Thread: Older hone help, please

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I might try it in a pinch but I am anal about not wanting to have one abrasive contaminating another. A slurry stone would be better IMO even if the sandpaper would work. Others will not doubt have their own experiences and opinion.

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You don't want the abrasive coming off of the sandpaper to mix with your slurry. Even the finest wet/dry sandpaper will have much larger particles than a coticule.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Beautiful natural coticule. I would use the Norton flattening stone to clean it up. For slurry a credit card sized DMT 325 or for a coti slurry stone send SRP member zib a PM and he can probably take care of that at a reasonable price. Howard at The Perfect Edge also.

For sure what Jimmy said.
I bought a cheap knock off diamond stone for this purpose. DON'T make the same mistake i did, go for the DMT. I did not notice till I started slurry with Japanese natural and felt crunchy sensation which I have to conclude it is polycrystataline cheap diamond comming off.
Mike