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    My Nortons have been soaking for over a year and are still together.
    YMMV, I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HNSB View Post
    My Nortons have been soaking for over a year and are still together.
    YMMV, I guess.
    My first question would be why keep them in water 24/7? I don't believe Norton recommends this. I am on my second 4k/8k combo. My first set showed considerable separation around the edge where the two stones are joined after many overnight soakings. While it did not affect the performance I decided to stop soaking overnight and my second looks like the day I bought them.

    My guess is that water quality varies considerably and any pool owner will tell you what chlorine will do to a stone surface overtime. You must have pretty soft/ph neutral water. I think you have been lucky. If I were to store the stones in water then I would probably use distilled water to minimized this risk. This has been my experience. Regards.

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    There again, when you hone most everyday, soak 24/7! I use distilled water, but actually find a tablespoon of bleach keeps algae from creeping in. Again, with no ill effects.
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    I rest my case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    There again, when you hone most everyday, soak 24/7! I use distilled water, but actually find a tablespoon of bleach keeps algae from creeping in. Again, with no ill effects.
    Tom, I've found that my naniwa ss don't like to be soaked. They start to disolve.
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    My 1K and 4K Nortons have been soaking for over three years. They are the full block, not the combo stones. I don't soak the 8K or my Naniwa 12. There have been no bad effects from the continuous soaking.

    I keep mine soaking because I also use my stones for woodworking. I mostly use hand tools, so I need to be able to grab a stone and sharpen quickly without having to wait for them to soak.

    To make sure I keep my stones flat for razor sharpening, I use the bottom side for woodworking tools, and the top side for razors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Str8Shooter View Post
    Tom, I've found that my naniwa ss don't like to be soaked. They start to disolve.
    Ya, I was referring to Nortons. Agreed nosoaky the Naniwas. Read above!
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    I rest my case.

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    Yup norton's good to soak. Naniwa's bad. Lol
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