Belt Grinder Knife Jig Manual Sharpener Holder Long Sharpening Locator Fixed Angle Jig for Belt Sander Belt Machine (Large)

All of the comparable items I have found were priced well above this one. I was concerned the quality would not be up to speed. However, the quality was top notch as so was the design. It is better than I would have made foe my self. A solid four stars.

Considering that some of these jigs sell for over $80, I wasn't sure exactly what I would get for $25. I can say, I was very pleased with what I got. Other than adding a couple of lock nuts on the angle adjustment screw, it's perfect right out of the box. Solid, dependable, and accurate (with the use of an angle gage) it's the addition my shop needed to raise my bevels to the next level.

Have been using this product for a 2 weeks. It seems to work better with knives below 6 inch blades.When it arrived had to run a tap through all the bolt holes and both handles were bent a little. Other than that it works fine. Would recommend that you might want to purchase the next size up.

Learning curve to it… be patient with yourself

I bought this weeks ago and I’m still waiting to use it because no knife blank I have is small enough to fit it. It’s 3 rows of threaded holes to bolt your blank down. It needs bare minimum a 4th row. That would at least allow some of my knives to fit in it. I read people say they wish they bought the bigger. And at one point I had it in my cart instead of this one. But figured it might be huge so I talked myself out of it. So I honestly can’t comment to much on this model since I haven’t used it. But I’ve held it in my hands. Seems ok quality. Just way to small for any fixed blade knives. Even my smallest ones won’t fit. I would recommend going with the XL model

It comes with no instructions. If you need instructions you are not ready to use this tool. It's too simple to use to need instructions. But if you need some go to the hardware store and get two 1/4 20 nuts put one nut on the bolt with the knob then screw the knob into the riser plate with the treads going toward the plate with all the holes the blade plate. put the other nut on inbetween the riser and the base plate. Once you have it setup to the angle you want you tighten both nut up against the riser plate this stops the adjustment knob from turning. KEEP IN MIND this is aluminum plate and will strip easy. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN BOLTS. You have 3 screws that you can use along the bottom of the knife plate so you can set the bottom of your blade on the screws. You have 2 oblong clamps that you can use to hold your blade firmly against the knife plate use 2 screws for each clamp with a flat washer. You can use just one or use both. You loosen the clamps and slide the tang of the blade under the clamps then lightly tighten the screws. You are now ready to grind. I highly recommend you go on YouTube and watch a few videos on using grinding jigs for grinding bevels in knife blades. They all use the same principles of holding the blade at the correct angle. This unit works as good as my $189.00 jig

It doesn’t come with instructions, but another review I read said something like if you need instructions to use this, you probably shouldn’t be using it. I moved some nuts around and made it work for me. Get a protractor to help you set your angle, or however you want to get your angle, eyeball it or whatever, I’m not your boss. It’s aluminum and steel and if you want to make one instead of buying one, this would be an ok example. I figure my time is worth something, and I decided to buy this one. It works fantastically for me. My grinds have never been cleaner and straighter. Remember it’s threaded aluminum plate. I forgot for a second and really cinched a bolt down, but it didn’t pull out, so no harm no foul.I think it works well, I’d say think about how you make your grinds and determine if this will help you. Then buy it if you want.

First off, no instructions AT ALL. Saying that, if you're buying this you probably already know how to use it. I got the bigger one and it's actually pretty darned big. I've been bladesmithing for years, but never quite got very good at free handing my sharpening skills on my 2x72 grinder. I've been wanting to buy one of these for years, but the prices are crazy for what they actually are ($200+??? That's a little insane). You'll still need a few bolts to tighten it down like other commenters said, but for the price you're not going to get one as well made and large as this one. Trust me, I've been looking for 3 years.