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Thread: Proper tool box
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12-04-2006, 02:21 AM #11
I wouldn't be in that great a hurry with the lapping setup. I know many feel they just need to be lapped from the outset but I used mine quite awhile before I lapped mine. I would save my money and get a shapton lapping plate they make lapping a real pleasure and do an outstanding job.
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12-04-2006, 02:37 AM #12
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Thanked: 346Some nortons are flat from the factory, some aren't. I thrashed around for a month with mine before I broke down and lapped it, then popped out a shave-ready razor first try . Better safe than sorry.
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12-05-2006, 07:46 PM #13
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Thanked: 0Gentlemen,
thanks for the valuable information, I have different machine shop working for me, the day I will use the Norton stone Iwill make sure it is perfectly flat.
regards
Norm.
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12-06-2006, 06:57 AM #14
Lapping is a must, IMO. Sounds like you have all the right tools, though.
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12-06-2006, 11:57 AM #15
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Thanked: 346I actually have a shapton lapping plate that I used once to lap my 15k shapton. For the norton I prefer wet/dry sandpaper on artificial marble.
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12-07-2006, 01:48 PM #16
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12-07-2006, 01:52 PM #17
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Thanked: 346Home Depot. It cost about $1.50 or so for a 1 ft square tile.
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12-07-2006, 09:21 PM #18
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Thanked: 0I'll put in a plug for the marble + sandpaper approach. Works great and the price is right.
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12-07-2006, 10:04 PM #19
Would it work well to cut one of those tiles down to 3"x12" and contact cement on some leather for a bench hone?
Seems it would be a nice stable/flat base for such.
-Geoff
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12-07-2006, 10:28 PM #20
Geoff, check out my gallery. Mine was made with a piece of marble that I got gratis (thanks Jason ). Actually the pic doesn't do it justice. It's exactly as you described with three qualifications:
1) Use a dough roller after you attach the surfaces to evenly distribute the adhesive
2) Press it flat with a flat surface and a heavy weight
3) Leave it like that overnight to cure
I used a small amount of chromium oxide abrasive powder that came from Randy (thanks Randy ) mixed with strop dressing that I got from Tony M. You can also use a 50/50 mix of lanolin and glycerin.
With the investment of materials and labor, it's cheaper/easier to just get a ready-made one from Tony, but I like fiddling with things.