So I finally ordered a stay sharp guide. I followed all the steps, made sure to get a bur, then tested the broadhead after running it over the first two pieces of sandpaper and it’s duller than before! Any ideas of what I’m doing wrong?
Yep I removed the burr. I did the sharpie, and it took the sharpie off.assuming you flipped and removed said burr, correct? only thing I can think of is that you didn't have the edge spacing right in the jig and you weren't grinding to match the bevel... you do the sharpie and such to make sure you are removing metal from the correct location/bevel?
I had one as well, but found it easier to just do by hand.
That makes sense. When I set the blade down, it appeared to the naked eye that the blade was making good contact at the right angle. Should I trust my eyes in this situation or assume the angles are off? I'm thinking my eyes just aren't that good.Run the sharpie down the whole bevel and then use the jig 1 or 2 times and look at the sharpie mark. More than likely the factory bevel and the jig angles are off and u haven't actually started sharpening yet
If you figure it out lemme know, cause i, running out of stingers to use this season!!!That makes sense. When I set the blade down, it appeared to the naked eye that the blade was making good contact at the right angle. Should I trust my eyes in this situation or assume the angles are off? I'm thinking my eyes just aren't that good.
Yep I tightened it.Are you tightening the bolt down to ensure it’s tight? I know this seems trivial, but let’s ensure we aren’t skipping something that could easily be overlooked.
Don't trust ur eye... Trust in the sharpie. Darken up the shiney bevel and run it across the most course grit that u have and it will show u. 95% of the work is on the lowest grit getting the bevel right, once the bevel is set it doesn't take but a couple passes on the higher gritsThat makes sense. When I set the blade down, it appeared to the naked eye that the blade was making good contact at the right angle. Should I trust my eyes in this situation or assume the angles are off? I'm thinking my eyes just aren't that good.
Yep I made sure I got the right one. I think @Weldabeast is right, the angles are off. Going to give it a go tonight and see if I can fix the issue. I'll report back.Assuming you have the correct stay sharp jig then? I know there are a few different ones, and if you have a single bevel jig and use it on a double bevel blades, I think that would be a pretty fat angle for a cutting edge? Spitballing here...
If you get it figured out, please pm me so i wont ruin any more stingers!!!Yep I made sure I got the right one. I think @Weldabeast is right, the angles are off. Going to give it a go tonight and see if I can fix the issue. I'll report back.