After the initial oil application (when the wheel is new) do you follow up with additional applications, or just use honing oil? Thanks for the vid.

@GillianKnives

5 жыл бұрын

You have to constantly keep the Leather Wheel Oiled, to prevent it from drying out and cracking. Keeping the leather wheel sealed in a zip-lock plastic bag while not in use will help maintain the wheel. Just add a small amount oil before each, or monthly (which ever is sooner) and you should be fine.

@zackspivey2557

4 жыл бұрын

Hey very curious where you got the 8 inch leather wheel. Looking for 1. Thank you

@diegobou1007

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackspivey2557 you can make it yourself, i think is not very complicated. Use a compass, make 8" circles, make a hole in the center with size of the axle of your grinder. you can glue them each other or maybe use some other fixation method. i would use glue and sew it across the pads.

Thanks for the safety tips.

@GillianKnives

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I just made my leather wheel...its clamped up with glue drying....cannot wait to see how well it works...stropping is essential for a sharp blade

Turn the base of your grinder around so that the wheels turn in the opposite direction. Now you can work on the tops of the wheels instead of below. Safer and much less awkward.

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback, and Merry Christmas.

Very good information and instructions. Thanks very much for sharing

@GillianKnives

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback.

Thanks for the vid!

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

You bet!

I only have a red wing 26a polisher but it is super quiet . Got it from a dr office and will be trying one of these leather wheels . Appreciate the vid and info . I feel schooled by a master . The way I look at is , You make knives , you know how to get them sharp and all about strop wheels 👍👍.

@GillianKnives

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all the algorithms support from commenting

I use vegetable oil to prep the leather and the same to clean the leather. I use a 6" grinder and epoxy the leather to grinding wheels. Seams are okay,. Don't try to fit a continuous circular strip onto the wheel like a KZreadr did. Two strips and two seams work just fine and is much easier. Thanks for the video.

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Toby, thanks for your feedback. I hadn’t thought of vegetable oil. As for the seams, some makers use a clean file or even a diamond wheel dresser to knock them down, before using the wheels. I didn’t make my own wheel though. I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge, & Thanks for watching!

@tobystevens9183

3 жыл бұрын

@@GillianKnives Thanks for the reply and suggestions. The best way to knock down any bumps is with an aggressive bastard file. Thanks again.

Thx great description! Also appreciated hearing your preference for the leather wheels vs paper/MDF ones. Had been curious if there was any difference. In any case this helped me decide and haven't looked back on any of my 'traditional' sharpening stones since... much appreciated!

@GillianKnives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I feel that traditional water-stones give a superior edge to the leather sharpening wheels. It is the problem of lack of time, that I turn to the buffer.

You’re right . Buffers are dangerous . I feel the 4 o’clock position has always been best .

Does the compound matter much ? besides green and white which color between the two for knives ? I used white for silver before .

Nice video. Did all this sharpness come just from the leather stopping wheels? is that enough for a dull blade, or was your blade relatively sharp already?

@GillianKnives

5 жыл бұрын

The stropping of the knife using the leather wheel is the final process. The blade was initially sharpened using a wicked edge sharpening system. Which you can find my review of the WE system here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dISl2dZqdNLLj6w.html

Complimenti per il video. Ascolta che differenza c'è fra il disco senza i tagli e il tuo? Che cosa passi un olio e poi della pasta abrasiva? Grazie per la risposta .

@GillianKnives

2 жыл бұрын

Grazie per la visione e la risposta. L'olio protegge la mola in pelle, dalle screpolature e la rende morbida per l'affilatura. La pasta abrasiva taglia e affila l’acciaio. Hope Its correct answer as I don’t actually know the italian language. Chow. :)

@ovlasburning6605

2 жыл бұрын

@@GillianKnives thx👍

I'm gonna have to get one of these, I've been using an old leather belt and it works well, but it isnt proper and isn't getting it where I want it to be. It gets the edge to clean shave levels but I want hair popping sharp

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

A leather strop with green rogue should be adequate to remove the wire burr. I often use a piece of horse leather that i glued onto a piece of wood (old banisters actually) for the final strops.

@jonnybravo4389

3 жыл бұрын

@@GillianKnives I'm debating ordering a leather wheel for my bench grinder, or possibly a leather belt for my belt sander. Though I'm sure anything will be better than using a leather belt I got for $3 at a thrift shop, it works and gets my blades sharp enough to shave down to bare skin but I know for a fact that I can go sharper. I especially want to get better sharpening tools to use on my straight razor, I can get it sharp enough to slice through a magazine but it just doesn't shave well enough to trust for my face.

