KMFS Vantaedge integral - unique knife grinding system with angle adjustment

Product detailed description

This grinding system is the first in the world to completely eliminate the effect of increased chamfer at the tip of the knife and allows absolutely precise repetitive sharpening of the knife without any requirement to repeat the knife clamping position.
The KMFS Vantaedge sharpening system for perfectly accurate knife angle maintenance - repeatedly. No matter how you mount the knife, you will always finish the bevel at the exact angle you choose. An ingeniously patented arm with reverse kinematics ensures the angle is always precisely set. And it doesn't matter if you clamp the knife inaccurately or at an angle.
The selected angle options are: (on the base head you have a choice of 15°, 17.5°, 20° and 22.5° or 30°, 35°, 40° and 45° of the top overall bevel angle. Also available is an adjustable head with stepped increments of precisely adjustable angles from 10° to 29° on one side - this is not included and will be available separately as a possible accessory.
Precisely adjustable angle regardless of blade thickness or height of grinding inserts. You will always hit the exact angle you set, so even just dragging the blade with a finer sharpener is enough. The advantage is that you don't remove material on the blade unnecessarily.
You simply hold the sharpener in your hand or put it on the arbor. The set angle is from the beginning of the blade to the tip, no matter how many times or how you clamp the knife. You can always rely on VantaEdge. Even if you clamp the knife crooked or differently each time, you will always achieve the same sharpening angle, both ways. The centred and very firm and stable clamping of the knife is secured by the bowl nuts, which do not let go of the knife. Simple and patented solution from KMFS.
Made in the Czech Republic.

As for maintenance, use a dry or oiled cloth for cleaning, definitely not water. Linear bearings - there are three in the instrument, two on the arm and one on the clamp. They only need a drop of the included FP10 oil about once every 5h of use.

Grinding wheel - the main parts are 7075 duralumin, the stand plate is 6082 material. The guide rods are surface hardened stainless steel rods, again of the highest quality. 

 The set is completely fitted with ball bearings for absolutely smooth and backlash-free operation. There are 4 pieces of fully covered bearings for rotation around two angular axes and 3 pieces of double linear four row bearings.
The set has a grinding stone holder which is able to clamp all KMFS Rival stones and even most stones from other manufacturers, where there is no problem with the transition of the abrasive, there is no need to adjust the set in any way with different thickness of abrasive, the kinematics always reaches the correct angle. The clamping segment of the stone, held by a stainless steel spring, has integrated brass pins to protect the hand against contact with the knife blade during grinding. The segment's control wings also allow precise guidance of the grinding stone.

Everything is packed in a neat travel case.
The package includes:
- 1x Vantaedge integral grinding system
- 1x grinding diamond 240 grit with DLC treatment
- 1x 600 grit diamond with DLC treatment
- 1x 1000 grit abrasive diamond with DLC treatment
- 1x Allen wrenches for assembling the stand, clamping the blade and tightening the guide rod segment on the angle head
- 1x oil
- 1x plastic waterproof case with foam lining for storage

Materials used:
- Main material used: duralloy ENAW 7075 T651
- surface finish: hard natural anodised
- linear guide rods: X90CrMoV18 surface hardened stainless steel
- Bearings: Tool steel
- Stone clamping spring: stainless steel
- Ball clamp bushings: bronze
- kinematics and clamp screw: strength steel blackened
- stand bolt: stainless steel

Replacement and additional stones can be purchased here:
Roughness 3000
Grinding wheels diamond set
Diamond Grinding Wheel Set Roughness 240
Dressing leather


Video instruction on how to use the KMFS Vantaedge grinding system: