Thread: Can a wet stone be used 3 different ways?

I read somewhere that some one here uses some stone with a slurry and then to plain water.

Could a wet stone or any other stone be used thusly:

Slurry
Water
Dry or damp (aka waived between two raindrops)

Lets assume this is a C 12k.

Yes but ....... I've read of some guys using a natural and some synthetics dry or damp but it is not something I would feel comfortable with. The liquid is a vehicle for the metal bits and I would worry about the stone loading up. Just IMO.

So then lets assume that it can be done.

What are the benefits, if any, of using a stone this way?

I can only answer for a Norton 8k, you can use the last 10-20 laps as the stone goes to near dry to get the most out of that particular stone for smoothness....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I can only answer for a Norton 8k, you can use the last 10-20 laps as the stone goes to near dry to get the most out of that particular stone for smoothness....

Thanks for posting that info Glen. I would have never tried it if you hadn't. Thanks to singlewedge for bringing it up. I may be able to get that little something extra.

There have been previous threads describing this three way strategy for both the Chinese hone and coticules. For both, slurry provides faster cutting, water alone is for polishing, and dry is for final polish.

Originally Posted by Utopian

There have been previous threads describing this three way strategy for both the Chinese hone and coticules. For both, slurry provides faster cutting, water alone is for polishing, and dry is for final polish.

That is true Ron and I if I comment I always say that the idea of honing dry repels me. What Glenn said was hone until the hone goes near dry so that is something I could go with. I'm going to fool with that and see if it does anything for me.