12-30-2019, 09:57 PM
(12-30-2019, 01:32 PM)blgentry Wrote: ...snip...
I'm on the fence about whether or not I want variable speed. I'm used to having it, having had the WSKO for several years now and used it a LOT. But do I "need" it? Probably not. Will I get more utility and/or better edges from it? Hmmm.... harder question.
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Brian.
I think there is a high likelihood that you will get better edges. I may be in the minority, but I found it very hard to control damaging heat at the edge, but slowing the belt down completely solved that. I feel I have a lot more control of the entire operation at the slower speeds. And I take off less steel in getting an edge ready to be sharpened.
But then, I only do sharpening on a Tormek. I have not yet attempted to sharpen any knives on the Viel, although I have put new edges on garden tools.
Rick