Thread: Finishing Hone ~ .5 Paste

I´m sorry, but you know it says 0.92 microns, and not 92 microns on your stone?
Even if it would say .95 microns, that would be just another way to write 0.95
It is written on it. 0.92µm equals 0.92microns wich is less than one micron.
0.9 is less than 1.0 and much less than 90...
0.92 microns is not 92microns!
What´s your point?

The shapton 16k is rated at 0.94microns, wheras the Chroumim oxide is rated at 0.5microns and the Shapton 30k is rated at 0,49microns.
Do you think 0.94microns means 94µm? No big deal if you do, I´m just saying you may be a little off track here

For comparison sake here a picture of the 16k and 30k


My pictures from a review for a german forum
Along with your picture of the Chroimium oxide it looks like this:

• Shapton 8k: 1.84 micron
• Shapton 16k: 0,94 micron
• Shapton 30k: 0,49 micron
• Cr2O3: 0,5 micron

Disclaimer:
Again, for everyone who reads this at a later stage:
I am not saying the shapton 30k is superior to 0,5µm Cr2O3,
please read the pdf

oops i understand now thanks for the math lesson yeah i was reading it as 92. micron insted of .92 how i got off track is looking at the bottle it said 0.5-60,000 now i just dont see how that could be if the shapton is 30,000 and thats ,49 -30,000

I´m glad we figured that out

Did you read my PDF file?
If it´s too complicated I would be glad to help you, but I am (of course) asking you to try and understand it first

yes i read it i guess that would explain the bottle different grit ratings

I agree that you cant really compare a paste to a hone. An Escher is about 14k grit but the edge it gives is waaay better than paste IMHO. Coticules are 8-10k and I prefer a coticule edge to paste as well.

Its really down to trying a load of stuff out and seeing what you prefer really! If I was going to use a paste it would be 0.5 CrOx and for finishing hones I'd use either my Nakayama Maruichi or Thuringian/Escher. I think its an Escher but its lost all but a tiny bit of the label so I have no idea! I like to tell myself that it is..!