I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father and have now found
a use for it - taking the burr off the inside of gouges after
sharpening. The trouble is that the stone is dirty and is not
effective. The dirt is black and shiny against the brown of the
stone.

Any suggestions ? Thanks
Rob

robgraham wrote:
I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father and have now found
a use for it - taking the burr off the inside of gouges after
sharpening. The trouble is that the stone is dirty and is not
effective. The dirt is black and shiny against the brown of the
stone.

Any suggestions ? Thanks
Rob

Scrub it clean with wire wool and a solvent ?

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:42:18 -0000, "Steve Walker"
wrote:

robgraham wrote:
I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father and have now found
a use for it - taking the burr off the inside of gouges after
sharpening. The trouble is that the stone is dirty and is not
effective. The dirt is black and shiny against the brown of the
stone.

Any suggestions ? Thanks
Rob

Scrub it clean with wire wool and a solvent ?

About all you can do. If it has been oiled, masses of soap and water
will do little.

White spirit, even petrol should clean it.

"robgraham" wrote in message
...
I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father and have now found
a use for it - taking the burr off the inside of gouges after
sharpening. The trouble is that the stone is dirty and is not
effective. The dirt is black and shiny against the brown of the
stone.

Any suggestions ? Thanks
Rob

IME ammonia is the best solvent for built-up or impacted oil or grease.
The actual strength of the solution isn't critical around 50/50 seems to
work fine. One of the few places you can still buy it neat is Homebase -
around £2 a small bottle. It stinks to high heaven but will last for ages.
Soak the slip overnight in that solution and it should come up fine
without too much abrasion. Many window cleaners are rumoured to contain
ammonia - ammonia is supposedly a magic cure for clogged Epson printers
which is why I originally bought some - but its not explicitly stated
on the label.

michael adams

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On 8 Nov, 01:47, "michael adams" wrote:
"robgraham" wrote in message

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I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father and have now found
a use for it - taking the burr off the inside of gouges after
sharpening. *The trouble is that the stone is dirty and is not
effective. *The dirt is black and shiny against the brown of the
stone.

Any suggestions ? *Thanks
Rob

IME ammonia is the best solvent for built-up or impacted oil or grease.
The actual strength of the solution isn't critical around 50/50 seems to
work fine. One of the few places you can still buy it neat is Homebase -
around £2 a small bottle. It stinks to high heaven but will last for ages.
Soak the slip overnight in that solution and it should come up fine
without too much abrasion. Many window cleaners are rumoured to contain
ammonia - ammonia is supposedly a magic cure for clogged Epson printers
which is why I originally bought some - but its not explicitly stated
on the label.

michael adams

...

Many thanks guys - as always this group comes up with the required
guidance.

Rob

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:03:11 -0800 (PST), robgraham
wrote:

On 8 Nov, 01:47, "michael adams" wrote:
"robgraham" wrote in message

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I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father

You've probably got your answer by now, but...

I inherited one too. I cleaned it by boiling it in water with a drop
of washing up liquid. Took a couple of goes but its like new. Probably
best to bring it to boil slowly to avoid any stresses and possible
cracks. Mine is natural stone, not sure how some of the artificial
ones might react to boiling.

On Nov 10, 8:31*pm, Simon C. . wrote:
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:03:11 -0800 (PST), robgraham

wrote:
On 8 Nov, 01:47, "michael adams" wrote:
"robgraham" wrote in message

....

I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father

You've probably got your answer by now, but...

I inherited one too. *I cleaned it by boiling it in water with a drop
of washing up liquid. Took a couple of goes but its like new. Probably
best to bring it to boil slowly to avoid any stresses and possible
cracks. Mine is natural stone, not sure how some of the artificial
ones might react to boiling.


I was thinking dishwasher, but I dont know if some aren't stone.


NT

On 11 Nov, 11:58, NT wrote:
On Nov 10, 8:31*pm, Simon C. . wrote:



On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:03:11 -0800 (PST), robgraham

wrote:
On 8 Nov, 01:47, "michael adams" wrote:
"robgraham" wrote in message

....

I have a slip stone that I inherited from my father

You've probably got your answer by now, but...

I inherited one too. *I cleaned it by boiling it in water with a drop
of washing up liquid. Took a couple of goes but its like new. Probably
best to bring it to boil slowly to avoid any stresses and possible
cracks. Mine is natural stone, not sure how some of the artificial
ones might react to boiling.

I was thinking dishwasher, but I dont know if some aren't stone.

NT

I used some petrol and steel wool and that seems to have brought it up
nicely. Fortunately the muck was on the surface and not through to
stone as I feared.

Thanks for all the suggestion
Rob