Great explanation. I have had my KME for over a year, and have wondered about the movement of a full flat grind knife in the sharpener. This video explains how the KME system works. Thanks for the info. Very helpful KnifeKrazy. Appreciated.
I've had my KME for almost 3 years now, and never thought to pinch the jaws first before snugging it... Now, I haven't had much trouble getting most blades set in the jaws, but that little trick would have saved some grief on a few rare exceptions. Glad CZcams recommended this video to me. Thanks for putting this out there!
Could you do a video on just the clamping versatility of the kme? Just showing some knives from your collection and how it handles different swedges and things if they nature.
Great video, bravo. I’ve had this system for a month maybe since the last time I asked you what accessories I should get along with the KME. I held off on the 9 lapping tape and the strop with the diamond juice lol. Instead I got the base and the 100 grit stone. I do have a strop so it’s not like I’m finishing with the stone. The KME stop will be my next purchase. I’m trying to walk not run if you know what I mean. Anyway I’ve done 4 knives so far and I love this sharpener. I had the lansky so this KME was really familiar in a way, plus I actually do know how and what to do as far as the process of sharpening. Thanks to you though for answering my questions and making these videos, it really helps. I apologize for the long comment but I had to let you know I appreciate people like you. Thanks again.
photag216 you should have no problem now. I do recommend getting a really coarse stone like the 50 or 100 grit if you plan on sharpening the more premium steels, they are a time saver. I just finally got the stropping set and lapping film set , that takes it to a whole new level (PANTERA) enjoy the kme friend.
Thanks- am writing this as I wait for my KME to arrive 8/2022. Good visual explanation. If this is not mentioned for full flat grinds in the KME instructions, then they are goofballs for not including it. When I saw the title, my thought was "oh no, full flat will be impossible with the KME", but then you went on to say it'll work just fine and showed why. Two other points to consider: 1) The rubber pieces also give some relief for the widest part at the spine, which helps the clamp do its work. 2) Even when the edge is mounted equally in hopes of a uniform width bevel, many get a widening bevel near the tip. This is usually because the material near the tip is deliberately made thicker for strength. Pushing the tip end in a little more toward the vertical post will help reduce this phenomenon. I'd heard to 'pinch' the clamp before this, but you showed where and why quite a bit better.. 🙂
I'm just now seeing this video because I'm looking into getting one of these sharpening systems and I think you showed perfectly how it can form and work with a full flat grind
I've owned the kme for a few years and it's a reliable sharpening system. I prefer to have it mounted on the base because it just feels a bit more accurate. Mind you my base is an old 1/2 inch drillbit and chuck of wood I had laying around.
Just got the KME, thought I'd start on an Esee Izula that needed a touch up. Kept getting a lot of wiggle and movement. Even with the pen knife jaws it was a bit touchy with the full grind on a short knife with a full belly. I'll have to give it another try after watching this vid.
Very informative. I ended up buying the wicked edge go system over this but now I wish I would have bought the KME. I love the WE system but the KME seems like it would have been better for me. Live and learn. Sharpening is also a hobby in itself, as much a journey as collecting the knives themselves for me.
This is exactly what I have been searching for! I have a few PM2s that I have relegated to the drawer because I couldn’t find an acceptable way to hold that blade. Now I just have to hope this isn’t a crazy expensive system, otherwise I am basically going to not use my Spydercos anymore
The KME is not cheap, but it's worth it. It'll run about $200~ If that's out of the budget then I would suggest looking into a Spyderco Sharpmaker for around $70
I was grabbing the clamp dead center on all my knives. Having knowledge is a good thing! I will not be grabbing center clamp on all my blades. Looking specifically at the Spyderco Manix 2 . Good info drop, thank you
Great video, you should have been a teacher, hey wait a min. You are a teacher and a very good one at that...thanks for the information it is a great help...
With the KME system you don’t align the blade with the spine. Align with the bevel, otherwise the angle will change from one end to the other as you sharpen.
Have you ever had to replace the kme diamond stones due to them wearing out? Just ordered a kme sharpener and was wondering how long the diamond stones will last
Awesome video, I'm going to be sharpening on my Christmas KME deluxe soon and am watching as much as I can before getting started. What kind of pry bar is that, I'd Love to check it out and maybe get one. Thanks for the upload.
I'm confused. I set my knife up just like this but my stone is hitting the knife clamp before it can hit the blade.... I need to mess with it more I guess
I’ve had an issue sharpening my Benchmade Barrage in a Lansky (I can’t get it centered well with the swedge, it like to walk free too easily). Will I have a similar issue with the KME? Any tricks for me to prevent that? I’ve considered taking it apart and clamping closer to the pivot section of the blade, where is flat, but I’m concerned it will effect the bevel angle overall.
I wonder if this works on ZT 0452. If you look at the design of that blade, you'll see what I mean. I have this knife and it is hard to clamp it down. I think I have to do freehand sharpening.
