Great sharpener. They now have a customer for life. The stop collar and quick change spring are invaluable time savers. Despite the way the Atoma eats metal, slightly disappointed in quality. If you plan to re-profile or repair badly damaged blades consider adding a 200 or 320 stone. A perfect set. The result after stropping is explainable.Anyone can use the Edge Pro!! Well built and thought out. Shop early to ensure your items arrive on time. I just feel compelled to tell you that yours is the most ridiculously informative site of this nature I have ever come across. Quick delivery, and they are great about returning emails. If you are even considering this, just buy it. Build quality seems lacking when you first try it and then you realize it is exactly what it needs to be and nothing extra or unnecessary. There is no comparison to the factory stones. The difference(s) between the copy-cat and the real deal are amazing.The Shapton Glass stones that are included in this kit will sharpen anything! I usually strop on Balsa or leather after working to the 4k stone. I particularly like the spring loaded of the glass stones as well as the speed with which you can flip the blade and how you can quicky fine tune areas where you don't feel a burr. $164.95. We have put together a super valuable bundle with our top five supplements for those who are looking for nothing but the best. Magnet, collar, and q.c. The additional pieces made my Edge Pro a joy to use now. Bob. His service is second to none. I just finished placing another order. You get 7 items in the set and each one will add to your ability to get a fantastic edge on your knives. It really is the BMW of sharpening systems; well designed resulting in razor sharp edges with ease. Sometimes I get them just right, but usually they arent perfect. Great accessories for the best sharpening system(Edge Pro) available. Kit arrived on time and was well packed. The selection of stones is perfect for almost all sharpening jobs short of re-profiling or badly damaged blades. I primarily got this kit for the little collar thing (yeah you can get that at a hardware store/supplier), but the other gadgets were much more useful than I expected. The Shapton Professional 320, 1,000, and 5,000 grit stones are among our most popular stones and grit sizes. My go to company for kitchen gear. The Apex 1 is stripped of its original sharpening stones, and three new custom cut or manufactured Shapton Glass Stones (500, 1K and 4K) mounted and sized for the Edge Pro system are then included. Great sharpener. Watch the videos, they help quite a bit. The Edgepro magnet they just released is much better all around. Add a strop or two, atoma 140 (re-profiling), and a 8k stone for the ultimate setup. Overall a pretty good value for what it is. I had knives that desperately needed sharpening. By far the best bang for the buck EPA system available. Restore a razor sharp edge with relative ease. I contacted them and got a near immediate reply that they would be restocked in 4 days, and they were. Plain and simple...If CKTG didn't offer these things to buy, or they didn't have their customized essential Edge Pro available I probably would not have considered the edge pro any further. Great service and quick shipping. Really appreciate the time he puts into every email as well as the free forum he hosts. I ordered this Edge Pro Accessory kit at the same time I ordered my Professional model Edge Pro, which now has its own set of knife stabilizing magnets included and also has its own stone retaining spring built into the machine, so I have no need for those two items included with this kit. Sukenari Aogami Super Kiritsuke 210mm Custom, Sukenari Aogami Super Kiritsuke 240mm Custom, Deburring Block - used to deburr between stones, 20x Illuminated Loupe - for viewing your work, Extra Guide Clip (these tend to wear out). The Shapton 500 cuts 2 to 3 times faster than the 220 stock stone. I ordered this Edge Pro Accessory kit at the same time I ordered my Professional model Edge Pro, which now has its own set of knife stabilizing magnets included and also has its own stone retaining spring built into the machine, so I have no need for those two items included with this kit. Really appreciate the time he puts into every email as well as the free forum he hosts. Haven't had to use the strop yet. Decided on this kit after looking at a few videos and consulting the CKTG-forum; I have very little experience in sharpening, but I got to paper shredding sharpness just by using the 500 stone! Average Customer Rating: (5 out of 5 based on 20 reviews). I never realized the detail I was missing until I used the jewelers loupe. The Apex Model Edge Pro Sharpening System is our highly portable unit which we recommend for home use and travel. We put in our best 3 stone progressions used by free hand sharpeners.