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07-01-2009, 09:53 AM #5Senior Member
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For my SS blades I go from the 4k Norton straight to the Escher and get excellent results. With my many years experience in metal working as a Tool and Die Maker and metallurgy I have found that when working a fine edge metal rubbing on metal causes chipping. Usual cause is the wheel, stone or lap is too hard and loaded with the metal that was removed. Stainless steel is a gummy material and loads hones quickly. Your Swatty is a very hard stone. Even my 8k Norton detracts from the edge on my SS blades.
Keep your hones clear of metal removed, mostly the Norton 4k and go straight to the Escher w/o slurry after the 4k.
The DMT will not breakdown when it gets loaded w/ metal so I would avoid that one also. I have a soft 1200 Japanese hone I use on SS when needed.
A loaded hone will also cause chipping on carbon blades.
With SS blades, less strokes possible is best.
Get the blade to cut hairs on the lowest grit hone you ues. All other hones are just polishing the bevel and refining the edge.
Good luck.“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)
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