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Diamond grit sharpening stones
Hello all.
I'm after a diamond grit sharpening stone. I intend to use it for general purpose sharpening, as well as flattening my Jap water stones. I notice that "DMT DiaSharp" seems to be a premium product in diamond grit sharpening stones (judging by the price, at least). On the other hand, there are a lot of cheapo items on eBay that are less than half the price of a DMT of equivalent size. My working assumption is that the DMT products will be better made (flatter, more durable, more uniform grit etc.), but does anyone have anything positive to say about cheap diamond grit sharpening stones? Source? Thanks. Bill. |
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On Tuesday, 12 February 2019 06:25:52 UTC, wrote:
Hello all. I'm after a diamond grit sharpening stone. I intend to use it for general purpose sharpening, as well as flattening my Jap water stones. I notice that "DMT DiaSharp" seems to be a premium product in diamond grit sharpening stones (judging by the price, at least). On the other hand, there are a lot of cheapo items on eBay that are less than half the price of a DMT of equivalent size. My working assumption is that the DMT products will be better made (flatter, more durable, more uniform grit etc.), but does anyone have anything positive to say about cheap diamond grit sharpening stones? Source? Thanks. Bill. There are less diamonds in cheapo stones and they are slower cutting/less effective. I suspect the diamonds may also be smaller in the cheaper ones. You notice this when cutting very hard things, eg granite. |
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"TimW" wrote in message ... On 12/02/2019 06:25, wrote: Hello all. I'm after a diamond grit sharpening stone. I intend to use it for general purpose sharpening, as well as flattening my Jap water stones. I notice that "DMT DiaSharp" seems to be a premium product in diamond grit sharpening stones (judging by the price, at least). On the other hand, there are a lot of cheapo items on eBay that are less than half the price of a DMT of equivalent size. My working assumption is that the DMT products will be better made (flatter, more durable, more uniform grit etc.), but does anyone have anything positive to say about cheap diamond grit sharpening stones? Source? I have used plenty of cheap diamond stones. They are great, but they do deteriorate. I used to go through them when I was working as a pro on restoration projects but the need to keep tools razor sharp all week while planing off 300 years of paint Thanks for that completely superfluous proof of what all that led paint has done to your IQ |-( and old nail heads was pretty unusual. I think the resins which bond the diamonds must be a bit inferior, or the flexing of the backing weakens the bonding maybe. Even a plastic backed diamond stone is far flatter than the old double sided whetstone (once used and a bit worn) so totally adequate. And a plane blade I would always have a little rounded unless it's for a specific purpose like jointing. Also great not to have oil around your wood, just water or spit to grind with. |
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On 12/02/2019 18:50, Rod Speed wrote:
Thanks for that completely superfluous proof of what all that led paint has done to your IQ |-( Are you stalking me? I am a middle aged man with a belly. Go and stalk someone else. TW |
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"TimW" wrote in message ... On 12/02/2019 18:50, Rod Speed wrote: Thanks for that completely superfluous proof of what all that lead paint has done to your IQ |-( Are you stalking me? I am a middle aged man with a belly. Go and stalk someone else. Thanks for that completely superfluous proof of what all that lead paint has done to your IQ |-( |
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TimW Wrote in message:
On 12/02/2019 18:50, Rod Speed wrote: Thanks for that completely superfluous proof of what all that led paint has done to your IQ |-( Are you stalking me? I am a middle aged man with a belly. Go and stalk someone else. TW Teaser! -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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