u/bulgogi19

Hi all

I'm wondering if anyone has put in an order with Gritomatic in the past week or two? I'm impatient to get my new stuff and am always wary when purchasing from new online retailers.

I put in an expensive (for me at least) order for a TSProf sharpener and a handful of stones about 4 days ago and haven't heard anything aside from the automated confirmation. I'm mostly curious to know if the sharpener I bought was actually in stock as it showed as "Last one in stock" when I purchased it and I don't want to get the run-around cancelling an indefinite back order.

I reached out to customer service yesterday morning with the same question but didn't hear back.

I'm hoping it's just the holiday throwing things off for them / their shipping department but wanted to see if anyone had any input, thanks.

EDIT: Went with the Kadet Pro TGE

Hi all!

I've been freehand sharpening awhile (mostly edge maintenance, no reprofiling) and probably will continue to on some DMT plates and Shapton stones, but the call of a fixed angle system has finally gotten to me. Mostly because I always get nervous I'm going to mess up the profile on someone else's knife when they ask me to sharpen it.

I'll be using it mainly for 4-5" " Super steel" (S30V, S90V, K390, Magnacut etc.) folding and fixed blade knives and the occasional 8-10" VG-10 kitchen knives. Both are similarly priced on Gritomatic right now so it's a toss up there.

Hoping to hear opinions from those who have extensive experience with both systems

I'm trying to decide between the 2 most popular recs on the sub:

Hapstone RS Ultra:

• Pros
  • 4 clamps
  • Cheaper when considering upgrades / pack ins (inclinometer
  • Magnet Table option
• Cons
  • Clamps seems to flex a bit when sharpening?
  • Rotation mechanism is not adjustable / serviceable?

Kadet Pro TGE (aka Glide Edition)

• Pros
  • Beefier Clamps & rotation system
  • Better rod guide?
• Cons
  • Price for additional clamps
  • Supports Russian Govt. with taxes