Thread: South African Hones....

Thanks for all your hard work. I am more than willing to wait for a quality product. Take your time and I appreciate your updates to keep us in the loop.

Originally Posted by rmalak

Thanks for all your hard work. I am more than willing to wait for a quality product. Take your time and I appreciate your updates to keep us in the loop.

I agree with you. From the reviews of the stone all the way down to the awesome packing, this will definitely be worth the wait.

so, i have a question about the stone.. it is recommended to use a diamond plate for slurry.. is this because the stone is so hard that using a slurry stone would simply take to long for most to bother with? or is it because when wanting a slurry for cutting power a coarser slurry from a plate works better then a finer slurry from a slurry stone?

Originally Posted by ezpz

so, i have a question about the stone.. it is recommended to use a diamond plate for slurry.. is this because the stone is so hard that using a slurry stone would simply take to long for most to bother with? or is it because when wanting a slurry for cutting power a coarser slurry from a plate works better then a finer slurry from a slurry stone?

Diamond plate makes making slurry easier.

Correct me if I'm wrong, you guys are using fine diamond plate or worn down 325 to generate slurry aren't you?

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Correct me if I'm wrong, you guys are using fine diamond plate or worn down 325 to generate slurry aren't you?

Yes, by the way, DMT 325 is a kind of diamond plate. By the way, someone here used a 1500 sand paper to do the same. So it's not necessary to use diamond plates, it just makes it eassy. Double O

Worked 5 razors yesterday with the smoother lapped side and Smith's honing solution, felt much like a good CF,,

Not quite sure which direction I like better yet



Hints:
Sandpaper and slurry production sometimes can be a bad thing as the grit from the sandpaper can become mixed with the stone slurry, this is why the Diamond plates are so effective for this as they don't release grit of their own.. Sandpaper works fine for Lapping because you are going to rinse the stone, but be careful with using it to make slurry...

Nagura and Prep stones breakdown and release their own grit also so the honing matrix changes with different ones and changes in the amount and consistantcy of the slurry (sometimes this is desirable).. Again the Diamond plates don't breakdown so they don't change the matrix..

Just some things to be aware of

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Hints:
Sandpaper and slurry production sometimes can be a bad thing as the grit from the sandpaper can become mixed with the stone slurry, this is why the Diamond plates are so effective for this as they release grit of their own.. Sandpaper works fine for Lapping because you are going to rinse the stone, but be careful with using it to make slurry...

Nagura and Prep stones breakdown and release their own grit also so the honing matrix changes with different ones and changes in the amount and consistantcy of the slurry (sometimes this is desirable).. Again the Diamond plates don't breakdown so they don't change the matrix..

Just some things to be aware of

Makes sense, thanks! Double O

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Correct me if I'm wrong, you guys are using fine diamond plate or worn down 325 to generate slurry aren't you?

Im using a DMT 1200 credit card size for slurry works very well.

I ordered a ZULU 8x3 three weeks ago but haven't been advised as to the disposition of my order. It's tough to be reading about this stone day after day and not be able to try one for myself. More patience is in order.

JERRY
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