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You are welcome, see the wheels on the automatic machines are metal with abrasive on it . When these wheels need to be replaced it is because the abrasive is all gone. So this is indicative that each time that wheel is used it is losing the abrasive material. So after it does 30 sharpenings it has less abrasive material. The manual wheel is replaced when the diameter is at the discard size. The abrasive surface is still as affective as it was when it was installed. I am hearing alot of people wanting the automatic home machines because they can't get a good job done or travel to get a good job done or convenience. This thought is not for everyone: if there is a need in the area maybe someone should fill it . The mess ,it's not with a vacuum cleaner connected. Also the small pro machines are portable; do the skates at the rink , maybe make a couple bucks. Or a team or an organization can buy a machine . No I have never used or handled the fire machine. I did look it over ,and can see how it's done and see the potential points of having issues. This coming from an engineering, technical sort of mind. I made my first sharpener after bringing home a free skate holder from the rink and scavenging things from neighborhood trash as a kid . Also the automatic machine for home hasn't been in service long enough to prove standing up to time . Another question: if your skates are starting to get dull but useable and your team has a game two towns over and you see a lhs on the way to the rink so you think I should get them sharpened. You walk in and you see one of the commercial auto sharpeners on the counter ; would you hand your skates over or skate on what you have ? The cagone, dupliskate, etc . I think most would use the skates as they are (?)

Sure : when you manually sharpen a skate ,the operator can feel the blade on the wheel. The sensation of what you are going over, like the difference between running your hand over skin that's perfect or skin that has been weathered . This gives you the message to the brain how to react to that . You can feel a blad that has a slight valley in one section. You can feel how different areas of the blade are cutting. That metal looks the same ,but there are slight variants in the make up you can compensate for; and it' just intuitive to do. Then there the hollow with a manual machine you can put any hollow from 5/16 to 13/16" . Then there are the wheels, you have an abundance of grit,hardness, the make up of the wheel meaning ceramic % . The speed going over the wheel you have complet control over. With experience then you can modify a blade as you would like .The other is the surface of the wheel .You can have the same wheel surface until the wheel is to small in diameter. The auto sharpener essentially looses abrasiveness as it does multiple sharpening ,the 20th skate is being done with a different wheel surface then the 1st pair . The manual machine you redress the wheel and as far as it' compound it's fresh . These things make a huge difference. And most of the mechanics of doing the job are going to be intuitive from feeling the skate go over the wheel.

And what folks are seeking or expecting. is professional grade results

Well I imagine that they aren't taking cash out of pocket to demonstrate these products.. And they may even be getting paid to show the product. The guy that did this video all the video I see he does is about product reviews or pitching. The hockey movement person or people. Jeremy brings alot of teaching along with the product introduction. And he gives a true opinion of the products .And the guy has skills ,has wheels and hands . He can actually test the performance of a premium skate . I. Like how he goes to camps and clinics and shows power skating. The power skating people inviting him are a bit circus like with the hydra blading, jumping over the stick as skating, demontrating movement at speed. To teach it ,the best way is to do it slow break it down into steps. And it can't be taught in groups more then three ,because corrections need to be made as the movement is being done . Jeremy puts out a vibe of cincerity. As far as automatic sharpening machines, I don't get the appeal . You can do a better job with a manual machine, lower operation costs. And if you are mechanically inclined enough to change a toilet seat you have the capacity to learn how to do a decent job playing around with a pair of cheapo skates a few evenings.

Is the fbv here to stay or a gimmick? I never skated on it. When I played I skated on 3/4" hollow . Now as a gimp 5/8"

Yes the top one is what I stumbled on .

I stumbled on a video of the British guy who does hockey tutorial I think it was called. He did a comparison between the sparx sharpener and the expensive automatic home sharpening machine. My impression was both did equally good jobs. The sparks sharpener had a short wheel life and the wheels are more money . I can't remember the average amount of sharpening per wheel exactly I think it was 40 for the sparx and 200 for the more expensive brand. I think the sparx machine is going to have failures when it gets used beyond what it's designed to do is be a family sharpener. That's no fault of the company. It may create warranty repair or replacement because the machine was used for a team or commercial use. They may have to make the machine more rugged and increase pricing to survive

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I'm in the Albany N.Y. area and teach power skating and skills and off ice training. You have to public skate ever chance you get . Take power skating. And work on flexibility, agility, strength, do squats start with a 100 twice a day in a month 200 twice a day , another month 300 twice a day. Calf raises , vertical leaps, push ups, pull ups, work on your core muscles. Create a routine. Make it fun .

Do you love the game? If yes sit down with the coach and (1) ask him or her what you need to work on . (2) then ask to practice with the team. And put the work in on and off the ice ; always in all ways.

Have at it . If it works for you ; use it until it doesn't.

I'm not a fan of automatic sharpeners .there is alot of plastic in the machine. Skate sharpening is easy to learn. I can get you a professional quality sharpener for $ 1850 with travel case ,edge checker, honing stone,took kit . It weighs 65 pounds in the case . The thing to do is have your close hockey friends go in on it . 8 friends go in on it and it pays for itself fast . And when you sharpen your own it only takes a couple of passes to sharpen them . I use the machine as a professional SSM2

The VH looks like a fantastic skate . I wish I could afford them now. Going to try for February .

Follow threw point the toe of the stick at your target..

Mark I teach power skating and train players . If your self and your son wanted to come to the Albany N.Y. area for a week we can get a lot accomplished in a week or two . While no on the ice you can enjoy the surrounding areas beautiful lakes . A week or two of fun hard work will change your skating like you wouldn't believe..

They are good machines.

What machine do you have?

Are you sharpening your own skates? If so . When your skate is in the holder . Lightly kiss the wheel on the toe and the heal. A) the marks should look the same. B) a centered skate will leave a rectangular mark . If it's off the mark will become a trapezoid . If so the wide part is hitting the wheel first. Wide part on top the blade has to be risen the opposite lowered. Double check me here for I extremely dyslexic and often have things correct in my mind and say opposite. . Blade checker if you're paying to have your skates sharpened 1) take a sharpy and run it on the blade bottom. If the grind is off it will be clear . 2) a dime works as good as any blade checker . I do professional sharpening and blade profiling. I use The SSM2 sharpener. I used the machine for awhile then I loved the machine so much I became a Rep for sales and service of the brand. The North American distributor has taken me on to cover sales and service. The machine is built and engineered in Sweden. I really love the machine. The price point is very worth the investment for a hockey families..more importantly you control the quality.