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After my local Pure Hockey told me they were ending their sharping deal with the platinum membership & extras with skate purchases etc(I don’t remember the last time I actually paid for a sharpening) & are going to a flat $10 a sharpen, let alone depending on who was working, sometimes a sketchy cut, I decided it was time to pull the trigger on this. We have 3 skaters and though my son and I tend to go too long between sharpens, seems my daughter wants a fresh sharpen about every 4-5 skates. Ordered tonight, meh...what do I have to lose.

This is a sincere thank you to all of the posters in this thread who provided advice, leads, and admirably selfless help in aid of my quest to find a pair of Makos. Mission accomplished — the skates are being shipped right now. I’ve been involved in this great game for — gulp! — over 50 years now, and the one constant for that half century is how hockey people without fail help other hockey people when they need a hand. That’s priceless. Believe me, I will keep my eyes open for any new Mako leads ... paying it forward is a good way to live.

Ordered one last week, should be here tomorrow. I'll have more thoughts once I get to play with the unit

Big thanks to althoma1 for the heads up. Thanks a million 👍👍👍👍👍

The home model, 1500 passes, the pro model is about 2000 passes. This is based on the historical data I have collected from our own sharpeners.

I've seen their math; also, 500 is the lower number they claim. Was told you can go further, to about 750 before loss of performance (the wheel isn't coded) sets in. Their claim is that you should be refreshing your edges every time you skate, so if there's no trauma, one pass will do. 3 would be considered the extreme end of the cycle. Using the math above, if you go 3 passes x 2 skates x 500 pair, that equates to 3000 passes. 500 pair at $99 equates to $.19.

I'll be at that point soon enough. Granted, I'm only sharpening my own skates (two pairs) but to pay money for so-so sharpenings doesn't fly with me anymore. I think I have about 10 more sharpenings with my Platinum Membership and Sparx seems to be the way to go for me.

I back a lot of them. Some do well, some take forever with endless delays, and some never happen. Then there are the people who ask for refunds when there are delays. Those people don’t understand crowdfunding. Kickstarter is not a shopping site.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/507918219628585/ There is also this FB Marketplace listing that says they have multiple sizes of the Mako II for $375 Cad.

I just wear a bucket but I can't blame anyone who wears more protection. I've been hit in the shins with pucks and sticks from time to time ha.

Two brands (Sparx & True) have gotten a ton of free pub here. It would be nice to see them recognize the site and it’s members who’ve helped grow their brands.

You’re way overstating a level of “free promotion” vs how much the product sells itself. Most of the posts in this thread have been questions and answers. Is it The sites fault most people who have bought one are satisfied? JR hasn’t promoted the machine at all, if anything it competes with his own business. the most recent posts you have responded after are someone listing pros and cons, and another person mentioning they’d have a hard time spending the current price on it......

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