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Fitting the Pigtail Mandrel & Mop (continued)
The blue honing paste contains a variety of materials within it and is specifically designed to give
a highly polished cutting edge to carbon and High Speed Steel tools. When applying the honing or
other polishing compound and also when using the mop, always use the bottom portion of it, so
that the direction of rotation is away from you.
Apply the buffing paste little and often.
Replace the electric plug into the wall socket,
switch on the power and switch on the
ProEdge
.
Apply a small amount of honing paste to the mop as mentioned above, now
the tool or project can be polished. Maintaining a good hold of the tool,
apply a light pressure onto the mop with the tool, so that the mop does not
displace too much and gently move around the mop to ensure the desired effect.
The Robert Sorby Knife Sharpening Jig
The Robert Sorby Knife Sharpening Jig will enable the sharpening of carving, hunting, pocket
and everyday kitchen knives.
There are two models available each consisting of a new back
plate with a raised wear plattern attached, a universal arm and a
choice of either a small or a large knife holder. The small one will
hold knives upto 8” and the large will hold blades over 8”. A set
of instructions is also included. The jig can be easily fitted to the
ProEdge
in a matter of minutes and the only equipment needed is
a 13mm wrench.
The versatility of the two different knife holders means that any
type of knife can be brought back into life quickly and easily using
this system.
Once the blade is clamped into the holder the knife is gently drawn across the surface of the
abrasive belt following the desired bevel angle.
The knife holders are interchangeable and are available individually.
Using the long grind jig on the fingernail profiler allows for three different
types of profile to be produced on bowl and spindle gouges. It will produce
a fingernail profile, a long grind and an extra long grind depending on
which location hole the profiling arm is placed in. It replaces the standard
boss which is supplied with the
ProEdge
.
