Speeding up your TSPROF Sharpening

So I have had a lot of question about how can you speed up the TSPROF Sharpening process so that you can get those amazing precision results faster. For those of you who are sharpening for pay we know one thing,"Time = Money" So here is one way to do it.
Time: 5:29 Matching the angle of the 1x30 5:55 Sharpie method 6:40 1000 grit 8:03 cut test
8:30 no holding cut test
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[@johnnorman7708]

I would love to work with you in your shop. I've been fascinated with sharpening for 50 years. So many stupid wives tales and superstition out there about edge "magic". When somebody tells me you can't use a bench grinder to sharpen I just laugh at them...Ive resurrected a few junkers from the dead using a plain bench grinder to start and other methods to finish. Your tool collection and methods make me look like Fred Flintstone primitive. Gonna have to binge watch all your stuff sometime. Thanks for what you are teaching here.

[@BladeLabMiami]

One thing to note is that, if you have your 1x30 angle guide set to 17°, the actual edge angle is going to be somewhere over 18° because the primary grind is going to be added to the angle you set on your guide. Most kitchen knives have a primary bevel angle between 1-2°.

[@seanb5368]

You’re so generous with your knowledge and experience. Thanks so much 😊

[@ALXSHARPEN]

your welcome

[@realsharpknives7988]

I really like your content and reliable information. I like it enough that I added two Toolker's and another Tormek T8 to my shop. Keep up the vids along with a couple jewelry polishers. Not quite sure about adding a manual sharpener like the TSPROF due to the cost. May add it at a later date if the work requires the addition. I tried the Worksharp Precision Adjust Knife Sharpener but sent it back. Didn't work very well.

[@ALXSHARPEN]

I agree it moves to much but I have not tried the pro version but I prefer TSPROF much more.

[@dtsouza2519]

Another great video, great content, explanation, camera work, with amazing end result....thank you again for taking time to make this. Is that a leather wheel on the low speed grinder you used, and what compound do you use on that wheel? I have TSPROF K03 Pro and have not been able to get my knives as sharp as did in the video. I'm curious why you free handed on the wheel as a opposed to using a stropping insert on your TSPROF?

[@ALXSHARPEN]

I have some videos on the many stropping options one of the things that will take your sharpening from good to great and IMO it's one of those areas you have to explore and see what works best for you is stropping, because we are all a little different. What do I mean by that? Well how I use my gear and you use yours will vary no matter what because of hand pressure and angles and these things are big factors in stropping as you gain experience sharpening lots of knives you will get a feel for what works best for you. I like power stropping because for me it's been fast and has given the best results. But we also learn fast that it can also dull your work. There is a fine line that you can cross over by stropping to much. My favorites are still round leather wheels or 1x30 with leather for how i sharpen it's around 2-4 passes each side.. On the Tormek it is much longer because it's only going at 90 RPM Can you do it on the TSPROFF? Of course you can, just know that it will take longer that a powered method. Since I always have lots of sharpening since sharpening is still my main business speed is always a top concern so I don't fall behind. I try to have my customers work no longer than 3-5 work days so many of my choices are dictated by speed.

[@dtsouza2519]

Love that cut test on the standing paper at the end...from one sharpener to another....that's impressive sharp! I think I need a TSPROF in my shop. What is the make and model of the slow speed grinder you used for stropping? Thanks for another great video.

[@ALXSHARPEN]

They links are in the video and on the top of my page go watch my updated KZbin Channel Trailer it shows all the link locations

[@dtsouza2519]

I see the links for the TSPROF. I was looking for a link to the slow speed grinder you use for stropping. Thanks!@@ALXSHARPEN

[@ALXSHARPEN]

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[@matthewcalder4351]

Another great video. Just qurious, when a knife comes into the shop can you tell if its been convex sharpened or Apex sharpened? How do you tell? Many thanks matt 👍

[@ALXSHARPEN]

Sometime if it's been slack belt sharpened it's obvious. If you look close you can see the convex on some knives. Now on Kitchen cutlery with real small bevels it can be hard that's where the sharpie and a digital scope come in handy. If you draw a solid line down your bevel. Then take a stroke or two and if you thing you are hitting the apex but you see what I like to call railroad tracks = where it's removing metal from the middle of your line, but you have a black line still above and black line below what was removed then that is a good way to know you have a knife with a convex bevel. You can either adjust your angle higher or keep grinding till the fat middle is gone and you apex the knife

[@matthewcalder4351]

Thank you

[@leegowdy2295]

Can you tell me what grit to use in my belt sander to reshape broken knife tips, Thanks

[@ALXSHARPEN]

I like 120 grit Cubitron belts for corrections like that

[@3681pokey]

Is it better to sharpen edge up or edge pointing down, meaning the direction the belt is going, I usually do edge down

[@ALXSHARPEN]

That IMO is more of a personal pref than a what's better. If you what my videos you will see I do almost all edge leading sharpening except for boning fillet and hook knives. Those I do all edge trailing.

[@seanb5368]

What system has the highest productivity 1 x 30 with two belt progression then stopping or…. Tormech T-8 with the same progression? Thanks

[@ALXSHARPEN]

1x30 is faster for sure so productivity would be 1x30- Tormek gives nicer results that look factor grind or better when you get really good with the Tormek and the right gear it can be pretty fast but I would say average fast speed on a Tormek is 7-10 min a knife. The average speed per knife on 1x30 is 3-5 min