It arrived today. I lapped it with my dmt, the wet sand with 400, 600, 1200. I took my favorite W&B made 25 laps with just water, and I can't believe the difference it made. Shave was my smoothest to date !! Attachment 165493Attachment 165494
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It arrived today. I lapped it with my dmt, the wet sand with 400, 600, 1200. I took my favorite W&B made 25 laps with just water, and I can't believe the difference it made. Shave was my smoothest to date !! Attachment 165493Attachment 165494
Wow. It's that nice huh? As hard as it is to find old stones it looks really nice. Great score!!!! Tc
You might want to see if you can use a DE blade gently and remove the label to save. That is why you probably paid a premium.
OR, seal it good!
The Escher is a fine finisher. You should enjoy it for many years to come! :tu
Nice! And a fair bit of the label is still there. If it isn't already (cannot tell from the pic) you might want to consider varnishing the label side to protect it (there are a few threads on the forum on the best way to do it and the best material to do it with).
That there stone could end up your retirement nest egg if prices keep going the way they are! :)
James.
Indeed, I only suggested the DE blade as it looks like most of the label is loose. Won't last long unless something is done!
Thanks for the info on the label. I will get that taken care of !!
Nice hone! I'm blue-green with envy.
Now that was a good one! :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings
Congratulations!! Great looking stone.
Thanks. I almost didn't post that part because I didn't want to take away from the OPs find. It is a good looking stone and I am envious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
It would be well worth while trying to lift the label with a blade then laminating it, as this will only help towards future provenance If you ever decide to move the hone on. PS just in case this doesn't work out photo copy the stone with the label still attached first so you have all the detail.
probably just some sort of placebo effect :rant: (I have to believe this since these stones are way out of my budget..)Quote:
Originally Posted by Walterbowens
seriously though, congrats with your new stone ;)
I agree with the comments on the label, there are a lot of unmarked hones out there with somewhat the same color, when these are found again later on they will all have the suggestion with them that it might just be an old Escher hone when they reënter Ebay
Gorgeous addition!
Nice hone :) I got an escher recently (a smaller one), in a wood box. It is glued into the wood box, which is a pain for trying to lap and use. Anyone have any tips for getting it out of the box without ruining the box.
I love to laugh !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings
Congratulations!!
You're gonna' love it.
I'd imagine that these threads don't contribute to the health of the communities' relationships with SWMBO.
Sweet stone, Walter.
Andrew, a heat lamp might do the trick.
I put it in the freezer for 4 hours , when the glue is brittle I ran a sharp blade around the periphery. Then steam . Specifically a tea pot on the stove , rapid temp change caused the glue/epoxy to fail. Use a butter knife to work it in one area and see if it will loosen.
Other option is acetone/Fingernail polish remover, or lighter fluid. Freezing cause contraction,you then make a space around periphery. heat causes expansion, chemical reaction of above mentioned have been used with sucess by me personally. Results may vary .
That sounds easy enough... is there any worry re the temperature change of cracking the stone?Quote:
Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003
I did mine with hot water. IIRC I just put it in a bowl of hot water/poured water over it until the glue loosened and it could be easily removed.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewJM
The glue holding the case together may loosen too, but they're very easy to reglue.
And so glad I did. Using that stone in the case was painful.
Remember that stones freeze all the time. The only caveat is if you have a crack in the stone. You arent heating the whole stone at once , you are starting in an area and trying to loosen the stone.The rest of the stone acts like a heat-sink and disipates extreme changes in one area.
Or you can do like I did and freeze the stone and box lost my patience and took frozen stone outside and droped it from 8 feet up. Broke 1 inch off my stone and fractrured the box. All of which is of course extremely stupid of me. It took me a week to recut stone and repair the box.
Dont be me .
Ouch! I would be crying!Quote:
Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003
Here are a few done by scotch-taping around the sides and paper over the honing surface, all taped up. Spray polyurethane, and lots of it!
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While this may work it sound risky on a treasured stone. Why not whittle away the box and then plane off the remaing wood and glue and then sandpaper. Then you can seal it. Low risk and it still gets the job done.Quote:
Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003
