Thread: King Ice Bear 1200 as a bevel setter?

damn, this is a tough choice
- king 1200
- norton 1000
- dmt x fine 6"
- dmt x fine 8"

king cheap, norton good, dmt practical but 8" kinda expensive
choices choices
heeelp )

Originally Posted by vjanda

damn, this is a tough choice
- king 1200
- norton 1000
- dmt x fine 6"
- dmt x fine 8"

king cheap, norton good, dmt practical but 8" kinda expensive
choices choices
heeelp )

Any one will do the job. Get the king and when you buy the dmt you will say i shoulda got it from the beginning. LOL. At least they dont have an expiration date.

Trying to figure out why the 1200 King instead of the 1000 King ????

Here is a thread with quite a bit of info on Bevel setters

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...l-setting.html

bigger dimensions and cheaper than the 1K ( in the uk anyhow )
as honing is new to me I guess the wider the stone the better although I will still use x strokes
tempted by the 6" dmt but it seems norton 1k is the most popular...
thx

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I have this exact same stone but in the 1000 form. I find it to be a bit slow sometimes so I raise slurry which helps speed things up a bit. Im looking at getting a 700k stone for damaged edges. I only use vintage blades which usually means the blade edge has minor chips and dings in it when I find them. This means the bevel setting process can be longer to get that edge, chip free. All in all, I like my king. They're good stones for the price.

i grabbed a 800 to use as my chip workhorse ..lol... ive been happy with it so har , only dislike i have and it is personal is these king stones are thirsty !!!! mine drys up quick and am adding water non stop it seems , even after a long stroke !!

to answer your ? on the 1200 king !! i dont know why you couldnt use it for bevels !! most people use a 1k stone but you might just need a bit more circles or strokes but results should be similar , its price and convenience vs how you wanna handle it ... as Glen posted each stone is different .. i use a nani1k cause i needed a bevel setter and wish i would have waited and went with a Chosera 1k ...

Originally Posted by gooser

i grabbed a 800 to use as my chip workhorse ..lol... ive been happy with it so har , only dislike i have and it is personal is these king stones are thirsty !!!! mine drys up quick and am adding water non stop it seems , even after a long stroke !!

to answer your ? on the 1200 king !! i dont know why you couldnt use it for bevels !! most people use a 1k stone but you might just need a bit more circles or strokes but results should be similar , its price and convenience vs how you wanna handle it ... as Glen posted each stone is different .. i use a nani1k cause i needed a bevel setter and wish i would have waited and went with a Chosera 1k ...

Lower grit stones need lots of water and lapping. I first used a 220k Norton to take out chips. What a pain, now I use a 325 dmt(that I use to lap my stones) then I use the 600 grit(fine ) dmt then the 1200 dmt(extra fine). Nice and easy, a drop of dish soap and water. No lapping. It takes longer to lap than hone at that grit. 220 dishes out like crazy, and the 1k king and Norton also. If I didn't know better I would say that's the way it is. And what is your time worth? I have heard of guys honing chips out with a 4k for 3 days because they didn't want to buy a dmt or 1k stone. Go the route and you are DONE. You will not have to buy it again.