stones for kme

[karrow]

what stones do you guys perfer for sharpening 2 blades with the kme systems. mine are hand me downs from my dad and are sumwhat dished and worn i would say. i have a fine grit stone in good shape and think i just need a good course stone. thanks alot

[hayslope]

Find a good medium stone.....it will probably get the most use for broadheads.

[5deer]

medium for me too

[2treks]

Contact Ron, he goes by Sharpster on this board.
His stones are great and he will give you sound advice. If you need to buy a new stone I would get his. He "IS" KME,A sponsor of the Gang
This is Him,   http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile;u=00013339


Chuck

[karrow]

thanks everyone i hear nothing but great things about ron at KME. i will get ahold of him.

[Sharpster]

Kevin,

The answer to your question is very easy and also very inexpensive. No doubt about it... get a set of 6x2 KME "Super-Tuff" aluminum oxide stones. They'er only $16 each and no kidding, they are the best stones I have ever used of any kind. We don't recommend them because they have our name on them, we put our name on them because they are that good!

Make sure you get the coarse grit for sure. This stone will produce hair plowing sharpness all by itself.     If you have the money I suggest that you get both the coarse and the med-fine grits. Add a piece of plain brown corrugated cardboard for stropping and you're BHDs will be as sharp as mine.

As a side benefit they are without question, THE best stones I've ever used for 3 blade BHDs.

Ron

[2treks]

Thats the guy I was talking about. I just got a kit from him and it is all he says and maybe more!
Thanks Ron and good luck to you Kevin

[southpawshooter]

I can vouch for the KME aluminum oxide stones - they put a nice edge on both 2 and 3 blades.

[JV Rooster]

I have one on the way. Should be here soon.

[northern lights]

Without a doubt the best, got the kit couple weeks ago and have never had b-heads like these,  used the jig to get stingers hair plowing sharp and as a bonus the stones are great on woodsmans only problem is deciding which head I want to use.

[monterey]

Don't have or use a KME....yet!  But, to sharpen my shop chisels with a sharpening jig, I use sheets of various grits of sandpaper on glass.  You can wet the glass to keept the paper in place.  Wonder if that would work with the KME?  

A chisel finished off with 2000 grit paper is a beautiful thing!

[Trad-Man]

Monterey...
No prob....check your PM's.

[Jwilliam]

KME stones    Probably the best money I have ever spent !!!


Bill

[monterey]

Trad-man, thanks.  PM was very helpful.

[Doc Nock]

Some of us who followed Ron's adventures with stones over the years can attest to his attention to detail and high standards.

When one of his suppliers in the past started to send stones with defects, however slight, they got a couple chances to right the wrong and then were gone.

These newest lines he now sells really sped up my work and before KME I was a charter member of the "International Order of I can't Sharpen Shixx" and past president for 15 yrs!

Now I have bought stock in J&J Band-aids!

[AkDan]

I am using the lansky ...I've used it for so long now (the lansky).  Never used the KME, got some questions on them at the end of this.

I start with the extreme course diamond to get the bevel, use the medium for getting it sharp, and the xtra fine for polishing.  I am considering finding a way to get some super fine auto wet dry sand paper onto one for licking them scalpel sharp.   Havent tried that part yet....

If you're using the stone method....you can use plate glass or other smooth flat surface and automotive sand paper (wet dry) and go as fine as you like.  YOu can put a mirror edge on them in a hurry!   Have a couple different grits per plate and go from one to the next start to finish.  (google scary sharp sharpening method for plane blades).  Just a thought.

not to rob the thread but has anyone tried both the KME and lanskys?   WHat do you think?How is the KME for packability (ie weight) compared to carrying the lansky, 2 stones and 2 rods?  I dont carry the extreme course once I get the bevels which happens long before hunting season starts.   Weight is an issue as a backpack hunter.    Thoughts????

[monterey]

Can't make any comparisons, but I also use the Lansky and have found that if you get the ultra fine stone (the white) one, you won't get much more polish than that.  OTOH, don't see any reason you could not glue some fine paper to one of your stones.

Not a big lansky fan, but results are pretty good.  Am going to try the KME on next years heads.

[Doc Nock]

The KME knife has a nylon ball with a hole in it so the stone carrier is supported 100% thru the entire range of motion, elminating and "wobble" off the intended degree setting. Others I've tried- Don't!

AKDan, Ron has shared that glass/auto body wet sandpaper trick with many of us.

Only thing I see that sounds different in your method vs. what he taught me and others is the part where you set the bevel on the coarse...

Ron's approach is to get it hair shaving sharp on the coarse, then polish the edge with the rest of the stones...

At least I think I got that right.. Should...He's drummed it into my thick German skull enough times!