Work Sharp Knife and Tool Sharpener, Ken Onion Edition, Model# WSKTS-KO

30 seconds

To change, align, and start using a belt takes less than a minute. The instructions provided are accurate and no 'workarounds' were necessary.

It's easy. Once you get the hang of it, it could be as little as 10-15 seconds. There are videos out there that show the operation including belt changes.

Very easy can be switched in seconds-just release the tension and slip off and slip new one on and re-apply tension.

Very easy, if you follow the directions. Real pain if you don't.

It is very easy.

It's relatively easy to change the belt on this knife and tool sharpener. First, you'll lift and hold the belt change lever to remove the old belt. Second, you'll route the new belt around all 3 pulleys, then release the lever. Overall, it should take less than a minute to change the belt.

I would say yes since that is the basic idea behind this sharpener is to put a convex edge on knifes.

yes

Yes,absolutely!

This sharpener will work on any knife or tool including Japanese edges.

It works very well by using the coarse belt at high speed. You can remove the angle guide for better access to the mower blade. I would also recommend clamping the blade securely. so you can use both hands to control the "Work Sharp".

Let me clarify. Without the additional angle grinder attachment and the 60 grit belt, It wouldn't be great for lawn mower blades. However, the additional angle grinder attachment should work fine. But I believe the motor is a little underpower for heavy applications.

I would say that sharpening a lawn mower blade wouldn't be the best use of it. I've sharpened a lot of lawn blades over the years using an angle grinder or a cut off blade. Lawn mower blades are usually heavily nicked and require a lot of material removed. This would take forever with this small belts and basically wear your grit belts down quickly. It would probably work for after using your grinder to get a nice edge, but that seems overkill to me on a lawnmower blade.

The Ken Onion edition knife and tool sharpener is an excellent choice for sharpening lawn mower blades.

The edge should never face an oncoming belt! Watch the supplied video, and read the manual.

As long as it is a flat blade with no serrations or internal curve the angle settings guide holds it so this is not a problem. for other blades use remove the guide and use the downward side of the belt. This is from the instructions and if followed the process works great.

The belt is such a fine grit and with the right light pressure the belt is flexible.

To prevent the belt from being cut, you would place the blade in the guide and then power it through.

Yes it will !

Most chipper manufacturers recommend that the blades be machined to keep the proper gap across the entire blade. I would be concerned that I would not be able to control the sweep across the blade well enough to keep it even. The disk sharpener WS3000 may be able to keep the geometry since you can sharpen the entire face at once. I would be leery of this though.

yes if you reach it or remove it

Yes, the Ken Onion Edition Work Sharp Knife and Tool sharpener will be able to sharpen a 45 degree chipper blade 4.5'' long.

This tool gives you some guidance for the angle of the blade. A wet stone unless hooked to a fixture does not. You will need to know the angle you need for your knives. The second benefit would be with a belt you will get a slight convex on your edge. The convex makes for a more durable edge life.

I don't know why a Japanese knife would be any different than a high quality American or German knife and this product puts a razor edge on mine with minimal effort. It is a great product.

The Work Sharp Knife Sharpener is safe to use with all kitchen knives.

The Ken onion unit uses 1/2 the total angle of the blades angle. This angle is more commonly used by professionals, like Ken Onion. Therefore 25 deg on the KO unit is equal to the 50 (25x2) on the smaller home unit.

The Onion Edition has more power and versatility. There are also wide angle slots on the guide. The small angles are on the top. I like the Onion much better. It has enough power to do the heavier chores.

The smaller model, item #156115 uses two guides while the Ken Onion Edition has an a fully adjustable guide in increments of 1degree from 15 to 30 degrees. The smaller edition with the two guides is not adjustable in increments of 1 degree but provides a 50° guide for hunting and outdoor knives (25° per bevel); and a 40° guide for thinner blades and kitchen knives (20° per bevel).
You can sharpen a lawnmower blade on either product. See smaller edition below.

No, all the belts are abrasive, from course to fine. I have used it to sharpen axes and knives. If a strop is needed I recommend doing that by hand. I have used my knife to gut and skin a deer with ease.

The belts are not made out of leather. They are made of Micro Mesh.

Yes, I tried it on a cheap ceramic knife and it sharpened it razor sharp.

The manufacturer states that this sharpener will sharpen ceramic blades using diamond belts.

Medium grit would be recommended for use with dull kitchen knives and pocketknives. Fine and course grit is better used for damaged blades You can see my product recommendation below to view that replacement belt kit.