Hapstone K1

[Gritomatic]

Today we revealed new Hapstone K1 knife sharpener in mid-tier price segment featuring customers’ most wanted feature - the Rotating Clamp System. The rotating clamp system is featured in two Hapstone knife sharpeners: flagship Hapstone R1 with ultimate combinations of capabilities and Hapstone K1 with optimal features for the best price.

Hapstone K1 are immediately available for purchase on Gritomatic in the USA.

Hapstone K1 features:

• New Rotating single clamp system
• New Upgradable to dual clamp or triple clamp configuration
• New CNC milled superelastic duralumin alloy jaws
• New Compact design and mobility
• Pivot unit with the 360° rotation
• Universal stone holder
• Full compatibility with Edge Pro and KME format stones
• Suitable for sharpening stones up to 6 inches (160 mm)
• Any sharpening angle in a range from 14° to 28° degrees (*)
• All basic parts including thumbs are made of metal
• Light-alloy horizontal shaft for better pressure control during the sharpening process
• Fast assembly
• Parking hook for horizontal shaft
• Metal pivot unit with PTFE insert provides smooth shaft movement and requires no lubrication or cleaning
• Wooden handle to make time-consuming work a little easier
• Suitable for both desktop work and clamping to a table
• Max blade length 9.85", max thickness 0.2"
• Rubber coated supporting legs that can be used on any surface

* The sharpening angle range varies between different blades.

 

[JacobTX]

I happened to see it at about midnight and ordered one with dual clamps.

I’m incredibly excited!

Ninja edit: I just need to figure out thickness compensation on it

 

[Diemaker]

Congrats on the new sharpener! I really like the clamp design, I think that may be the best one I have seen.