Hot ice 6 Report post Posted April 26, 2013 awesome. do you have a link or an adress where to buy this (or a similar) motor?Haha, I live in China, Leeson motor is a good choice in the United States Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_next_one 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Perfect. I live in Europe ;-) but thanks for the Tips Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lpgbackups 17 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Serious skills, you should work for Blackstone.....or start your own company.Props.Proper Respect Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hot ice 6 Report post Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Serious skills, you should work for Blackstone.....or start your own company.Props.Proper Respect Edited May 19, 2013 by Hot ice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
romdj 26 Report post Posted November 4, 2013 Convertible Spinner System:FBV and ROHJesus Christ this is a thing of beauty...unbelievable! Well done! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfpack_1986 153 Report post Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) Nvm Edited November 4, 2013 by puck_it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiefs17 2 Report post Posted October 24, 2014 Awesome work Hot Ice, the nicest sharpener I've seen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davetronz 109 Report post Posted October 26, 2014 Anyone make a homemade cross grinder yet?Any challenges or FYIs that came up during the process?Seems like it would be much simpler than fabricating a finishing wheel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
croiso 11 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 My skate sharpener restoration and my homemade vacuum system 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Flash 49 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 That is awesome Croiso. I got the exact same old sharpener currently sitting in my garage waiting for me to restore it. But I use an X2 Blackstone currently and plan on messing with that as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 Beautiful work. I'd love to find a project like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
croiso 11 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 thank all flashi use an blackstone Fc 01 spin for the road game Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vet88 673 Report post Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Does anyone know what the "ideal" rpm the electric motor in a skate sharpener should run at? Or more exactly what the sharpening disk should spin at? Somewhere I read that they should spin at 4000rpm. A Wissota 911 spins at 3450rpm. The Incredible Edger motor spins at around 1400rpm but it belt drives the disk at around 6100rpm. Anyone know what a Blackstone, Blademaster etc spin at? If you have access to a machine it should be on the motor. Edited November 2, 2019 by Vet88 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marka 526 Report post Posted November 2, 2019 21 hours ago, Vet88 said: Does anyone know what the "ideal" rpm the electric motor in a skate sharpener should run at? Or more exactly what the sharpening disk should spin at? Somewhere I read that they should spin at 4000rpm. A Wissota 911 spins at 3450rpm. The Incredible Edger motor spins at around 1400rpm but it belt drives the disk at around 6100rpm. Anyone know what a Blackstone, Blademaster etc spin at? If you have access to a machine it should be on the motor. Howdy, Ideal RPM is going to depend on grinding wheel diameter, isn't it? I would assume what you really care about is the SFPM, though would also assume that there's a reasonable operating range. Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vet88 673 Report post Posted November 3, 2019 2 hours ago, marka said: Howdy, Ideal RPM is going to depend on grinding wheel diameter, isn't it? I would assume what you really care about is the SFPM, though would also assume that there's a reasonable operating range. Mark There has to be a reasonable operating range otherwise one would be changing disks out that had relatively little wear on them but there has to be more to it than that. A Wissota 911 uses a 7" disc, a Incredible Edger uses a 3" disc so their SFPM a fair way apart. Maybe it's the composition of the discs, I don't know if one can use aftermarket discs with a Wissota, we purchase from a number of suppliers for the Incredible Edger. Now that I'm looking into this it is surprising how little there is out there about the subject. If you look into the science behind knife sharpening there are 100's of articles but skate sharpening, almost nada. So many questions - What is the ideal SFPM? What is the range? Why isn't there a water cooled sharpener? In theory a shallower hollow should keep it's edge longer, has anyone actually tested this? Why doesn't a slow spin ultra cooled disc work for skate sharpeners as it seems to be a nirvana for knife sharpeners? If anyone knows of any publications re the science behind skate sharpening then I'd be grateful if you could point them out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenBreeg 491 Report post Posted November 3, 2019 One point is that in the knife world, there those that are into sharpening to keep their knives functioning and there are those for whom I think sharpening is in and of itself the hobby. Both actually represent a small percentage of people who actually use knives. Most buy cheap knives and use them even when they dull, lose them, or just constantly buy replacement knives. I would assume there are far more people using knives than skates so it does follow that there is more written about knives. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites