Cubitron and Trizact Belts on the Work Sharp Ken Onion

[@sharpenrightservicesllc]

The 3M belts were a game changer in the speed and quality of my sharpening. Great video Jim. Keep it up! Get a cheap Harbor Freight 1x30 and lay it down and make it your dedicated stropping machine. I have a leather wheel on one of their polishers also. The leather belts stretch so much. So many ways to do things.

[@hsknifesharpening]

Thanks Mike! I am looking into different ways of handling the stropping. I may go with a wheel too.

[@robbabcock_]

You almost gave me a heart attack again!😲😂 Maybe what you need to do is build a box for it so you can lay out on its back and away. A little compound goes a long ways, too. If you have a Harbor Freight in town you can get the green chromium compound there, a good size stick for five bucks. Lastly, I would encourage you to try just using the Bucktool grinder edge leading for a while. It does take some getting used to but once you get the hang of it you'll probably like it better. IMO it's the superior method. It's faster and removes less metal while leaving a much smaller burr. I have three identical machines so I can leave the P120 Cubitron on one, the A30 Trizact on the next and a leather belt on the third. So far I have not built a box for it but I do plan on doing so just for the stropping machine. If you're watched Cliff's video you'll see his setup is as I describe. I was fortunate to be able to fly out and train with him in his shop and that setup is sweet! My own setup is highly influenced by his! Good video! I am following you to see how the shop progresses.🙏

[@hsknifesharpening]

I've got a few ideas for the Bucktool to get this under control. I have seen Cliff's videos and it is already influencing my decisions on how to proceed with more equipment. Just need to keep the business coming in as I'm trying to only invest what I make (that's really hard as I just want to go buy everything now 😊). I have been practicing with the leading edge on the Bucktool, just not a lot on camera yet. I use a bunch of my practice knives as I don't want to mess up a customers'. Thanks for following along and for your suggestions!

[@robbabcock_]

@@hsknifesharpening That's a wise policy! Cliff has mentioned in his "starting out" video that he let the first machine pay for second, then the second machine pay for the third. Before I flew out to Hawaii to train with him I did some knives edge leading and I could tell it was a good method (didn't want to work it too much and build bad habits but I couldn't resist trying it). One of the main reasons I wanted to train in his shop was to learn how to do convex hair shears and he really is a wizard. He makes it look easy on video but in person it's even more impressive just how smooth and fast he is. Guess the first ten thousand knives are the hardest.😉

[@mendozaDenied]

Get a strop for your Ken Onion blade grinding attachment and use that? You seem to be able use the blade grinding attachment just fine so why not use it for stropping?

[@hsknifesharpening]

I am planning on trying that and getting one on my next order! Thanks!