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12-19-2018, 05:52 PM #1
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Thanked: 0Ok brontosaurus, Just bought a stronger flashlight. Well I guess it is translucent. Should I soak it in simply green for a week when I’m gone or what? Btw thanks
Last edited by Dougbari21; 12-19-2018 at 07:27 PM.
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12-19-2018, 07:57 PM #2
Thanks for the shots. It does indeed look translucent. Congrats. Simple Green works very effectively, and I doubt that the penetration is really all that profound. I would suggest soaking it in the solution straight for a couple hours, then take and old toothbrush or scouring pad to lift off any standing swarf, wearing gloves while working with the Simple Green. After that, hit with a soapy Brillo pad and rinse it off before lapping. As others have said, you could surface the faces differently. One side lapped to 80x-120x for a more aggressive effect and the other side lapped up to 1000x-2000x for a polished finishing effect.
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12-20-2018, 03:07 AM #3
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Thanked: 3215You don’t need to soak it, if it doesn’t smell. If it has oil or not it will not affect performance.
Before you change the surface of the stone, grinding, sanding or burnishing, try it. As long as it is smooth and chip free, you may be removing years of burnish by re-surfacing it.
It also does not need to be dead flat, flattish is good enough. Try it first you can always re surface it.
Nice find, old Translucent Arks and Surgical Black are great stones, be careful they chip easily. Use Ballistol or Smith’s honing solution, 2-3 drops on a wet stone for best performance. Both will wash off with water and dish soap.
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12-21-2018, 04:13 PM #4
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Thanked: 41Looks like you scored a great find Doug. Congrats!
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