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I have both the 2x72” leather belt for a grinder and the wheel. The leather wheel works better.

Hey what’s up ? You make custom folders ?

I have a container of Flitz metal polish, any thoughts using a small amount on this wheel, its hardly an abrasive at all

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I often use Flitz on my blades to polish with the buffer, but I have not tried using it to sharpen or. strop with. It is 3 microns if I recall correctly.

@wowguy3562

3 жыл бұрын

@@GillianKnives Thanks for the reply, I was wondering the grit/microns, have a good one

If you open the housing of your grinder and flip it around, the wheels will spin in the opposite direction, allowing you to work from the top without risk of anything flying at you.

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I've actually opened the KBAC Variable Frequency Drive before and switched two of the wires to make the motor run in reverse to sharpen knives with in the past. I'm looking for a switch that will work with the VFD so I won't have to take a screw driver and open it every time I need to sharpen a knife. If anyone has a part number please send it my way.

*Do you use silicate carbide powder too?*

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I do not use silic *on carbide* powders on the leather strop wheel, only with the cardboard wheels. Here is the video where I do use the Silicon Carbide Powders on a wheel. kzread.info/dash/bejne/apuCpJmgnbLbdMY.html The SC powders are messy, bad for your health, bad for your machinery, makes a filthy shop, and it takes significant downtime to refurbish the Cardboard wheels.

That knife you sharpened looks pretty good . What kind of steel was being sharpened ? Does d2 suck ?

@GillianKnives

2 жыл бұрын

D2 is awesome, but you won’t find it in any of my knives, bc I havent made any.

Great video. Very important information on the dangers of using the wheel incorrectly. By the way "saftey" is spelled "SAFETY" . Just saying. Thanks for the lesson.

@GillianKnives

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Earl thanks for the positive feedback. I cannot change the typo in the short film, but the closed caption should now be correct. Let me know if you find anymore in my other videos, and I'll correct them in the CC aswell.

@tobystevens9183

3 жыл бұрын

Three important rules for shop grinder safety: 1) Use the grinder wheel guards. 2) If you must take the guards off (most knife sharpening set ups are this way), orient the grinder BACKWARDS so that the rotation of the wheels are spinning AWAY from you. This set up is so much safer and gives you much more working room. 3) Use a router speed control. 3500 rpm is the rate of spin for most grinders. Too fast IMO. I use a router speed control to get the rpm down to about 1500 rpm. STAND TO THE SIDE AND AWAY FROM THE MACHINE UNTIL FULL SPEED IS REACHED AT START UP. Good luck.

Where did you get that 8” leather wheel? Im trying to get one , let me know please

@TheIdeasGuy

5 жыл бұрын

JP Matatan read the other comments. It’s not like there are many to go through.

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was true-grit-abrasives. iirc.

Are you running a 3600 or 1725 RPM Baldor? Those things are so damn smooth. 6" or 8" wheel? Thanks. Perfect video. 👍🏻

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

The slower rpm with an 8” wheel.

@flyfishbrad

3 жыл бұрын

@@GillianKnives right on

Hi thank you for the very valuable video I wonder how many more people should be injured before someone will think about reducing the speed of these bloody machines I would like to buy one but I will buy a drill with variable speed instead Imho the better jobs are always done slowly

@GillianKnives

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Burr King makes a very nice variable speed buffer. I want one, but it’s difficult to justify purchasing a buffer when I already own one.

@gino3286

Жыл бұрын

@@GillianKnives hi thank you for the very kind and valuable reply I have just retired and I have free time to spend I am looking for a small place that i could transform in a diy workshop I have seen videos on restoring old metal objects and i have been impressed And of course i like knives of any kind a lot Thank you very much again for your excellent video Kind regards Gino

I have been using a wooden wheel attached to my HF corded drill with tooth paste for years. I can shave the hair off my arm with even the cheapest dollar store knife.

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

did you use sharpening stones first? or is this a dull knife

@GillianKnives

4 жыл бұрын

Correct I use the sharpening stones before using the leather strop.

Where can A guy purchase one of those leather wheels?

@GillianKnives

5 жыл бұрын

I purchased my wheel from trugrit.com

Hey mate I had a hard time watching this as your volume was loud and soft to the extent I stoped watching but I am always telling presenters to talk on there videos please address this problem maybe watch it before you upload it

@GillianKnives

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback David. I can assure you I watch every video before I upload it. I appreciate you expressing your concerns about the volume, and it is something I will give more attention to in the future.