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07-26-2011, 05:03 AM #1Senior Member
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Chinese 12k stone - Over 2.5 hours to lap ! ! !
I purchased one of these chinese 3" x 8" 12k stones that came in the mail today
It took me over 2.5 hours to get this stone lapped! What a pain in the (you know what)
Wow they are a hard stone and there is NO way i'm going to go through that again! lol
Anyway i took photos of each stage so you can see how far out this thing was.
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07-26-2011, 05:06 AM #2Know thyself
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Just out of curiosity, did you try the other side? Usually one side will take less work than the other. First thing I always do is check both sides, and then I pick which one I'll actually lap. If that was the closer side, that was pretty unlucky.
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07-26-2011, 05:11 AM #3Senior Member
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The bottom was Really bad!!!
I had to lap that as well or it wouldn't sit flat on my rubber mat - it kept rocking lol.
There is no way you could lap the bottom flat by hand. just enough to make it sit flat was en effort.
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07-26-2011, 05:20 AM #4'tis but a scratch!
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Holy big cow, that looked like a lot of work.
For the bottom, is it possible to just park it on a belt sander to flatten it?"These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." "You can go about your business."
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07-26-2011, 05:32 AM #5Senior Member
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Thats not a bad idea, anyone???
Anyway i after all that i put a blade on it.. it has a nice sound when sharpening! Got my blade nice and sharp too (photo below)
I went to test it on the back of my hand.. woopsStr8Shooter likes this.
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07-26-2011, 05:35 AM #6Senior Member
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Walking away uninjured ... you're doing it wrong.
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07-26-2011, 05:57 AM #7Senior Member
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Maybe i should be doing it wrong then lol i have enough scars.. The nick actually went straight threw a scar i already had (as you can see in the pic)
Originally Posted by MickRussell
But at the moment I'd be happy if it just stop bleeding.Last edited by Brighty83; 07-26-2011 at 05:59 AM.
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07-26-2011, 06:41 AM #8Senior Member
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After all your sweat and even blood, you needed a "THANKS".
Seriously, your picture sequence with the grids speaks volumes are most informative for folks learning how to get their hones ready.
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07-26-2011, 06:54 AM #9Senior Member
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haha Thanks Kinfish! Originally Posted by Kingfish
After all your sweat and even blood, you needed a "THANKS".
Seriously, your picture sequence with the grids speaks volumes are most informative for folks learning how to get their hones ready.
If anyone can get some benefit out of this thread then it would make all that work worth it just that little bit more!
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07-26-2011, 07:00 AM #10Senior Member
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I just a little surprised the stone was SO out of shape. I thought they were supposedly lapped flat before sale. Apparently not so much.
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