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The Pro Shop / Re: Pro-Filer Redirects to Wissota
« Last post by tstop4me on February 17, 2024, 05:15:39 AM »Just a though: if Blademaster's variant on the Pro-Filer (which they don't seem to call Pro-Filer) has no extensions, just a gap, does that make it harder to align, because the gap isn't as high as the gap+extension? But does it also mean that the tool could sharpen some current generation Matrix and Paramount blades that Pro-Filer might have trouble with?
* The Blademaster website calls their product a "DIAMOND PROFILER". But if you click on the photo of the complete kit, the packaging reads "PRO-FILER", and even still bears the "Edge SPECIALTIES" mark. Don't know whether this is just a transitionary phase or what.
* What we don't know (and it's difficult to judge from the Blademaster photo) is how deep/high the slot/gap on the current version is compared with how deep/high the total slot/gap (taking into account the main body of the chassis plus the extension rails) of the original version is.
* I have Paramount blades (their Gold Seal version in 440C stainless steel). When new, the runners are ~6 mm wide. For the old Pro-Filer to work, I had to file the extension rails off completely. Needs more careful control. Some versions of the latest intermediate-grade Paramount blades I saw on display have runners ~8 mm wide. Likely easier to handle. The Matrix blades I saw on display had narrower runners, only ~4 mm wide. Not sure that provides sufficient guide surfaces if you modified the chassis to accommodate the narrower runners.
Approximately how wide are your old Matrix I runners?