Question: Naniwa SS (mine just arrived, 1-3-8k)
So my order arrived three days ago. 1k, 3k and 8k Naniwa Super Stones (10mm thickness 'cuz I'm cheap :P) to which I may later by adding a 5k stone, and a finisher: either 10 or 12, depending on the advice I receive. However the most important question I have to ask is whether or not I can begin using them without a Nagura stone.
I have one on order, and paid for the fastest possible shipping (it's one of 330 mate's Iyo Nagura blocks) but it's yet to arrive and I'm itching to get to work with these stones. On the flip side I don't want them getting plugged up. I've held off on lapping them (though I have plenty of wet & dry sheets for each and a smooth glass cutting board which I've used to lap my welsh stones quite a few times) to help avoid the temptation, but I'd by lying if I said it wasn't getting to me.
Could I simply clean off the swarf at whiles with a cloth, or perhaps give them a rub with a slurry-stone (I have Dragon Tongue, Yellow Lake and Welsh Thuri slurry stones), or perhaps my tiny greenstone hone (it's too hard to make slurry on without a diamond plate so it shouldn't leave any foreign particles behind) before rinsing off the slurry? Bear in mind this is only a temporary measure. According to the tracker my nagura should arrive in 4-14 days. That said I don't want to damage my stones. I'd rather wait if there's any chance.
Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.