Knife Sharpener Tool Pro RX-008, 360° Rotation Flip Design, Fixed-Angle Slicker Edge Sharpener with 4 Diamond Sharpening Plates,240/400/600/1000

Not sure why the comments show people having trouble; it's very straightforward, has very high quality diamond stones, and all of the important parts are fairly precision-machined steel. Head and shoulders above lansky for the same price, and borders tsprof worksharp, etc.

Overall, the price was right. Directions were ...ehh.....After watching a video on this sharpener, I learned that you need to check to assure you have the correct angle when starting out. Place your digital angle finder on one side, then flip it over. Start with the the side that has the inscription! I learned that there was a 2 degree difference! This equals out to a total of 4 degrees when sharpening......Took it apart and used small plastic washers to bring it to the same on both sides. I believe it was 7.50 degrees. With that accomplished, it works fine. I have several sharpeners as i am a collector as well as making my own. I have made a few sharpeners which work just fine, but I really liked the 360 degree flipper. Note: There are several variations of this device...I found this one to be the cheapest..

Gave as a gift to a chef and he LOVES it.

Decent, but the stones are cheap

I've seen people using these devices on the Internet for several years sharpening their knives........So I decided to buy one...I've always had a problem sharpening stainless steel until I purchased this device....This device was worth every nickel that I paid for it.......Every stainless steel knife that I have sharpened I can actually shave with." HINT"You do not need the handle on the end because you will not be applying very much pressure to sharpen your knives with..... So I removed the handle from my devise and it works perfectly!

Once you figure it out, get it set up, knives of all sizes will find their razors edge with this outfit

Its a good general fixed angle sharpener. It takes standard stones, and has a nice big flat area on the stone holder to measure angle at. It has some quirks which if you are willing to work with, then this can work well.It is designed to quickly flip from one side of the blade to the other by pulling on the spring loaded fixture.The issue is that the C-clamp that holds it to the table is not very good and the bottom side does not have a rubber pad to protect the table. I added rubber and clamped to my granite counter top and it simply would not hold. Every time I pull on the fixture to flip the blade it would pull off the counter. It may work well on a wood bench top where the clamp can kind of dig into the wood. Else, a second hand must be used to hold it to the counter. Also the blade clamp does not hold the blade all that tight even with the screws torqued down. I think it is the shape of the inside of the clamp surface that is the issue. And so when you pull on it, you must reach around the knife and pull on the fixture, not the knife itself. I had the knife slide around a few times in the blade clamp. Also the clamp that holds the bade is too wide. If you are sharpening kitchen knives, then its great, but for pocket knives, the tip of the blade cannot be sharpened because the blade clamp gets in the way. The stone rubs on the clamp itself.Lastly, I dont like how flimsy the rods are which hold the fixed angle. Its not as ridged as another design that I bought to replace this one, and also it came loose a few times while using it.So, if you are willing to work around those quirks then certainly this will get your knives sharp. I suggest the diamond stones instead of the natural stones because they are the same thickness from grit to grit.Also, as a reminder, basically ALL these sharpeners leave a burr, and so if you want your knife super sharp, you need to use a strop as the final step

I've been making all types of knives throughout my life and this tool has cut my time by 90% and still have a finished product worthy of my time.Made my money back plus on just one knife.If I could give it 10 stars, I definitely would.

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The screws on this are really fiddly and you do need quite a bit of force to lock them down in place, or parts will end up sliding around on you while you are trying to sharpen, throwing your calibrations out.I bought some M4 wing nuts (6mm ought to be long enough) and two M5 wing nuts (10mm is long enough) top help me get enough purchase to really lock the clamps in place.The instructions could do with some work, I ended up watching videos on what others did.

Works well when setup , good value for money

The knife angle changes when you flip the blade over by roughly 2 degrees... Making it unusable unless you ma ually calibrate every single time you flip it... No thanks!