A simple device that allows to sharpen the knife is always at a fixed angle

  • Dec 24, 2019

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How to sharpen a knife correctly
How to sharpen a knife correctly

When you gain a ready knife in the shop - it is all good. That's only been after some time, the tool may find something "not so." One reason for the imminent disorder becomes incorrectly made sharpening the blade. Therefore, experienced owners recommend to do here is a simple tool.

Materials, tools and safety precautions

It turns out to be such a thing here. |Foto: instructables.com.
It turns out to be such a thing here. |Foto: instructables.com.

In order to provide an apparatus to maintain the correct angle when sharpening a knife, should get sandstone bar or grindstone. Also need magnet flat shape, and it is better to two identical as possible. You also need to have available a device for measuring angles (school come triangle).

Another need (preferably) copper metal rod, trimming thin board, superglue, rectangular bracket, baking soda. Of the tools in the first place need grinder, a saw, and file.

Security measures: Remember the proper operation of the electric tool, the need careful handling cutting and piercing objects, and that the chemical reactions of certain substances may be dangerous.

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Step one

Clay and soda - the best combination. |Foto: instructables.com.
Clay and soda - the best combination. |Foto: instructables.com.

Take a piece of wood and fasten it to the magnets, as shown in the photos. It is best for this will apply a layer of soda and then drip superglue on it, and on top of which is mounted a magnet. When this is done, take emery stone bar and leveled its surface grinder. The procedure takes less than a minute. It is recommended to prepare several of the same bars.

We work with the bar. |Foto: instructables.com.
We work with the bar. |Foto: instructables.com.

To the back side of the bar is fastened rod. Therefore, it is also recommended to trim the grinding machine. It is necessary to increase the area fit. Sam rod is fixed using the same technology as the magnets.

step two

It remains to collect and test. |Foto: instructables.com.
It remains to collect and test. |Foto: instructables.com.

Now you need to define the line cut a piece of wood with magnets. It should be such that the angle stone fixation was 30 degrees to the plane of the knife blade. To do this, a piece of wood to put magnets on a flat surface, placing it under the pre-cooked bracket. We put the stone so that the rod coincides with the hypotenuse of the template. Help in this triangle.

It works with a bang. |Foto: instructables.com.
It works with a bang. |Foto: instructables.com.

It now remains only to collect our device, using all the same soda and glue.

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