u/GuiltyApple3802

I was asking if I should keep my Worksharp Precision Adjust Pro or go with a different sharpening system. You guys recommended the Kadet and I was iffy on the matter because I had spent almost $300 on the setup from Worksharp, and I was very disappointed in the results from a fixed angle system. Holy fuck. My first time using the Kadet, I was able to produce a very clean bevel that was totally consistent along the length of the blade! I literally did the EXACT SAME MOVEMENTS I was using on the WS where I was getting rounded, uneven bevels and in a quarter the time, I got hair-whittling edges on my blades! I am actually kind of pissed. ALL this time, I have been trying everything I could think of to keep the blade locked in solid and I thought I was a total FA sharpening fuckup, and then I realized that the entire WS system is flawed from the ground up. What a waste of time, money, blades that have been repeatedly sharpened with absolutely HORRIBLE results and the stones.... don't even get me started on the stones! They are TOTAL TRASH. I had NO FUCKING IDEA that they were trash. The short 4" is just the beginning, the grain structure and consistency are non-existent. And while I have no idea how long the Kadet stones will last, it felt like the WS stones started losing bite after just a couple of sharpenings. I could take a blade through the full progression of stones and end with the ceramic and I will still have strange scratch patterns. I have only been going through the stones up to the 400 and MAYBE the 600 and my bevels look 10x better.

TLDR: The WS PA pro has a TERRIBLE CLAMP that doesn't hold the knife at a fixed angle while you are actually (lightly) pulling the stone across the edge and the stones literally suck sweaty balls.

The TSProf has been set up in my shop for a day and it has given 40 of my knives a hair-whittling edge with a perfectly clean bevel. I have no clue how to set an exact angle on it but I don't really care, I usually just find the same angle with a Sharpie and keep that angle, unless I don't like that angle, then I will cut a new angle according to feel and then keep that new angle. Angle numbers be damned!

and if this is the wrong sub for that, is there a better sub? it would be a cool kickstarter campaign! especially if you designed all the screws (that you could, some would be impossible) to be T8 or bigger.

I have a precision adjust pro, I’ve been using it for quite a while and I’ve sharpened a TON of knives with it but it has many shortcomings. I put quite a bit of money into it and I have never really been sure about how much I’m in love with the Worksharp diamond plates. I am considering the hapstone holder so I can get into different, very possibly better diamond plates but I’m also not positive I like a few of the things on the Worksharp but I’m not positive if it’s standard on all sharpeners. if it is, I’ll get the hapstone holder and shut up. if it’s not, I’d like suggestions on where to put my money. The clamp for the Worksharp sucks. I’ve NEVER got a solid clamp until today when I sharpened my iridium fixed blade and it locked in SOLID. But on a full flat grind line a PM2, it has a wobble no matter how tight those lips are trying to grip my blade. I also don’t like how when I measure the angle with an angle finder and get it set to 20° then flip the blade over and the other side is 25°. is there a way to fix that or is it just that was across all fixed angle?

anyways, I’m tired and my phone is fucked, it keeps misspelling, autocorrecting easy words, putting spaces in, not capitalizing and shit and I’m tired of TRYING to fix it. if you know of the holy grail of fixed angle or have godly wisdom on the matter, please weigh in!

Hey guys, I have been looking for a multitool that is actually a decent weapon against chores on a small farm. I do everything from fencing to repairing a tractor. I just went through the Gerber Dual-Force pliers and was TOTALLY let down by both function and quality! For one thing, the wire cutters were on the finger side of the pivot instead of the plier's side. In a tight situation, if both of your hands are busy, one holding whatever and the other is holding the pliers and maybe trying to hold onto a wire and you need to make a cut, instead of just cutting, you need to let go of the handle, put the wire up into the cutters and then grab the pliers again and make your cut. But the way that the cutter is designed and the cutting angles, half of the time the wire slides out toward your fingers. REALLY annoying. And then the fit and finish just seemed REALLY cheap. After a day of using it while fencing (I wasn't using it as my main tool, it was just for the odd job for convenience), the pliers seemed really loose. Like the cheap stamped metal was all bent out of shape. I think that for $130ish, you should be able to get something with a little higher quality!

I don't REALLY care that much about price, if it is less expensive but is actually functional, I would LOVE that. But if it costs double what the Gerber did, but it would actually last a long time and possibly have parts that could be replaced if something breaks or wears out, I am cool with that as well. I am a knife collector and I actually put my knives through hard use (like what a knife is INTENDED for, not abusing them as prybars or hammers or such) and I fully intend on using this tool that you suggest to its fullest intended capacity as a tool.

Fit and finish are key

Quality of materials is also key

and well shit, functional use is also key, the wirecutters on the Gerber were the most retarded design choice I have ever seen. Like, had the designer EVER used a wirecutter in their life before?

And a TON of tools isn't a priority, I don't need 75+ different tools that I will never need, but the common tools need to be actually functional!

Sorry, this is long. I don't know where to go besides here to ask. I don't use Reddit that much and I forget that it exists when I looking everywhere for an honest place for suggestions. It seems like everywhere you go, you get biased opinions that are paid for by the corporation trying to sell their product.

Sometimes I sit and think about the QC person for Dunder Mifflin who was fired for having a dentist appointment on the day that Creed was supposed to visit the warehouse and ensure that there were no obscene watermarks on the paper stock of a certain beloved cartoon mouse and duck in the throes of relations. I sit and wonder what her reaction was while curled up on a halfway house living room couch to finding out that her life was absolutely WRECKED by a homeless cult leader who turned around and stole the few dollars that people in the office sent her way as a consolation gift.