Description
Attention. The one-clamp configuration of Hapstone K1 Precision Knife Sharpener has been discontinued and replaced by the two-clamp configuration with a significant price decrease. Two clamps offer much better clamping for EDC knives. The three-clamp configuration is also available.
Hapstone K1 Precision Knife Sharpener is the new premium segment knife sharpener from Hapstone, the supplier of successful Hapstone V7 and Hapstone M2. Based on the cutting-edge rotating clamp technology, Hapstone K1 delivers high precision of knife sharpening and ease of use to knife sharpening enthusiasts.
Features
- New Rotating single clamp system
- New Upgradable to 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.
Warranty
The manufacturer provides the 5-year warranty on Hapstone K1 knife sharpeners. You can be sure of the reliability of the devices and support from the manufacturer for the entire period of use.
Gritomatic handles warranty support for Hapstone sharpeners in the USA.
Kits and Stone bundles
You can purchase a Hapstone K1 with two or three clamps. Additional clamps are available as an auxiliary accessory to make triple clamp configuration.
You can purchase a Hapstone K1 in a bundle with one of our stone sets. If you already have a collection of sharpening stones, or if you plan to purchase stones of your choice in the future, choose the Basic bundle.
Each of the recommended stone bundles includes stones with evenly incremented grit (grain size). You can check our recommendation, depending on the steel hardness of your knives.
| Basic |
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Hapstone 220 Hapstone 400 Hapstone 1200 |
| Silicon Carbide |
| Simple stones for learning knife sharpening |
| Diamond |
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| Venev Diamond 80 + 150 Venev Diamond 240 + 400 Venev Diamond OCB 800 + OCB 1200 |
| Synthetic diamond |
| All diamonds are dual-sided. Six grits total. For all steels. |
| Silicon Carbide |
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| Gritomatic Silicon Carbide 120 Gritomatic Silicon Carbide 240 Gritomatic Silicon Carbide 600 Gritomatic Silicon Carbide 1000 Gritomatic Silicon Carbide 2500 |
| Silicon Carbide |
| For medium and hard steels (58-65 hRC) All stones are pre-lapped and mounted on blanks |
| Boride |
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| Boride Ruby 150 Boride AM-K 220 Boride T2 400 Boride Golden Star 800 Boride PC 1200 |
| Aluminum Oxide |
| For medium and soft steels (up to 59 hRC) All stones are mounted on blanks |
Hints
Here is a brief guideline for stone bundle choosing.
- Do you own a sharpening stone collection compatible with Hapstone? Choose Basic Bundle.
- You have EDC / Hunting / Tactical / Traditional Japanese knives made of powder steel (ZDP-189, ZDP-247, S30V, S35VN, S90V, S110V, 154CM, D2, YXR7, Cowry, S290, S390, K294, K390, M390, Elmax) or traditional hard steels (154CPM, ATS-34, 440C, AUS-8, AUS-10, A2, BG-42)? Choose Silicon Carbide Bundle.
- You have Kitchen / EDC knives made of soft carbon or stainless steel (1095, 1080, 1070, 1050, 420, 440A, 440B, 3Cr13, 8Cr13MoV, 8Cr14MoV, 9Cr14MoV, AUS-4, AUS-6)? Choose Aluminum Oxide Bundle or Boride Bundle.
- Diamonds have substantial advantages to traditional abrasives: they are universal, can be used dry, and have a long life. Unfortunately, there are disadvantages too: microchipping and deep scratching (especially on powder steels), weaker feedback. It's recommended to flatten and lap diamonds, so we don't recommend diamond bundle to inexperienced users. If you consider it a good compromise, choose Diamond Bundle.
