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I just purchased this barber hone on ebay eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices to touch up my razors when they start to dull Was this a good purchase? Does anyone have any experience with this hone?
no experience here, Im sure someone here can help you out tho. I'm sure it will do just fine for touch ups.
I have one but looks a little diff. Use some scotch brite on the surface with dish deturgent to clean it. Then you can see if it might need lapping. I have been experimenting with it. It will be fine when your razor get a little dull. I think its around the 2-4k level depending on how you lap it.
Oh nice purchase by the way
a 2-4k grit barber hone?
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Originally Posted by nicknbleeding
Why? I have some that are smooootthhhh and hard. Water just wont even stay on it. Not sure what grit it might be. REALLY HARD!! Then others that are very course. Prob not 2 k but a low grit and leaves scratches.Quote:
Originally Posted by EucrisBoy
From what you can tell by looking at the pics, would it seem to be on the fine or coarse side?
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Originally Posted by nicknbleeding
Loks like middle. Does not look real course but deff not on the Hard smooth side. This picture is of 2 that are realy hard ans smooth.Quote:
Originally Posted by EucrisBoy
So with a middle grit, would I have to worry about it leaving too many scratches? I've read on here how the Aloxite #200 is compared to Swaty's.
Well not sure about that. I have 2 Aloxite one is courser than the other. The other is smooth. As smooth as a my lower swaty but i have another swaty that is finer. Very hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by EucrisBoy
It will be great for refreshing the edge. You might have to go with something a bit higher other wise it will be a rough shave.
Again wont know for sure till you clean it up and see if it needs to be lapped. Does it look like it has been used?
I looked at the picture again. The front should clean up nicely with scotch brite and dish det.
It says its been used on the ebay page. I also have a Chinese 12k on the way as well, so touch up on the Aloxite and finish on the Chinese 12k?
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Originally Posted by nicknbleeding
Im sure its used just does not looked dished,cupped. Yes your 12k should be good. You can use a slurry with it. I also use Naguras on my 12k just like a Jnat. Works amazing. !2k creat a very sharp crisp edge. If you like your edges Crisp and sharp. If its a little too much you can you Crox to soften it up a bit. I still use crox even of my 16k.Quote:
Originally Posted by EucrisBoy
So start off with a few strokes on the Aloxite 200 then do 20-40 on the C12k?
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Originally Posted by nicknbleeding
Yes prob 10 on the Aloxite with lather. The C12K is a slow stone. Raise a slury. do 20 circles down the stone then 20 x strokes. Repeat if needed. Most likely you will. Then water. 40-50. no preasure very light touchQuote:
Originally Posted by EucrisBoy
this is just for touching up and refreshing right?
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Originally Posted by nicknbleeding
Yes. Because if the Aloxite is about where i think it is. Once you go across the Aloxite you will need to go up to a finisher.Quote:
Originally Posted by EucrisBoy
I was thinking about it. If its just a touch up. You can run it across the 12K to refresh the edge. Just remember if the razor was honed with tape you will need to put tape on the spine when doing this. Crox is cheap. You can use a balsa strop. I have a piece of leather guled to a piece of wood. Hope this helped.
If it's aluminum oxide (which the name suggests), even if it's 2-4k type grit, if it's bound together really hard, you should be able to dull the al-ox grit on the surface and get the effect of a finer finish - especially with lather.
Certainly fine enough to shave with.
+1 on all above. In the old days, they would use emery paper to 'refresh' the stone surface if it became to smooth from use. It was suggested by some, which was someones opinion for a fact, that finishing the front on rougher emery cloth and the back on the finer emery cloth, a duality could be achieve by which the same stone could be used to quickly cut an edge with a few strokes on the front, and add a more polished finish on the finer back.
The same approach can be used when finishing a barbers hone that has suffered from decades of neglect, and in some cases abuse. Regardless, whatever the bond used, each is prone to deterioration in its own way. Some hones, like Swaty's, have a remarkabley durable surface, whereas as stone like the Aloxite becomes very porous and brittle on the surface over time. The bond used is different sometimes, even inside a single maker. Not all Aloxite stones used the same bonding material.
Either way, the surface can be prepped to do what you want it to do. You want a polisher, polish the stone. You need a cutter, rough up the surface with a DMT 325.
My 2 cents bro's!!
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Attachment 86443Attachment 86444 Here are a couple pics of the hone
Nice looking hone. HOw does it frrl?
not sure yet, I'm waiting for it to come in the mail.
It feels smooth, but I don't have a point of reference though. Maybe not as smooth as my 12k?
