That Honing Guide
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Am I incompetent or what? I’m scratching my head in puzzlement on using this thing. It wasn’t until I looked at modifying the honing guide (per many YouTube videos) did I notice the roller doesn’t ROLL. Therefore when using it on the three DMT stones it becomes flat…see the picture. What’s the point of a roller if it doesn’t roll? Am I missing something?
Peace, JohnJohn,
The roller must roll for this guide to work.
Looks like yours is faulty, or maybe it needs lubricating.Might be worth popping the retaining rings off, and see if it rolls then.
I don’t think it’s ever going to work properly with a flat spot like that. I would return it, if possible.
If not, try to find a couple of ball bearings with the right inner and outer diameter. I did that to mine to keep it from rocking.
Thank you Martin. The roller and the screw seem to be metal on metal but with a lot of finesse and removing the e-clips I was able to get the roller free. With some lubricant it’s rolling but is very rough. I suspect this will continue to freeze up.
Nikolaj; Thanks for the suggestion, however this honing guide is done. I’m not going to try to repair it. Mostly I sharpen free hand and only use a guide for sharpening any iron 3/8” or narrower. Now I’ll probably make my own guide for that purpose.
In addition to what everyone has mentioned, I also modified the guide as seen in this video.
I’m glad you posted this video. If there’s anything I’ve learned through Paul and on my own, it’s that modern manufacturing techniques do not have quality as the top priority. Modifying this jig, which I have in my sharpening equipment station, will give me a much better feeling about sharpening my 1/4″ and smaller chisels, and my small Record 50 plow plane blades. I did them by hand before and it was…less than successful/acceptable. Thanks again for the post!
I’ve also modified a guide like this. The one I had, from B&Q was very heavy with the paint, so what should have been fairly crisp corners were much more curved. It is worth cleaning this away as well.
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