Some people have stated that when the diamond stones are new, they can leave behind some diamonds in the dust that collects between your blade and the stone carrier, resulting in scratched blades since they get dragged across the blade when you're making your strokes. Have you found this to be true, and if so, how do you avoid it happening? Thanks!
Yes. I Definitely find this to be true. On lower grits like 50,100 and 140. I would take a junk piece of steel/blade and get all the loose diamonds off. It shouldn’t take long.
@photag216 Figured it out, ended up leaving mine on the hood of my car and after find it on the side of the road it snapped the tip off. Took some work to fix the tip but she is very sharp now
@@KnifeKrazy. Ooh OK! I happened upon à used KO2, and would have loved your opinion and whether it's worth the money to upgrade the lifting mechanism to the KO3 pro style.. Anyway thanks for the vids, Iearned a lot!
self centering.. but the sharpening angle will be so stupid! big angle on the tip and small angle on the base.. exact the oposite of what i need. = useless
@@krissmith007 there may be workarounds now that you asked you made me think more... still, is better than no shapener for shure, and better than most of them..
I never realized how well engineered the clamp system is on the kme. Very helpful info here, thank you.
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Great vid Matt! This demonstrates our self centering jaws perfectly.
Great explanation. I have had my KME for over a year, and have wondered about the movement of a full flat grind knife in the sharpener. This video explains how the KME system works. Thanks for the info. Very helpful KnifeKrazy. Appreciated.
I've had my KME for almost 3 years now, and never thought to pinch the jaws first before snugging it... Now, I haven't had much trouble getting most blades set in the jaws, but that little trick would have saved some grief on a few rare exceptions. Glad CZcams recommended this video to me. Thanks for putting this out there!
Could you do a video on just the clamping versatility of the kme? Just showing some knives from your collection and how it handles different swedges and things if they nature.
Great video, bravo. I’ve had this system for a month maybe since the last time I asked you what accessories I should get along with the KME. I held off on the 9 lapping tape and the strop with the diamond juice lol. Instead I got the base and the 100 grit stone. I do have a strop so it’s not like I’m finishing with the stone. The KME stop will be my next purchase. I’m trying to walk not run if you know what I mean. Anyway I’ve done 4 knives so far and I love this sharpener. I had the lansky so this KME was really familiar in a way, plus I actually do know how and what to do as far as the process of sharpening. Thanks to you though for answering my questions and making these videos, it really helps. I apologize for the long comment but I had to let you know I appreciate people like you. Thanks again.
photag216 you should have no problem now. I do recommend getting a really coarse stone like the 50 or 100 grit if you plan on sharpening the more premium steels, they are a time saver. I just finally got the stropping set and lapping film set , that takes it to a whole new level (PANTERA) enjoy the kme friend.
I always appreciate your KME videos. Your videos are very informative. Thank you.
Thanks- am writing this as I wait for my KME to arrive 8/2022. Good visual explanation. If this is not mentioned for full flat grinds in the KME instructions, then they are goofballs for not including it. When I saw the title, my thought was "oh no, full flat will be impossible with the KME", but then you went on to say it'll work just fine and showed why. Two other points to consider: 1) The rubber pieces also give some relief for the widest part at the spine, which helps the clamp do its work. 2) Even when the edge is mounted equally in hopes of a uniform width bevel, many get a widening bevel near the tip. This is usually because the material near the tip is deliberately made thicker for strength. Pushing the tip end in a little more toward the vertical post will help reduce this phenomenon. I'd heard to 'pinch' the clamp before this, but you showed where and why quite a bit better.. 🙂
I learned something. That’s one reason I didn’t buy a kme I was bad afraid the full flat grinds would be tilted too far up or down. Great video
I'm just now seeing this video because I'm looking into getting one of these sharpening systems and I think you showed perfectly how it can form and work with a full flat grind
I've owned the kme for a few years and it's a reliable sharpening system. I prefer to have it mounted on the base because it just feels a bit more accurate. Mind you my base is an old 1/2 inch drillbit and chuck of wood I had laying around.
Thanks for the great info. I always learn something from your videos!
Thanks for another great video! Your video's have really helped me a lot when I got started with my KME.
Great explanation and walk thru! Thank you!
Just got the KME, thought I'd start on an Esee Izula that needed a touch up. Kept getting a lot of wiggle and movement. Even with the pen knife jaws it was a bit touchy with the full grind on a short knife with a full belly. I'll have to give it another try after watching this vid.
Very informative. I ended up buying the wicked edge go system over this but now I wish I would have bought the KME. I love the WE system but the KME seems like it would have been better for me. Live and learn. Sharpening is also a hobby in itself, as much a journey as collecting the knives themselves for me.
The FFG on my PM2's(S30v and S35vn), Manix 2 S110v, and Endura 4 are why I have yet to try to sharpen them on my Lansky.
Thanks for this video…helped me decide on the KME vs the Lansky and Work Sharp Precision Adjust 👍
Great video Matt. Such a brilliant design. You explained the articulation of the jaws really well.
