On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:48:17 -0800 (PST), "
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On Saturday, December 20, 2014 1:51:04 PM UTC-5, Ed Huntress wrote:
Well, maybe you'll find a way to restore them. *Good* diamond hones
are so friggin' expensive in all but the smallest sizes that I avoid
them -- or anything that requires them to sharpen.
Diamond abrasives used to be expensive, but they seem to be fairly cheap now.
I have a couple of the Eze-Lap hones that I have had for years. The cost of them now is about the same as I paid. But taking inflation into account, they are now about half the price.
http://eze-lap.com/hunting_fishing_o...se/hone-stone/
Well, maybe that's worth a try. I picked up some samples of diamond
hones at IMTS a few years back, and I've used them for honing WC
brazed-tip tools. They look like a narrower version of those you've
linked to. They're OK, but I'd want a larger stone for working on
knives.
and ebay item 321469341282. Not bad for about $5 when you add shipping.
This site http://www.tedpella.com/company_html/hardness.htm Shows SiC is harder than Zirconia so you can use that. But the diamond is a lot faster.
Hmm. It's worth a try. If you've ever ground carbide tools with a
green wheel (SiC), you've probably noticed that you don't get a great
edge, and that the wheel wears pretty fast.
But it may work better honing by hand. Tom should give it a try and
let us know.
I have some diamond coated stainless disks, most made by Kinik. They were used to flatten silicon wafers and are worn out as far as industry is concerned. At least that is what I suspect as they were in the local scrap yard. But they still work well. The only problem is they are relatively coarse. Too coarse for sharpening knifes.
But back to how to sharpen Ceramic Knifes. Just do the same as sharpening steel knifes.
Find of the day. A soft Arkansas stone for twenty five cents at the Habitat for Humanity store. It was dirty and not close to flat, but rubbing it on some sandpaper got it flatter and clean.
Dan
Good. I love tose, and have quite a few in different degrees of
hardness and grit. That's what I use for most of my cutting edges.
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Ed Huntress