Thread: Need help cleaning a DMT

Try using a brass wire brush with your clenser. Made a huge difference when I was no longer getting much results with normal methods. Wouldn't use it all the time but good for every now and then

Originally Posted by eddy79

Try using a brass wire brush with your clenser. Made a huge difference when I was no longer getting much results with normal methods. Wouldn't use it all the time but good for every now and then

Would that damage the DMT? I'll give it a shot if the consesus/experience says it won't hurt. Thanks.

No I don't think a brass brush will hurt it. In fact, I THINK I remember that DMT recommended using a brass brush for cleaning.

EDIT:

So I guess that I am mistaken. Below is the cleaning section of the DMT FAQ.

​How do I take care of my diamond sharpener?

Important: Always clean the tool to be sharpened before you sharpen it.
When you first use your DMT® sharpener, the diamond surface will seem aggressive in nature; the diamond sharpener will smooth after initial sharpening with no impact to long term performance. Your first few sharpenings are the break-in period.
To maintain your sharpener, you should clean after each use with water and wipe dry. After several sharpenings, use a mild kitchen abrasive cleanser and a nylon scrub brush (an old toothbrush works well too). Make sure the sharpener is dry before putting it away.
Storing your DMT stone: Always put away dry and store in a dry area. Use leafing (paper towels, cloth, plastic storage bag) in between your bench stones to prevent abrasive sides from rubbing."


EDIT of EDIT:

Well, I knew I remembered a brass brush involved somehow.

HERE is an old thread that shows the old DMT cleaning kit that included a brass brush.

Long story short, eventually, a brass brush CAN be used to clean your DMT.

I get the "Staining" from my diamond plates, BUT, I think it is the nickle and other metals used to hold the diamonds in place possibly reacting with the man made hone binders. I have a large jewelry steam cleaner and a huge ultrasonic, with heat and though I've used both to clean hones and plates, I still get the staining on my nortons when honing.

Best of luck getting the result you are after.

SRNewb,,, I think we have two problems here;

1. The Arie oil stone residue is easily removed with many of the solutioned mentioned.

2. The problem I have is not old from an India or old Arkie, its a gray stain from most of my DMT's. ,, I don't know what the stain is made of, so I have a hard time removing it. Actually the only way I remove it is with the "clean" old DMT.

If we knew what was causing the DMT to release gray stain, then we could find a cleaner.

Did you boil it yet with the DW soap?

Not yet. Trying a longer soak in SG. Want to wait till the last minute to have the argument with wifey over boiling a DMT in the kitchen.:P

Hirlau, I think you are correct.

Originally Posted by FAL

I get the "Staining" from my diamond plates, BUT, I think it is the nickle and other metals used to hold the diamonds in place possibly reacting with the man made hone binders. I have a large jewelry steam cleaner and a huge ultrasonic, with heat and though I've used both to clean hones and plates, I still get the staining on my nortons when honing.

Best of luck getting the result you are after.

Thanks. If it makes any difference, I used it on a coticule, which is a natural stone, and got the same gray "sludge".

I use the DMT's that stain on my PHIGS, Zulu's & Silkveins because I can't see the stain.

I will try to talk to a person at DMT tomorrow & ask him/her what exactly we are dealing with here.