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I think I've mentioned it already in this post. There is one clear advantage (if you're anal) and that's that the steel is always straighter when outside of the skate blade holder. So, if you hate seeing a level blade in the middle and 1-2 thou off on the heel and toe, taking the blade out is only going to improve your readings. That's the one true advantage other than the convenience when you have multiple sets of steel. As for the vibration, we haven't seen any issues here yet. There's a definite difference in the sound, similar to when you sharpen loose steel on a traditional clamp and machine but nothing destructive. All of our NHL Equipment Managers utilize the blade holders.

I don't know why you took Phil "The Thrill" Kessel's number in the first place... But seriously, any number is fine. Just go with what you like. I try to pick a new one every so often, just for fun.

Probably true. To be honest I mostly wanted it to fill the space in my Sparx case! ;)

Why not go with the reverse of what you had -18?.

Thank you all for the kind words! She has had up and down days, and will be starting chemo next week. She'll be doing it for a year.