For Global knives, should I get the MinoSharp 220/GB Ceramic Wheel sharpener, which has 2 wheels- coarse and fine; OR should I get MinoSharp3 with 3ha
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I have actually used both. I like the three stage unit because it seems to keep the blades sharper longer. It is angled for Global knives, which are different than some others, and the three stages seems to result in a finer edge, especially when dealing with paring knives and the like.
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I agree with everyone else here. The 3 stages are nice to have. It turned one of my wife's dull Global knives into like new sharpness. Its also good for maintaining an edge.
931415
3 stage works great when the knife is dull. I like have the extra option of the third stage
931416
I like having 3 stages. the coarse stage puts a new edge on a dull blade rapidly
1239246
It actually sharpens very well, and quickly! 8Cr13MoV is a high-grade stainless steel that is slightly softer than, say, AUS-8 (itss most comparative steel, some say). With a good diamond sharpener, I've found that the blade sharpens fast, and stays sharp under normal/moderately extreme use, from breaking down cardboard boxes to carving sandstone (though highly possible, the latter use is not a good use for any knife). Try the Smith's PocketPal sharpener or one of Kershaw's sharpeners. Hope that helps!
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I use a ceramic stick on my blade. The ceramic stick has two ceramic bearings that I pull the blade through two times first. Then sharpen. I have never put it through any type of grinding wheels. Be care if you practice throwing it, I broke the tip off of one of my blades. The ceramic stick I purchased was from an industrial/commercial knife/tool sight many years ago while working for a meat processor. This knife is one of the most used tools I have on the farm. It goes everywhere with me, so I keep it sharp.
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* Module I with steel wheels for coarse sharpening, pre-sharpening respectively and* Module II with ceramic wheels for fine sharpening and smoothing. I downloaded the instructions from:http://fantes.com/manuals/henckels-twinsharp-instructions.pdf
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this is a professional chain saw sharpener. It works perfectly. I'm not sure which size grinding wheel will do the job for you, but the 3 that come with it and the adjustments that you make will give great results. The owners manual tells you what you will need to do and if you check it out on utube, you will see how easy it will be. Buy it and I promise that you will be thrilled.
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This sharpening system comes with the medium and soft ceramic stones, the harder stones can be purchased separately but I've never found the need, I find these much better than the diamond type sharpener when your looking to achieve that scalpel like edge, I do have a diamond sharpener for my work tools like chisels, axes, screw drivers and other items that require the more aggressive approach.
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I had the ZDP version for about a year and a half. Just traded it to a friend and bought the VG-10 version. I can keep my kitchen VG-10 knives sharp with an Arkansas stone and a strop. Had to send the old Dragonfly back to Spyderco for sharpening. That's free with a $5 shipping charge, which is a great deal. Still, I prefer to be able to sharpen my own knives.
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Dear SG, I'm not very good either, at sharpening. So I bought one of the relatively inexpensive ceramic rod sharpeners. they have a plastic frame that holds the knife at about twenty degrees, all you have to remember is to pass the blade over the rod aproximately the same number of strokes for each side to keep them even. You can't really mess up to bad, just set the sharpener on a flat surface and run the blade it's full length on the ceramic rod, use aproximately the same presure on each side of blade. Not much pressure is required. You will notice as t he blade is sharpened it will get more and more shinny on the cutting edge. No oil or water is necessary on these types of sharpeners as would be on a traditiional stone.The edge you can get with six or seven passes on each side of blade should be plenty sharpe enough for the average job.Don't let the blade get too dull between sharpening as it lenthens the amount of time necessary to bring up a good cutting edge. Best of luck on it, start off with your cheapest blade even though the chances of doing any harm are small. Gary petersen
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I have a SharpNEasy pocket sharpener. It looks like the friskars and it is bout 3"x3".It has ceramic sharpeners and that is why I bought it. It is an excellent sharpener.
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The three stage sharpener is to be used when a sharpening rod will not bring your edge back to life. Also, I don't recommend using the Global sharpener on any knives other than ones made in Japan. They have a different angle on the blade than German made knives.
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The 130 also sharpens the asian knives which have a sharper angle than others. It's not worth the money. The M130 is wonderful!!! If you buy an asian knife, you usually get a sharpener, or can but one at a reduced rate.
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I have not tried to sharpen any ceramic knives and don't know if the reviewer is correct. If this is true my guess would be that the ceramic is as hard or harder than the grinding wheels in the sharpener. In most cases ceramic is very hard but brittle that's why ceramic holds an edge longer than steel but breaks or chips if side force is applied.
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I use a diamond machining technology (DMT) sharpener--fine + medium surfaces. Actually, I use only the fine and amazingly enough that seems sufficient. The one I have no longer appears to be listed on Amazon, but I would think any fine DMT sharpener would be OK--they're relatively inexpensive. The closest I can come to what I have is http://www.amazon.com/DMT-D4F-Dia-Sharp-Continuous-Diamond/dp/B002D4K90M/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1392345271&sr=8-27&keywords=diamond+machining+technology
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Slot #1 (black wheels) is coarse; slot #2 (white) is fine. Do _Not_ use too much downward force, as this may permanently damage your blade.
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two different types of steel for the blades. the one you are looking at has aus 8a. the other one is san mai 3. the san mai 3 is supposedly a better steel. I have owned one of each. I loved the aus 8a, but wanted to try the san mai 3. That being said, I haven't had the san mai 3 long enough to tell you that it truly is better, but for the slight price difference I would recommend you go with the san mai 3. Did quite a bit of reading on it, and it appears to be the better blade. (I'm not sorry I upgraded so far)
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this is a quality product and should last many years. It is the best sharpener I've ever used. At 76 years of age I've used many. I keep all of my knives in top shape. Sorry I don't know if the wheels are replaceable but I feel certain they would be.
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I'll answer your second question first. Yes. I use it maybe every 2nd or 3rd time I use the knife. Just a few light strokes is all it takes and there is hardly any steel removed. As for your first question its not so easy. I looked into some Global Knives and it looks like they are sharpened to a 12.5 degree bevel. This sharpener is set to a 15 degree angle. Your first time using it, you will have to use lots and lots of strokes on the 1 slot to essentially grind away your 12.5 degree edge and create a 15 degree one. Its what I did going from a 22.5 degree angle on my knives to the 15 created by this. It won't "hurt" your knife so much as change it. Although I suspect you would be hard pressed to notice a 2.5 degree change in the cutting angle.