Aluminum Test Fixture

I like using Aluminum Test Fixture and having spare media. This is cheaper than clips. One important note is 100g is the weight needed to provide proper tension to media. Too lose result with be high, too tight and result will be too low. This is why 100g tension to get consistent accurate results. Ie push slowly, not fast. Pushing fast will give low result which is not correct.

Glad I bought the test fixture and wire cassette,I liked the idea of the 50 A Bess tester but at taxes in 445.00 opted to use the tester on my 2000 g scale.This has really helped my sharpening.Cutting paper for testing the edge is really not accurate enough.I measure 4 times every time I test, I measure before sharpening, after sharpening, after stropping, and would suggest before and after honing the results may surprise you. Also a good idea to measure 3 place along your blade to check for consistency. Your not able to use the Bess chart if you use your own weigh scale that has zero effect for me.I was curious so I tested a de razor blade that test at 50 on the Bess tester I did four test and got between 50 and 55