Thread: Acquired a Droescher Water Hone today...How best to use?

Is it simple to use? Straight out of the box what are the steps to utilize it for the first time?

Nice Thuringian Stone....before using it you should decide if youre going to use it that way or if you might be interested into sealing the lable. Its a question if you wanne keep the stone for yourself or might be interested to sell it some time.

Before usage check if it is flat! If you progress with WD Paper from 300/600/800/1000 normally finer is not needed...

Actually these are stones which are quite easy to use. Progress to a 10k or 12k stone, then go on a light slurry with some laps (15-30) then finish the last laps with plain water. Alternatively you can do the last laps under running water....

Originally Posted by doorsch

Nice Thuringian Stone....before using it you should decide if youre going to use it that way or if you might be interested into sealing the lable. Its a question if you wanne keep the stone for yourself or might be interested to sell it some time.

Before usage check if it is flat! If you progress with WD Paper from 300/600/800/1000 normally finer is not needed...

Actually these are stones which are quite easy to use. Progress to a 10k or 12k stone, then go on a light slurry with some laps (15-30) then finish the last laps with plain water. Alternatively you can do the last laps under running water....

I certainly want to keep the label intact. What is the best sealing technique?

Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier

I certainly want to keep the label intact. What is the best sealing technique?

In general there are two possibilities.

If the label isnt glued that hard its possible to try to loose it from the stone. I did this with some stones, you can boil hot water and use the vapour to get the glue loosen from the stone. I have to say its a risky tecnique and not really recommended, but if the label does not sit tight on the stone its a good procedure to keep the label fully intact. It could then be reglued later...

The most common process is to seal the lable with a type of epoxy glue or spray. A variant should be used which doesnt change due to air or UV conditions. It shouldnt get blind or change its color during time....

Spray or paint over the label until the complete surface is sealed and the paper is fully soaked. It surely changes its look, the paper gets darker....

There was also an appoach to seal with a special sealing which was used to conservate old papers, right know i dont remember where it was posted....

Here is a picture of a Faso which i did seal with a type of Epoxy glue....

Here is an older post:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...el-help-2.html

Oldengaerde referred to this, i have to admit i never tried this one!

http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo_archvarn

Thanks so much for the photo example and link to older thread.

Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier

Thanks so much for the photo example and link to older thread.

Youre welcome! Just wait a bit more....iam sure there might also be some other proposals or ideas....

Nice stone Mike. I haven't had one of that particular stone so I don't know how firmly the label is attached. On the early Eschers the labels are very well applied and won't come off in normal use. On those I've used a spray by Krylon called Preserve It. Meant for documents, it worked well on back labels on a number of Eschers. On the smaller end labels I used clear nail polish.

If your stone is like the later Eschers the label can come off fairly easily once it is wet. I did that with those later ones I had, and just kept the label separate so it wouldn't get tattered. Here are old pics so you can see what I mean ;

I've used Artists Gloss on a couple of mine, great way to seal and preserve the label: