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The Pro Shop / Re: Pro-Filer Redirects to Wissota
« Last post by Query on February 25, 2024, 11:07:09 AM »According to my understanding in this thread we have talked about chromed areas scratching, but I might have understood wrongly.No, not the chrome plated area, unless you wear down your blades a lot more than most people do before replacing them. Only the part of the blade that touches the ice matters.
By the time the chrome plate touches, you have had to trim off so much of the toe pick, that it's forward/back location has changed significantly. Of course at that point you could remount the blades a bit forwards or back, but that effectively changes the length of the blade, significantly too. And you are less high off the ice, so it changes that characteristic of the blades too. I like to extend blade life as much as I reasonably can, but long before that time I think it makes sense to just replace the blades.
I also believe that if you did keep sharpening worn blades to the point the part of the sides of the blade that touches the ice are chrome plated, you wouldn't get very good edges, because the Chrome isn't hard, and would flake off - but tstop4me suggested that might be wrong.
Have you played more with your 3D printed sharpening tool? how does it compare in edge quality to your powered sharpening machines?
I guess you had to design it for one grit and brand sandpaper, since different grits and brands have different thicknesses.