Chosera 1k Question

[Danricgro]

I just recieved a 1k Chosera. I am wondering if I should soak it before I use it or just splash on some water and have at it. No instructions came with it.

[Birnando]

I have seen both varieties suggested by other users.
Personally I soak them for a minimum of 20 minutes before I use the Chosera stones.
The 1K is not the most thirsty of them, but I still feel they all benefit from a proper soaking.
YMMV.

[gssixgun]

20 minutes is what I have read too, I would let you know for sure, but mine isn't here yet Stupid snow, Stupid, small town Post Office



Everyone else gets HAD with Finishers, me I gotta have 1k stones hehehehe

[Joe Edson]

I just got a 1K and usually soak it for 10 minutes before I get too anxious to start honing. I just spray it down with water as I'm using it after that and it seems to work fine.

I will say that I absolutely love it so much more than the DMT 600/1200 I was using before.

[Utopian]

I don't have the 1k, but my 600 and 800 Choseras had instructions that called for a 20 minute soak. I would presume the 1k to be the same. I have honed after only a couple of minutes of soaking and it still worked fine. Here again, I'll bet the 1k will work the same way.

[mainaman]

15-20 min soak yes.

[Neil Miller]

20 minutes is what I have read too, I would let you know for sure, but mine isn't here yet Stupid snow, Stupid, small town Post Office



Everyone else gets HAD with Finishers, me I gotta have 1k stones hehehehe

Ha ha - well it seems that even though it didn't rain on Barbra Streisand's Parade, it certainly snowed on your Chosera, Glen!

I can appreciate your HAD with low grit stones. seems to me that they make or break the job. It's no good persisting in polishing a ... well, you know what I mean!

Regards,
Neil

[tinkersd]

All whetstones up to 4K need a good soaking, between 5 and 20 minutes, after that just a good spray will get the job done. IMHO!
I use regularly .22K/1K and a 4K/8K and soak them both for about 15minute each before use, after all it ''couldn't hurt?!''

My 2 cents late on the night wing.


tinkersd of SRP

[mainaman]

All whetstones up to 4K need a good soaking, between 5 and 20 minutes, after that just a good spray will get the job done. IMHO!
I use regularly .22K/1K and a 4K/8K and soak them both for about 15minute each before use, after all it ''couldn't hurt?!''

My 2 cents late on the night wing.


tinkersd of SRP

shapton glass stones, naniwa super stones do not need soaking for example.
It all depends on how the stone is constructed to work.

[JimR]

All whetstones up to 4K need a good soaking, between 5 and 20 minutes, after that just a good spray will get the job done. IMHO!
I use regularly .22K/1K and a 4K/8K and soak them both for about 15minute each before use, after all it ''couldn't hurt?!''

My 2 cents late on the night wing.


tinkersd of SRP

Ah, see, that's where you're wrong. It most certainly could hurt--it could dissolve your stone, warp it into unusability, or eventually cause it to split into pieces. It all depends on what stone you're using--and if you think all makers are the same, again, I fear you're mistaken.

We're not talking about opinions, here, we're talking about materials, and their actual physical qualities.