It could even be described as an articulate articulation about the articulation ! 😄
Great video and explanation. It solved some questions I had. So glad you made this one.
Thanks, I had just figured I wouldn't be able to sharpen my PM2 with the KME!
Great video man! You just solved so many sharpening problems !!! 😁👍🏻 Pono 🤙🏻
This is exactly what I have been searching for! I have a few PM2s that I have relegated to the drawer because I couldn’t find an acceptable way to hold that blade. Now I just have to hope this isn’t a crazy expensive system, otherwise I am basically going to not use my Spydercos anymore
The KME is not cheap, but it's worth it.
It'll run about $200~
If that's out of the budget then I would suggest looking into a Spyderco Sharpmaker for around $70
I was grabbing the clamp dead center on all my knives. Having knowledge is a good thing! I will not be grabbing center clamp on all my blades. Looking specifically at the Spyderco Manix 2 . Good info drop, thank you
Great video, you should have been a teacher, hey wait a min. You are a teacher and a very good one at that...thanks for the information it is a great help...
Fantastic! Thanks for making this video
With the KME system you don’t align the blade with the spine. Align with the bevel, otherwise the angle will change from one end to the other as you sharpen.
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This video helped me so much! Thank you!!!
You’re welcome.
As always great info Matt!
Have you ever had to replace the kme diamond stones due to them wearing out? Just ordered a kme sharpener and was wondering how long the diamond stones will last
Awesome video, I'm going to be sharpening on my Christmas KME deluxe soon and am watching as much as I can before getting started.
What kind of pry bar is that, I'd Love to check it out and maybe get one.
Thanks for the upload.
Great video tutorial, I'm going to get a KME sharpener one day 🤞🏾
Joe Yates do it dude. You won’t regret it
So do you still draw a line from tip to end and line up jaws on that line or line up jaws with spine like in this video??
Yes. Draw a line from heal to tip. I put the blade in the jaw this way just to show the jaw movement. I wouldn't sharpen it this way.
KnifeKrazy thanks!
I'm confused. I set my knife up just like this but my stone is hitting the knife clamp before it can hit the blade.... I need to mess with it more I guess
Thank’s! Learn something new today bout my kme.,any recomended angle for para 2 3 and shaman?thanks!
Great information!
I’ve had an issue sharpening my Benchmade Barrage in a Lansky (I can’t get it centered well with the swedge, it like to walk free too easily). Will I have a similar issue with the KME? Any tricks for me to prevent that? I’ve considered taking it apart and clamping closer to the pivot section of the blade, where is flat, but I’m concerned it will effect the bevel angle overall.
I wonder if this works on ZT 0452. If you look at the design of that blade, you'll see what I mean. I have this knife and it is hard to clamp it down. I think I have to do freehand sharpening.
Yeah. It’s had to sharpen knives with full swedges like that. You could probably get it to work but it’s not ideal
How do you clean your plates ?
Some people have stated that when the diamond stones are new, they can leave behind some diamonds in the dust that collects between your blade and the stone carrier, resulting in scratched blades since they get dragged across the blade when you're making your strokes. Have you found this to be true, and if so, how do you avoid it happening?
Thanks!
Yes. I Definitely find this to be true. On lower grits like 50,100 and 140. I would take a junk piece of steel/blade and get all the loose diamonds off. It shouldn’t take long.
Wasn't doing this, will try again. Recommendation on the best way to position the pm 2 in the kme?
@photag216 Figured it out, ended up leaving mine on the hood of my car and after find it on the side of the road it snapped the tip off. Took some work to fix the tip but she is very sharp now
@@sawtoothscream1521 hey man, how did you do? I broke the tip of my pm2 also, looking for the best way to recover on kme.
@@agadrt used a work sharp with the grinding attachment to reshape the tip than sharpened on the kme. Isn't factory perfect but works for me.
Clamped in the way you have it would give a varying angle along the blade edge....would it ? New to sharpening
I put the knife in the jaws just for showing the movement of the jaws. I would not sharpen it this way.
Didn't you use to have videos on other sharpening systems as well?
Yes I did. I changed what content I show. USA product only. Made in the USA.
@@KnifeKrazy.
Ooh OK! I happened upon à used KO2, and would have loved your opinion and whether it's worth the money to upgrade the lifting mechanism to the KO3 pro style..
Anyway thanks for the vids, Iearned a lot!
FFS. I've been using tape to even out the bevel on my spydercos for 3 years, and im just now learning this simple trick 🤦♂️
You still hot for the KME? Love the channel, new subscriber!
Great video thanks. You coulda said the clamp flexes side/side and front/back. You'd a saved 11m & 30s of your life 😁
self centering.. but the sharpening angle will be so stupid! big angle on the tip and small angle on the base.. exact the oposite of what i need. = useless
Why do you think that??
@@krissmith007 there may be workarounds now that you asked you made me think more... still, is better than no shapener for shure, and better than most of them..
First comment =free knife
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