Retrofit for the KJ-45 to make it Adjustable!

[VijayDoshi]

Hi everyone,

I've developed a retrofit for the KJ-45 to bring back the adjustable attribute of the SVM-45 - there's a link to a video at the end of this post.



Problems with the SVM-45
1.      It's not adjustable, you can't make micro adjustments easily, rendering the wood block technique less useful.
2.   Tool rest handle is too small, long blades pull the knife towards you.
3.   Occasionally you inadvertently use the "short stop" without realizing.
4.   The self-centering aspect is generally solving a low priority problem – we've never-ever had a customer complain about it.
5.   Plastic shaft is not as sturdy as it needs to be.
6.   Smaller torque screw is hard to get tight.

Problems with the KJ-45
1.   Shaft is slightly too short to accommodate very short blades without adjusting tool rest height.
2.   Plastic tool-rest wears out, we wrap electrical tape around the treads to establish tension... after three years it is now stripped.
3.   Not "centered" – though we have not found this to be a real problem.
4.   It's no longer being produced (boo!)

Introducing our retrofit for the KJ-45
1.   Fits precisely into the jig KJ-45 jig.
2.   Fillet cut maintains alignment and allows for variable height
3.   Longer shaft – 20mm longer than SVM-45 handles smaller and larger knives without having to reset tool rest height.
4.   Aluminum guide and tighter threads provide a longer life and more friction to prevent changing adjustment during sharpening – variable friction using lock-tite.
5.   Patent pending since this is an improvement to an existing invention/patent

These will be available for pre-order on our website magnoliaknife.com soon – email me at vijay@magnoliaknife.com if you are interested. 


https://youtu.be/WiammYI1PIs