I got a pack of #10-32x2.5" from the hardware store, and cut off a tad to get it close. It was still a bit too long, so I put one of the nuts on it that came with it and it works as supposed to now.

Thanks for the help guys!

Just finished my benchmade triage at 19 degrees up to .5micron and will post up pictures in a bit. The tight fit of the pro arms and superb adjustability with the angle cube made for a very precise edge.

wickededge wrote:


No problem... I'll hunt down a longer screw tomorrow. I'll post up the results, thanks!

wickededge wrote:


Upon a much closer inspection, and as good as I can tell, the two screws are the same size.. HOWEVER, the threads in the clamp are stripped all the way up to about 1/4" in. The short screw had enough length to reach the area that wasn't stripped, but the long screw is falling just short with everything put together.
I didn't see any metal fall out when I took it apart, so I have to assume it was stripped like that from the start.
No big deal, I'll see if I can find a screw that is a tad longer. If it doesn't do the trick, can I send in the clamp?

I'll know for sure tomorrow, will hit up the hardware store.

thanks again

Billabong wrote:


it's not an issue of loctite... the threads are not grabbing. I can move the screw in and out without turning it... even with the increased width of the teflon tape, it still won't grab.

I'll check out the hardware store tomorrow and see if I can find one, thanks for the thread size!

Billabong wrote:


The long screw must have a tiny bit shorter thread height, since the short original screw fits in fine. I put so much teflon tape on the long screw that it wouldn't even fit through the blocks to get to the clamp hole, and tried it on it's own and could move it all the way in and out and still not get the threads to catch.

So for now I'll use it without the extender block and just work the bottom half of the stones hehe... until we can get a fix for this

wickededge wrote:


He's right about the 1200 grit ceramic stone... it does better than the 1600, and will put a very nice mirror on the blade if done correctly.

Hi,

Today I got the upgrade kit for the pro-pack arms and the long screw that goes through the extended block into the clamp is not threading... it can slide in and out of the clamp screw hole all the way with almost no contact on the threads. The original short screw works fine, but now I can't use the extension block. The whole system will still work with the original screw, but I'd like to get this fixed... what is nomenclature of the upgrade kit long screw? I don't mind going to the store to get a new one if that fixes it. If it doesn't, I can take a video of the problem and see if it's alright to get a new clamp or something.

Plz halp?


Also the whole system is incredible... when i first saw a picture of it I knew immediately I had to have one and have wound up putting a whole lot of money into this thing and would gladly pay it all again, I love this sharpener! Us Army veterans like shiny things and I drool over every edge I bring to a mirror shine. The new pro arms are so f'ing killer too... I really can't quite foresee how badass the edge these knives are going to get now until I do one (time to break out the wustofs). It's so much fun too... thanks for the awesome system Wicked Edge team!