Thread: Jnat I have on the way

As far as autoslurry, it's hard to say without the stone in hand. Teshiba has a good reputation on the Western web. I know several folks that buy from them and they have not expressed any displeasure with either the product or the service. I always thought it was a bit difficult to understand exactly what was listed though, did you specify a razor finisher?

Most of the JNat finishers I have, even the softer ones don't autoslurry with a straight at finishing pressure, so you might want to lighten up a bit. Alex taught me early on that a lot of JNats can cut faster than you think they are, and if that's true of yours and the pressure is high, that can lead to less than the best results the stone is capable of IMO. Your stone is pretty light colored, how many strokes does it take for the slurry to start darkening from steel?

Oh, check the manufacturer's site for software and/or driver updates.

Cheers, Steve

My softest JNat will just barely auto-slurry with straight water when honing a razor, but only if it gets a little suction to the stone.

Originally Posted by Roaddog1415

As I am learning this stone it seems to autoslurry some. Is this usual? It does not if I am very light with my touch. It may be that my idea of light is somewhat off.

On another note I got a USB microscope off an auction site. The software supplied crashed my computer. Can anyone recommend software to use a USB microscope that wont result in compu-apocolypse.

Jim

You may be able to download the software for the digital microscope that Wizard Coin Supply sells. I think most of the inexpensive ones are manufactured by the same Asian manufacturer. Look on the wizard Internet site for the Lechtuurum Digital Microscope, and you'll see the option to download the latest version of software for Windows or Mac. The Mac software has some functionality issues. But the Windows software runs OK.

Originally Posted by Steve56

As far as autoslurry, it's hard to say without the stone in hand. Teshiba has a good reputation on the Western web. I know several folks that buy from them and they have not expressed any displeasure with either the product or the service. I always thought it was a bit difficult to understand exactly what was listed though, did you specify a razor finisher?

Most of the JNat finishers I have, even the softer ones don't autoslurry with a straight at finishing pressure, so you might want to lighten up a bit. Alex taught me early on that a lot of JNats can cut faster than you think they are, and if that's true of yours and the pressure is high, that can lead to less than the best results the stone is capable of IMO. Your stone is pretty light colored, how many strokes does it take for the slurry to start darkening from steel?

Oh, check the manufacturer's site for software and/or driver updates.

Cheers, Steve

I am pleased with the stone. Just trying to see if its just me. That is most likley. I am quite ham handed.

Thank you

Jim

Originally Posted by DoctorSaul

You may be able to download the software for the digital microscope that Wizard Coin Supply sells. I think most of the inexpensive ones are manufactured by the same Asian manufacturer. Look on the wizard Internet site for the Lechtuurum Digital Microscope, and you'll see the option to download the latest version of software for Windows or Mac. The Mac software has some functionality issues. But the Windows software runs OK.

Thank you, unfortunately that program didn't recognize the scope, found one though that works.

Jim