rosiart Report post Posted April 6, 2012 I have a Tandy keen edge beveler size 2. The red plastic coating? on the tip part has come off. Is that plasic dohickey important for the tool to work properly as my edges now seem to be uneven? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudruck Report post Posted April 6, 2012 I have a Tandy keen edge beveler size 2. The red plastic coating? on the tip part has come off. Is that plasic dohickey important for the tool to work properly as my edges now seem to be uneven? If it that hard, thin plastic-like coating, it is just a protective coating to protect in shipping and such. I strip all of that stuff off before the first stropping and use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike516 Report post Posted April 6, 2012 If it that hard, thin plastic-like coating, it is just a protective coating to protect in shipping and such. I strip all of that stuff off before the first stropping and use. It's like wax or something? So far anything I've gotten from them that's sharp has that on it. I think it's like a liability thing so you don't hurt yourself unpacking it. You were using it with that stuff on it? I'm surprised it cut at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rosiart Report post Posted April 6, 2012 If it that hard, thin plastic-like coating, it is just a protective coating to protect in shipping and such. I strip all of that stuff off before the first stropping and use. Thanks. I didn't know if it was important. I have stropped it and it seems to be much better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rosiart Report post Posted April 6, 2012 It's like wax or something? So far anything I've gotten from them that's sharp has that on it. I think it's like a liability thing so you don't hurt yourself unpacking it. You were using it with that stuff on it? I'm surprised it cut at all. I think it must not have been all the way onto the cutting edge. That's all I can think of that would allow it to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike516 Report post Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) I have a really small, old old beveler that was with a set of stamps my father in law found for me, and it didn't work too good when I got it. I watched GH's video on stropping bevelers and went and stropped the crap out of it and it works really nice. Now I strop it after every use and it works like it's new. I think the more you strop it the easier it'll be to use, but I'm pretty new to this also so maybe get confirmation on that. Edited April 6, 2012 by Mike516 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glendon Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Quick follow up question. I'm just now getting around to using a beveled I bought awhile back. Is there a trick to getting this stuff off? It's like melted on. Not like it's designed to peal off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterBear Report post Posted April 20, 2012 It's pretty brittle Glendon. Try scraping the top edge with the back of a knife blade (obviously not on the cutting surface of either tool). Once you get an edge lifted up to grab a hold of, it will usually break up and sort of peel off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glendon Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Thanks. A flat edge did the trick. Just took a little more force then I was expecting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
