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Observed. When sharpening something with a lot of heel and toe, the wheel stops for a fraction of a second when it hits the steel.

I was wondering that too. I found a pair from my favorite college being sold as Bauer Pro Stock, size tag only says M/M. And they say they were from the women's team. ???

Sure, lots of variables. And what people consider worn out is completely subjective. Kind of like tires on a car.

Wow, how can you only get 6 months from a pair of Step? They should keep their edge and need minimal sharpening, right?

Boo!

Sure. When you're setting up with the optical tool 6 clicks moves the ring quite a bit. I moved it 2 clicks ran 1 pass, checked the edges. Would 1 pass be enough? Possibly that is the issue. This is with the same skate and sharpening ring. 238mm LS4, 1/2" Fire ring.

So I finally have one of these at home and have a couple of questions. Alignment is good, just off a hair. But I'm a button pusher and want it exact. I've turned the adjustment knob 6 clicks in the same direction now with absolutely no change on my Blademaster edge checker. To the point that the alignment ring is off quite a few millimeters. What's up with that? If the edge checker is spot on and the alignment ring is not is that normal due to tolerances? The SPARX setup process and wheel is just a guide?

What the ____? I just purchased a new Bauer RE-AKT. Should I throw it in the garbage?

What's the deal with the white cages? I don't see too many.

I see $289 with Pelican foam, $244 without. Thought I'd stumbled across quite the deal when I saw the 1510 for $150!

Ya, that Pelican 1510 is only 22.0 x 13.8 x 9.0" / 55.9 x 35.1 x 22.9 cm So not even close.

So this works good? Doesn't seem like it would be big enough. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1365553-REG/pelican_1510_case_with_foam.html

That's quite a different scenario. One pass? That isn't going to do much for someone that plays hockey and really bangs up their skates. My skater is usually playing three games a week plus on the ice another five hours of practice or outside time. The machine is at my buddy's place so I go over there about once a week and do four passes minimum. Sometimes our edge is still good after the week but there are bad spots from other skates or goalposts, etc.

I think we only have three rings. I use the 1/2" Fire. I'll try the other two (1/2" and 5/8" roh) soon.

Great for you. Maybe that's the only steel in the world that doesn't burr. Everything I've taken out of the Sparx machine has needed a lot more than a towel or piece of leather.

Everything I've sharpened on the Sparx has really burred. Bauer LS3, Massive DLC, and Step-V. Not sure why but it all does.

I've made a couple of purchases. It's like making any other cash offer. I'd like to sell but it seems a bit confusing. I don't understand how the shipping is set.

Looking for the exact height of the Tydan blades. Also wondering what the stock radius is like? I couldn't find this information on their website.

Yep. I rotated three sets of LS4's over the life of two pairs of skates and they were great. None broke, they were easy to install and remove, and held a great edge.

Bump. Any more updates on these? It looks like Hockey Monkey has them in stock which surprised me. Lists them as 11' radius and 20mm high. A brand new Step V-Steel measures 21mm so almost the same. Also, is the TIN and DLC the same as far as honing? You have to be careful with a stone or use leather if you want to keep the finish?

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So I see in the videos the height adjustment is simply setting up to hit the correct spot on the toe/heel. Also I saw the skate in the Sparx with the toe on the left? Does it really matter to the sharpening process or is it just easier to set the height this way on skates with worn out toes?

My buddy only has 1/2, 5/8 roh, and 5/8 Fire. Do I have them in order as far as bite to glide? Is 5/8" a fake measurement on the Fire ring? Are they just keeping it simple for us and saying that bite will be similar to 5/8 roh? We may try the 5/8 Fire but we're talking about 90lb players on hard ice. We don't have soft/bad ice anywhere we'll go this winter. Usually it's just above 0 outside and 40 inside the rink. The glycol is pumping in at 14 degrees and the ice surface is lower 20's.

Yep. And I've got an edge checker too. Might play with it tonight, our kids have games this weekend. We have an excellent sharpener in town that's reasonably priced but I do like that fact of sharpening over and over with the Sparx or Prosharp and maintaining the profile. Those machines do keep the original profile from what I understand.

When the wheel hits the blade it's pretty loud and the pitch changes like it's jumping a bit. Is that normal? Or is that a height adjustment issue as well?