Lansky LKDMD is a professional sharpening system, consisting of 4diamond stones of various gradations, a clamp and guides, allowing you to select the appropriate angle and maintain full control over the sharpening process.
Lansky sharpening systems, are widely regarded as one of the best and relatively cheapest professional sharpeners in the world.
On the basis of many years of experience, Lansky has created an extremely simple and efficient system, which allows you to select the sharpening angle depending on the type and use of the knife, and to carry out the grinding in a very precise manner while maintaining a constant angle.
Unlike the classic 'manual sharpening', which requires practice and experience, the system allows the user to maintain the correct control of the angle, thus ensuring that the sharpening is carried out correctly.
The effect of such sharpening is easy to predict, the cutting edge is perfectly sharp and retains its working sharpness much longer.
The set with diamond plates is intended for sharpening knives made of hard, highly hardened steel e.g. CPM-S30V or M390.
The ease of use, great efficiency and effectiveness of the Lansa systems means that our knives can always be 'razor sharp' without having to buy several different sharpeners.
Construction and operation
The system consists of a clamp, metal guides and grinding stones. The aluminium "T" shaped clamp is used to hold the knife firmly in place, preventing it from moving during grinding.
Once the knife is seated in the jaws of the clamp (with screws), the guide and grinding stone are connected, and the angle is selected to suit the type and use of the knife.
Adjustment of the sharpening angle is made simply by placing the guide in the notches with predefined angles: 17°, 20°, 25° and 30°.
The clamp has a double-sided design, so to sharpen the other side of the blade, simply turn the clamp and reposition the guide with the stone, without having to remove the knife.
Sharpening angles
The clamp has 4 sharpening angles designed for different types of knives:
- 17° - filleting knives, kitchen knives, precision cutting tools,
- 20° - kitchen knives, pocket knives, small edc folders,
- 25° - large edc folders, hunting knives, outdoor knives,
- 30° - survival knives, heavy duty tools
Stones
The LanskyLKDMD set includes 4diamond stones for the main repair, sharpening and smoothing of the cutting edge.
The steel inserts with an evenly carried diamond grit are mounted in polymer housings with different colours allowing quick identification of each gradation.
The diamond coating is harder than sintered carbide, making the sharpening process fairly quick and easy, and does not require water or oil.
In order to maximise the life of the diamond plates, the blade should not be pressed down hard during sharpening.
The diamond plates are pre-cleaned with a nylon brush (included), then washed in warm water with mild detergent.
Stones included:
Lansky Extra Coarse Diamond LDHXC gradation 70 is used for repairing and re-profiling the cutting edge.
Lansky Coarse Diamond LDHCR with gradation 120 is used for initial sharpening and repair of a damaged cutting edge.
Lansky Medium Diamond LDHMD with gradation 280 is used for sharpening of working edges and sharpening of dull cutting edges.
Lansky Fine Diamond LDHFN with gradation 600 fine serves for smoothing the blade and for quick sharpening of slightly dull cutting edges.
If you want to increase stability and comfort in sharpening, it is also worth considering the purchase of the LM010 vise, used to fix the system to a table or countertop. A nylon cleaning brush is included in the set.
Carrying the components of the LanskyLKDMD set is made easier by the resealable polymer box.
