Summary of Mk.II Honing
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Mk.Ii honing guide 05m09.01 u.S. Pat. No. 7,553,216.
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This veritas ® mk.Ii honing guide is an all-in-one system for sharpening edge-cutting tools. The great advantage of this system is that it has everything you need to precisely set primary bevel angles for high-angle and standard-angle blades, as well as back bevels. The ranges are numbered and color...
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It should be well lapped near the cutting edge. In this lapping process, be sure to keep the face of the blade fl at; otherwise, you could gouge the face of the blade or create an unintentional back bevel. When you have the back well lapped, polish it on a 4000 or 8000 grit stone. Step 2: setting th...
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Step 3: setting the registration jig the registration jig ensures your blade is centered and squared in the blade carrier and sets the blade projection for the desired bevel angle. Slide the registration jig onto the dovetail feature along the front of the blade carrier. Set the registration jig suc...
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Step 4: installing the blade for reliable results, the blade must be properly installed in the guide. Loosen the two blade clamp knobs on the blade carrier. Open the clamp bar wide enough to slide the blade in. The knobs must be loosened and tightened in small increments. Do not tighten or loosen on...
Page 6: Back Bevels
Step 6: honing the micro-bevel one of the features of the honing guide is that the blade can be quickly and easily honed to a razor-sharp edge by adding a micro-bevel (or secondary bevel) to the primary bevel. A smooth micro-bevel on the blade produces the same result as honing the complete bevel, s...
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To create back-bevel angles of 10° or higher, simply set the blade carrier in the e (green) back-bevel confi guration and the blade registration stop on the e (green) scale. Install the blade with the primary bevel up (as shown in figure 11), and the micro-bevel knob in the 12 o’clock position. Back...
Page 8: Setting Other Angles
Setting other angles the blade stop on the veritas ® mk.Ii honing guide’s registration jig has discrete positions for preset bevel angles, providing quick, accurate sharpening and perfectly repeatable results. The registration jig not only squares the blade in the carrier, but also sets the appropri...
Page 9: Do Not Use
Table 1: obtaining other angles by adjusting wheel setting knob standard angles arrow direction arrow direction hole up back front down hole up back front down a 15.0 15.4 15.8 16.2 g 26.5 27.0 28.0 28.4 b 16.0 16.5 16.9 17.3 h 30.0 30.4 31.7 32.1 c 19.4 19.9 20.4 20.9 i 33.5 33.8 35.4 35.7 d 20.0 2...
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Alternatively, the blade projection can be set according to the desired bevel angle, as shown in table 2. Measure from the edge of the registration jig and mark the line on the bottom of the jig. Align the edge of your blade to this line. Table 2: obtaining other angles by adjusting blade projection...
Page 11: Honing Guide Maintenance
Honing guide maintenance your honing guide needs to be oiled regularly. The machining tolerances on this guide are tight to make it as accurate and as durable as possible. Since the guide is exposed to water and abrasive particles in use, fi ne particles can get between the roller and the cam to int...
Page 12: Accessories
Accessories 05m09.03 skew registration jig 05m09.05 camber roller assembly 814 proctor avenue ogdensburg, new york 13669-2205 usa 1090 morrison drive ottawa, ontario k2h 1c2 canada customerservice@veritastools.Com www.Veritastools.Com 563 © veritas tools inc. 2011 ins-267 rev. D printed in canada..
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05m09.09 patent pending narrow-blade head.
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Blade clamp knob clamp jaws narrow-blade carrier locking knob nylon washer roller base 2 figure 1: narrow-blade carrier components. Figure 2: mounting the narrow-blade carrier onto the straight roller base. The veritas ® narrow-blade head is designed to hold narrow blades square to the standard mk.I...
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Angle registration jig registration jig clamp knob registration stop registration stop clamp jaws blade clamp knob 3 once the blade carrier is installed, slide the angle registration jig onto the dovetail feature along the front of the narrow-blade carrier. Locate the registration stop for the desir...
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Skewed micro-bevel interface 814 proctor avenue ogdensburg ny 13669-2205 united states 1090 morrison drive ottawa on k2h 1c2 canada customerservice@veritastools.Com © veritas tools inc. 2015 www.Veritastools.Com 801 ins-393 rev. A note: the section between the primary bevel and the micro-bevel can o...