Sparx Edge Checker - Get the Most from Your Sparx Skate Sharpener

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The Sparx edge checker, while expensive, is the best way to get the most out of your Sparx skate sharpener. After using the edge checker to check for even skate edges I was able to consistently get the best sharpenings out of my machine, right in my own home. See troubleshooting section below for ice hockey skate edges below:
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UNEVEN SKATE EDGE TROUBLESHOOTING:
1. First and foremost, you shouldn't have to do this every time. Once you get your machine really dialed in, you should be getting pretty even edges on your own skates and others' skates (assuming that most runners are relatively straight). Don't adjust too wildly for any one pair of steel for this reason... you wouldn't want to make heavy corrections for bent steel.

2. Assuming you've sharpened with enough passes to remove imperfections, (On my own skates with the same hollow: ~2 passes every two skates, on others': ~4 passes) deburr the blades and take a few edge readings.

3. Identify which edge is the consistently high edge so that you can correctly turn the alignment adjustment knob. If you sharpen with the toe facing the right, and the closest, forward-facing edge is the high one, you will need to turn the knob clockwise to pull the grinding ring closer to the front. Reverse if the back edges are high. This adjustment will help even the edges.

4. When adjusting I turn the knob 2-3 clicks in the appropriate direction, run two more passes, then take additional edge readings. I repeat this process until I am happy with the edge heights.

5. In certain circumstances you may try adjusting for imperfect steel. If you have readings that are way out of whack and can't get them much better after a few of these iterations, lay your steel flat on a level surface to try and determine if it has any bends or warping. Occasionally you may come across a pair that you can't get level throughout the length of the blade. In my experience it's relative apparently to the naked eye there are imperfections. This can be a real bummer and I've been there myself. I had a pair of Bauer LS4 steel bend very early on. I've tried sharpening them, can hit the edges decently well on the machine, but they are bent to the point where I will occasionally catch edges while skating for no reason. I've decided that I don't want that happening as I'm skating hard into the boards and have reluctantly retired them :(

6. If you have specific comments on your situation drop a comment below!
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I play hockey at Center Ice in Oaks, PA. If you ever need your skates sharpened for the next session drop your skates with me. I'll run them on my Sparx sharpener. I have the 3/8", 1/2”, 9/16" and 5/8" Sparx grinding rings.

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