ricepow

I did the same thing. I just waited til I needed more wheels and a new spinner. Then I ordered a whole bunch of stuff. Haha.

Garage. Nothing special on mine. I zip tied a small plastic bag to the exhaust tube that catches most the junk that comes out.

Interesting. I'll have to give that a try.

I have it and have used it. Honestly, if you are going to pick up a couple other items from them and want to give it a try, go for it, but I wouldnt't make a special order for it (and pay that shipping) and would suggest getting only one bottle to try. In my experience it does make the surface slightly slicker, more important is keeping the surface clean from dust from the sharpening and keeping the felt on the bottom of your holder clean of that debris as well. I think I have applied it once in the last year.

Today I also took a little tension off that wavy washer. I just left it on the screw and pressed it slightly in a vise, worked out fine and definately helped in getting a cleaner finish. Less lines and smoother finish for sure. Thanks for the idea to those who suggested it.

lol Just called them. Initially I was told they have never heard of this issue and the person I spoke with would talk to some of the other guys there and call me back. Shortly after that I received a call back and was told this was normal and it happens on all of their machines, even the larger ones. I'm not sure this should be normal, but ok. I guess if I was having issues sharpening the skates I would worry more but Im not. No regrets on this machine at all.

Ill try giving them a call. Ive tried to reposition the wheel but there is pretty much no play to work with. Like you said, maybe if enough of us complain about it something will get done. Ill do my part. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hey guys, I have an X01 that Ive had now for a couple months. I dont claim to be a pro by any means but I am able to get a pretty decent and level edge (better than the local rink can provide anyway) and using a 90/75 FBV spinner. My question though. Like mentioned above, I am able to get decent edges but have noticed something with my wheel. After using the Fine Shine for the final pass it leaves a dark residue on the wheel (not the issue) but I have noticed this dark line does not go around the entire wheel, almost like the wheel is out of round. To the best of my recollection this has occured from day one and this is my first wheel, so Im not sure if its the wheel or something else. I have tried several times to do a pretty significant dressing thinking it would resolve this but it never does. Like I said, this is my first wheel and I have another ready to go but haven't used it yet. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is this something I should call Blackstone about? Thanks in advance.