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12-31-2014, 09:41 PM #1
Acetone and norton india
I have a norton India slip stone. As far as I know, I have never used oil on it, but when I went to clean it up after using it (water only) on my 325 DMT, my plate started to get clogged up. I had to use acetone to unclog and clean up my plate. So I concluded that my little slip was oiled at one time or another, and it was concerned by a oily felling on the stone that was never noticed before. I have probably only used it a few times.
So that brought a question. Can I soak it in acetone to maybe get the oil out or am I stuck with this?
P.S. I'm already looking into getting some water stone slips anyway, but I was curiousLast edited by rlmnshvstr8; 12-31-2014 at 09:45 PM.
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01-01-2015, 12:10 AM #2
The Carborundums & most all of the older Nortons, are made that way at the factory,,,, the waterstones by Norton are different.
There is no advantage in removing the oil from them, IMO, & trying, well,,,, you might want to pack a lunch.
If for some reason you feel the need to use a DMT on your oilstones, then use dish soap as you lap or refresh them,,, you can fill a container, bucket with soapy water & lap & refresh under water in the bucket . This helps to keep the oil from sticking to the DMT.
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01-01-2015, 12:20 AM #3
Water is great but is oil that bad? It is what it is and enjoy it for what it is!
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01-01-2015, 12:25 AM #4
Keep in mind that WD-40 also breaks up oil & I use it all the time to flush/clean the swarf from my oil stones. I buy WD-40 by the gallon at Home Depot ,,, much,,, much cheaper that way, & put it in a squirt bottle
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01-01-2015, 01:12 AM #5
Oil is not really bad at all. I used it for years until I fell in love with water stones. One for cleanliness, and two ease of use because of water being more readily available and cleanup (lapping and flattening included), since I only have one DMT and the swarf clog was hard to remove. But I do like hirlau's idea about the soapy water when lapping.
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01-01-2015, 04:00 AM #6
I've lapped oil soaked carborundoms with water on wet dry sandpaper and loose SiC grit with no problems.
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01-01-2015, 04:25 AM #7
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Thanked: 246Same, just keep 'em sloppy wet.