johnpace2

Those are 6K's RBK branded I think. They had some 9K's but none that fit.

haha. I knew that would come up. That's my 78 Marshall Cabinet. There's a 76 to the right of it that you can't see.

Here's my take from the Caps equipment sale.

That was freaking awesome! I had to sell my tickets due to 2 feet of snow on my street.

I hear what you are saying, but this is how I switched to a different radius... Me: I need new steel. Bob: Want to try a different radius? (7/13) Me: Can you explain how this may help me? Bob: Explains the traits of this radius. Me: I make the decision knowing that I may need to tweak things a bit and adjustment time could be necesary. He's not seeing me skate, but he's explaining what the radius should offer and I make the decisions. In the case of the FBV, I think Bob and others are speaking in terms of rough equivalents... Probably because there are 500 people asking what FBV is equivalent to what traditional ROH? I doubt this will be a problem, most places that don't have a Blackstone machine (at least around here) aren't going to buy one just to do FBV sharpenings. I'd say about 90% of my teammates have no clue what their ROH is, so your target audience is small.

That's my point. Agreed, but that's going to be the case with any sharpener by mail.

FYI: Bob has done both 9' and 7'/13' combo radii for me as well as multiple hollows... He's certainly not over selling one specific radius.

That's a great website, very informative.

SAK: Just a quick question... We're saying that 90/75 has the bite of a 5/8 ROH. How about the glide? What ROH what that be equivalent to? Thanks!

Update: Bob says that if I asked for an equivalent of 5/8 then that's what I got. What I am experiencing does not sound like the 5/8 equivalent (based on what everyone else is saying) but there's nothing I can do about it. From all the replies, the adjustment time should be minimal. That is definitley not what I experienced. FYI: I've never been finicky with my blades before and usally transition from different hollows and profiles pretty easily. For now, I'm going back to a standard cut because I have games this weekend.

Thanks! Bob's been doing my skates for about 4 years I think... The plan was to go with the 5/8, but it's possible that 1/2 was accidently done. Either way, I don't think I should be feeling more bite than a 9/16 would offer... So exactly what you said... I expected the same or less level of bite. Or it could be that I just suck. :P

Bob @ No Icing is my sharpener. Am I correct in my basic assumption that under traditional sharpening, a shallower hollow leads to decreased bite? If that's the case, I think what I'd like is the glide of a shallow hollow, but with bite comparable to a 9/16 or 5/8 or close. Is that possible?

Wasn't it mentioned earlier that the bite should feel the same, you'd just get to keep the same level of bite with the glide of a much shallower hollow?

My normal cut is 9/16... Not exactly sure what FBV it is. I will check and post tomorrow... I think it's just the wrong FBV for me... Like oldtrainerguy said...

I skated on the FBV for the first time tonight and while I liked the extra glide, I think I need to go back to the drawing board. I was getting WAY too much bite on the edges... It was a lot harder to stop and it felt like the edge grabbed too much ice. On skating exercises such as forward one foot power pulls, I found it very difficult to transition from one edge to another. I *think* what I am experiencing is too much bite... Almost like I prefer the shallower hollow concept, but don't need the extra bite the FBV provides. Does that make sense? Perhaps I need more time on them, but I felt like I was going to kill myself out there. I plan to discuss my options with my sharpener tomorrow. I have the equivalent of a 5/8 FBV.