Thread: Hone ID

If I use this stone it will be with oil, but I don't see it getting much use based on where it falls in the honing progression.

I have used EZ-Off many times to pull grease & crudd out of oilstones, old Arkansas & Carborundums.
Soak it all over with EZ-Off, let sit about 25 to 35 minutes, ,,,rinse,,,, scrub with a nail brush & dish soap.

Originally Posted by guitstik

That gets it off of the surface but if you are planning on using it as a water stone, the old oil will creep out of the stone.

one old wants to get the oil and metal off the surface if it's going to be a oil stone.
They end up taking a lot less oil when they filled with oil.

+1 on that being an Arkansas Washita

And lapping it can be a many sittings job! They be really hard but use a lot of coarse grit sanding paper to get the surface level.
I usually start with dry sanding with some dry wall sanding mesh cloth or a belt sanding belt cut into a long strip in the 80 grit range on a piece of Corian, granite or marble picked up for nothing at a junk shop. The grit should be laid and kept fltt on the surface you use.
When you are tired STOP!
I have a translucent Arky that I've been working the deep carver's gouges out of for over a year when I feel the need to build my shoulders again.
Cheers!
~Richard

Easy off to get the bulk of the crud off the surface, then soak in 25 - 50 percent solution of Simple Green and water in a glass or plastic storage jars for pasta and the like. I get them for a couple of dollars at the Thrift Store.
Some stones will release oil for months.
The oil can get rancid and get pretty smelly. I have also picked up a slow cooker for 5 dollars and simmered them in Simple Green and water solution to speed up the process.

Now I just bottle them up and change the solution once a week or so.
That’s a Lilly White, in the middle, that soaked for months.

If it’s an Ark lap the loose Silicon Carbide Grit from Got Grit.com

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Easy off to get the bulk of the crud off the surface, then soak in 25 - 50 percent solution of Simple Green and water in a glass or plastic storage jars for pasta and the like. I get them for a couple of dollars at the Thrift Store.
Some stones will release oil for months.
The oil can get rancid and get pretty smelly. I have also picked up a slow cooker for 5 dollars and simmered them in Simple Green and water solution to speed up the process.

Now I just bottle them up and change the solution once a week or so.
That’s a Lilly White, in the middle, that soaked for months.

If it’s an Ark lap the loose Silicon Carbide Grit from Got Grit.com

Can I use dirt I sweep up at work. That's mustly sand after I pan it with my gold pan. I found gold that you need a magnifying glass to see. To think other people would just simply throw that dirt in the trash when sweeping the cement decking.

Met a guy the other day who pans for gold, he said he buys bags of sand from Home Depot and pans out gold. Don’t know how much gold but at current prices…

60 -80 grit Silicon Carbide will get it flat, use a sharpie to mark the stone, as pencil will wash off on the first pass. You only need a table spoon or so for a stone.

I does take some work but not too much time.

+1 for the silicon carbide.
For a few of my stones, I put the carbide onto a piece of plate steel and double side taped the stone to a vibrating sander.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Met a guy the other day who pans for gold, he said he buys bags of sand from Home Depot and pans out gold. Don’t know how much gold but at current prices…

60 -80 grit Silicon Carbide will get it flat, use a sharpie to mark the stone, as pencil will wash off on the first pass. You only need a table spoon or so for a stone.
I does take some work but not too much time.

Do Not Use A Sharpy.. Some stones will never lose the image left by absorption of the ink. Coticule and shaptons and some manmades and some other naturals eat the ink and there you have it for a loooong time.
YMMV!
~Richard