Thread: Checking stone for flatness?

Isn't the Norton flattening stone SiC? Should eat up most anything.

Originally Posted by kelbro

Isn't the Norton flattening stone SiC? Should eat up most anything.

Indeed! Including it'self!

Originally Posted by kelbro

Isn't the Norton flattening stone SiC? Should eat up most anything.

It is. And that's why I mentioned using it with slurry. Using a DMT to get some bits of that SiC loose made it faster than it already was. But whatever they use as a binder seems like it isn't as hard as it could/should be for what it is. They wear fairly quickly, particularly when used for purposes other than Norton intended. I've got a feeling if used exclusively for synthetic water hones they would last much, much longer than when abused and put to the task of flattening a hard natural.

Originally Posted by Marshal

It is. And that's why I mentioned using it with slurry. Using a DMT to get some bits of that SiC loose made it faster than it already was. But whatever they use as a binder seems like it isn't as hard as it could/should be for what it is. They wear fairly quickly, particularly when used for purposes other than Norton intended. I've got a feeling if used exclusively for synthetic water hones they would last much, much longer than when abused and put to the task of flattening a hard natural.

I suppose that makes you the Norton Flattening Hone King of Arkies! (something such?)
All hail!

Originally Posted by Marshal

It is. And that's why I mentioned using it with slurry. Using a DMT to get some bits of that SiC loose made it faster than it already was. But whatever they use as a binder seems like it isn't as hard as it could/should be for what it is. They wear fairly quickly, particularly when used for purposes other than Norton intended. I've got a feeling if used exclusively for synthetic water hones they would last much, much longer than when abused and put to the task of flattening a hard natural.

Well that's all I wanted mine for was the nortons

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I suppose that makes you the Norton Flattening Hone King of Arkies! (something such?)
All hail!

I think the title "somebody with more free time than common sense" is perhaps more applicable at times.

The flatness of your stone does not have to be within NASA tolerances. The pencil grid method has served us well. I think if you were to use a straight edge test, you would end up chasing your tail, and eating up too much of your stone.

I never really tried to use mine on anything other than the Norton synthetics. Once I got that rubber that came with my Chosera 1K, that's all that I used on the Nortons. It worked so well that I didn't need the flattener any more.

Originally Posted by kelbro

I never really tried to use mine on anything other than the Norton synthetics. Once I got that rubber that came with my Chosera 1K, that's all that I used on the Nortons. It worked so well that I didn't need the flattener any more.

Yeah, it certainly works a treat on the Chosera. Think I will try it on my Norton hones as well for a while!

Originally Posted by kelbro

I never really tried to use mine on anything other than the Norton synthetics. Once I got that rubber that came with my Chosera 1K, that's all that I used on the Nortons. It worked so well that I didn't need the flattener any more.

I've been wanting to get one of those, or the one made by Norton for my synthetics.