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Post by Pete on Mar 13, 2021 0:52:08 GMT
I find belts improve after a bit of use, settle into the tool or whatever, but they do improve. On the bench chisel front the lack of need for a secondary bevel is because the proedge is quick, I dont use bench chisels often enough to be a good judge of right or wrong sharpening, but single bevel and trizact 600 is good enough for my use. Even had problems with the tracking on the diamond belt when it was new, but it settled in over about a week and is now perfect.
I have emailed Clive for his input, but I know he is busy covering multiple roles at the moment.
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Post by Clive Brooks on Apr 19, 2021 14:31:12 GMT
Good afternoon everyone...Sorry for the delay in our response but we had a Covid outbreak at the factory so we had to close down for a couple of weeks I will try to catch up with the comments that have been made... As Stupot mentioned the spring loaded belt tensioner is more than sufficient for the requirements of the ProEdge to function correctly and efficiently. The design of the ProEdge came from many many decades of using linishers in the Robert Sorby factory producing the thousands of tools every year I see Pete has given some great advice as always, and I hope the following is useful as well The 120grit Ceramic is a great all round belt for getting a great sharp edge on all HSS tools. The 120 Zirconium is also a great belt for this but will wear slightly quicker than the Ceramic If a finer edge is required on Skew chisels or for those last finishing cuts with a bowl gouge, then after you have used the 120 Ceramic/Zirconium then the 240 Ali Ox would give that desired edge and an even finer finish on the surface of the bevel If a fine edge is required on woodworking chisels, plane blades or any other Carbon steel tools then due to the structure of the steel the Ali Ox can be a better option 120 will give you a good edge and the 240 a much cleaner finer edge...if an even finer edge is required then you can use the Trizact to whichever level you require 600/1200/3000 Reprofiling gouges etc to the ProEdge can create a slight indentation in the platen but this normally would affect any re-sharpening of those tools in future use, but it could slightly affect any woodworking tools that require a straight edge As Pete has advised, allow the belt to do what it is designed to do and cut the steel from the tool. This is done by resting the tool on against the belt and not pressing hard against it, as this can cause the belt to 'wrap' over the surface and create unwanted edge shapes. As Pete suggested, it is best to try to keep the tool, i.e. Skew chisel, in one place or limit movement as much as possible as error can be created. Select a different area of the belt to control the wear across the surface If you still have queries, Please email sales@robert-sorby.co.uk for my attention and I will endeavour to answer them as quickly as possible
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