSPROF stones?
Yes it will accept all 6" stones
Do you think this unit would be capable of sharpening a chef knife with a recurved style blade? For reference, I'm specifically referring to a knife like the Dalstrong Gladiator Series 7-inch Barong. (I'd leave a link, but TH-cam won't allow it.)
Thanks for a great video!
At first I read this as convexed lol My poor brain is tired. I looked up your knife, I do believe this would work. The stones are only an inch wide and your recurve is gentle enough that the stone edges shouldn't have issues following the arc of the edge.
@@DavidB-MTOthanks for the reply and your expertise! I'll be purchasing this unit shortly... 👍
Is there an adapter that can be used to sharpen scissors?
Not for the system, and TSProf adapters to make that possible would cost twice as much as the Xarilk
How are the locking mechanisms on the rotation bar and the angle set, compared to the TS Prof?
No where near as good as TSProf, but for the price is serviceable.
@@DavidB-MTO Thanks
WIll the stone holder accept dual sided stones like the Venev Centaur? Thanks
I don't own any dual sided stones, but I would say no. There's no as much clearance between the arm and that brackets that hold the stones like some other brands. It feels like it was made to accept the ones included, but others will fit.
Do you know if this unit accepts the TSPROF clamps?
I think there's enough of a difference that they won't. I'll check it out for you though. My Etsy adapter for the TSProf fits the Xarilk of I modify it slightly and get some different bolts
if it's 2 cm where you fit the clamps in the frame then it should fit very well
holy smokes your right! I'll take a pic tonight. My pioneer clamps with L adapters works perfectly! Very interesting indeed
@@user-lw1pq8ms7x So any TSPROF Pro or Kadet clamp should work then? Wish I would have taken advantage of the Prime Day price.