Is there a faster way to make the whole thing flat.
that would be faster then a diamond plate.
cause it's taking forever.
Should i rub it with sand.
I think it's a good grit to grind away serious rust.
on the sides of knives and tools.
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Is there a faster way to make the whole thing flat.
that would be faster then a diamond plate.
cause it's taking forever.
Should i rub it with sand.
I think it's a good grit to grind away serious rust.
on the sides of knives and tools.
You might make it smooth but you won't make it flat that way unless you have some engineering skills & tools.
A large piece of float glass & some SiC powders might get it flat.
Take it to a marble shop or where they do counter tops, they will polish it for you for cheap. Times are tough and they will most likely do the job.
:eek: Now THAT's a ROCK!
Why not lap about 3 inches wide toward the side of the stone flat with your DMT and then evaluate it before spending too much time and money to see how it goes. Good luck and fun stuff!
What kind of rock is it?
Well... I'll tell you what I did. I went out onto my driveway and rubbed the heck out of mine until it was at least consistently smooth with no really high or low points - then I took my DMT to it.
My wife still laughs at me whenever she see's the discoloration on the driveway that seemingly will never go away... but that stone wan't as big or heavy as yours. But at least it's not 103 out anymore either!
Good luck! Looks like fun!
Holy cow!!! At what stage do a rock become a boulder?
Good luck.
I'd like to know, too. How did you settle on that rock, as opposed to the others around it? Did you have a knife or something with you to test it?Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Cheers,
Jack
You need to find a quarry, or a place that cuts marble and granite, They might be able to help you out...
If that's a DMT C, it's probably going to be trash when your done.
I would use a belt sander, test a small area, if its worth it then proceed to the next stage!
can we get a close up pic of the slurry ?
To cut and smooth something like that you really need some serious tools. See if there is a rock club nearby. Someone there will have power grinders, saws and polishers to do the job.
I sure do admire the spirit and determination of anyone who would take that on.......though I might question other areas of their psychological foundation. Which is my attempt at being polite while asking "Hey buddy, what the hell are you doing to that rock?"
Yea i use it so far to grind rust of the sides of stuff.
it's a awesome find. It's sweet how fast the slurry changes
to a red color when grinding a rusty peice of steel.
It's clearly no finishing stone but it's a good stone with
alot of cut to it. To use on my chef knives before going to a finer grit.
Bummer it not course enough to grind bad nicks out of old axes.
Where can i find a stone that big for my axes that natural and for getting nicks out.
If it will fit in a flat rate box I can do it with my lapper for you free, it would take a few hours..
IT's getting less and less pitted.
and it's getting closer to being flat.
I ben rubbing it with another rock
from a pile of rocks.
Grinding rusty peices of metal on it so cool.
how it make the slurry look.
This might sound ridiculous but tie that thing to the back of your car and drive a few miles down a deserted road.
Just don't tell anyone what your doing, tell them it's a grave stone for your dead dog.
People will lock you away if they know what your really doing,,,,,,,,,........!!!!!!!!
The people i work with
keep saying stuff like he gots rocks in
his head.
It be really hard to flatten the rocks
i found that are not flat any where on them.
You could use a diamond sawblade in a circular saw with skill and patience you could cut slices from a larger stone.
...
Then drag them behind your car.
I was using this to smooth out the back of a chisel today.
does make it alot smoother.
As it making craving wood easier but bummer i don't have
any wood to crave. I would want to crave me scales out of mighty Oak which
is thor's tree.
But i can still see the sratchs once i am done on this stone should
i go to a chinese rock cause i don't want to grind a chisel on any precious stones.
Don't knock it - could be another rich source of hones you are carrying about on your shoulders! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Suile
Regards,
Neil
I looked at this picture and thought you were talking about the little stone on top at first lol. Very nice!
I was using this today one a old china hacket head.
put of the blade was taking hairs off my arm such a bummer
and I thought I had my a nice course stone to stone grind big stuff.
You never know until you properly try
This rock is useful in smoothing out the sides of the knife.
I going to gring another rock i want flat on it.
Suile,,,,,
Bloomberg's not gonna be happy if he catches you pulling up chunks of his sidewalk for honing on. :beer2: :rofl2:
I am going to bring chicks of scrap sidewalk home for stone flatting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
would not be surprise if they become dust.
I have at least 3 more rock pile finds that need serious flatting.
The next one once this is done is a light weight only 5.5 pounds about.
With that one it looks like it would be easier to cut it in the middle with advantage of having two hones at the end.
That might be a good idea my brother in law has a saw that very capable of cutting up rocks.
Maybe I should make a cut on the side so I can keep as much natural skin to the top and bottom and hone on the one side.
Then I have a slurry stone for it.