Hapstone Series Comparison
| Hapstone R1 |
|---|
| Stones up to 210 mm |
| Sharpening Angles from 9° to 33° (*) |
| Target Precision 0.1° |
| Auto-Adjustable Universal Stone Holder |
| Rotating Triple Clamp System |
| Stainless Steel Jaws with Flat Springs |
| Linear Ball Bearing Pivot Unit |
| Pivot Unit with Full 360° Rotation |
| Spring Assisted Stopper Rings |
| Fine-Tuning Adapter |
| Option: Scissors Module (**) |
| Option: Chisel Module (**) |
| Option: Extendable Table Module (**) |
| Option: Convex Rod |
| Max blade length 19", max thickness 0.25" |
| 5-years Warranty |
| Hapstone K1 |
|---|
| Stones up to 160 mm |
| Sharpening Angles from 14° to 28° |
| Target Precision 0.1° |
| Universal Stone Holder |
| Upgradeable Dual Rotating Clamp System |
| CNC Milled Duralumin Jaws |
| PTFE Pivot Unit |
| Pivot Unit with 360° Rotation |
| Option: Spring Assisted Stopper Rings |
| No Fine-Tuning Adapter |
| No scissors support |
| No chisel support |
| No three-point guide |
| No convex support |
| Max blade length 9.85", max thickness 0.2" |
| 5-years Warranty |
| Hapstone V7 |
|---|
| Stones up to 210 mm |
| Sharpening Angles from 11° to 47° |
| Target Precision 0.1° |
| Auto-Adjustable Universal Stone Holder |
| Discontinued Option: Rotating Clamp System |
| No clamping |
| PTFE Pivot Unit |
| Pivot Unit with 120° Rotation |
| Spring Assisted Stopper Rings |
| Option: Fine-Tuning Adapter |
| No scissors support |
| No chisel support |
| Standard Three-Point Guide |
| Option: Convex Rod |
| No max blade length, no max thickness |
| 5-years Warranty |
* The sharpening angle range varies between different blades and sharpening modules:
15° - 33° for narrow blades with the rotating clamp system.
9° - 32 ° for wide blades with the rotating clamp system.
9° - 41° with the extendable table module.
How to use Hapstone K1 Sharpener
Hapstone K1 knife sharpener is shipped disassembled and requires assembling.
Attention! There is no printed User's Guide. PDF version will be available soon.
How to use bundled stones
Basic
Basic stones are made of silicon carbide. Water is required to use. Immerse all stones in water for 10 minutes before use and keep them wet during the work. Do not keep the stones in water for a long time.
Silicon Carbide
Bundled stones are made of silicon carbide. Water is required to use. Immerse all stones in water for 10 minutes before use and keep them wet during the work. Do not keep the stones in water for a long time.
Stone set is optimized for sharpening knives made of hard steels. You can use 120 and 240 grit stones on soft steel knives. Using 600, 1000 and 2500 grit stones with steels with hardness less than 58 hRC is not recommended.
Aluminum Oxide and Boride
Bundled stones are made of aluminum oxide. Water is required to use. Immerse all stones in water for 10 minutes before use and keep them wet during the work. Do not keep the stones in water for a long time.
Stone set is optimized for sharpening knives made of soft steels. Using the stones with steels with hardness more than 59 hRC is not recommended.
Diamond
Bundled diamonds are dual-sided, one side is coarser than others. Three stones have a total of six grits. It is a little bit tricky to identify grits. You can find identification marks on the side face. The mark is grit specified in FEPA-F scale with arrow symbol facing to the corresponding surface. A finer side is always copper colored.
All diamonds are bonded, not coated. It means you can clean, refresh, flatten and lap your diamonds like any other synthetic stone.
It's recommended to use water as a lubricant to prevent stone loading.
Information for Wicked Edge users
Do you have Wicked Edge knife sharpening system and a large collection of stones? Migrating to Hapstone or owning multiple sharpening systems will be very easy for you. With the Guide Rod, you can use all your Wicked Edge stones and paddles with Hapstone knife sharpener. Wicked Edge owners will get FREE Guide Rod when purchasing Hapstone knife sharpener on Gritomatic. The time you make an order, send us a photo of your Wicked Edge unit with a paper sheet with the current date.
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