Must one always go to a Crox after he touches up with a diamond spray? In other words, can you go to straight to canvas/ leather after diamond spray with not using Crox?
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Must one always go to a Crox after he touches up with a diamond spray? In other words, can you go to straight to canvas/ leather after diamond spray with not using Crox?
The only rule is the rule oh yo face :).
Hence, if you face says its ok - its OK.
What mil diamond spray you using?
Do not get fixated on sprays and pastes,JMO
Yea…Depends on the Diamond Spray grit size and number of laps.
If it is too low, of a grit and/or you do too many laps it may be harsh. I think people tend to use too much pressure and do too many laps with diamond, it will cut fast.
So as said, if it feels harsh, some Chrome Oxide will smooth it out. So might linen or just plain leather. It depends, Chrome Oxide is usually a “go to.”
I like a .25 Diamond and .125 CBN as a good maintenance combo.
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Originally Posted by earcutter
.5 the Crox is .5 to so isnt it overkill?
Not even for touchups?Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
To a point they can refresh an edge,but the time will come when they need to see at least a finishing stone,than a little crox,in my case a 12k shapton,20/30 strokes max on water,than 10 on Crox,blade is good for another 6 mos.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELDivo
.50 Diamonds is different shaped abrasive than .50 Chrome Oxide.
.50 Diamond, will refresh an edge quickly, start with 6-10 laps on the diamond and test.
What you have the Diamond on, will also affect the diamonds ability to cut.
Softer substrate, like paper, felt and foam will be less aggressive than wood, balsa or leather, experiment. Paste can keep an edge going for a long time, perhaps indefinitely.
Some folks do not like paste, it is a choice. But there is no question that they work and have been working for over a hundred years now.
I am a fan of diamond sprays and CrOx. Especially because I don't keep my finishing stones in my den. The second my blade begins to pull, I give it some CrOx. If I have left it too long, I give it 1 micron diamond and then some CrOx.
Its been working well for me.
Do I need to use the CrOx after the diamond? No. I do simply because A. its finer than 1 micron, so its like a progression. And B. Because it takes away some of the keenness coming from the diamond. But I wouldn't have to. My face just likes it more.
I recently got some .25 micron diamond. Going backwards to the .5 CrOx seems counter intuitive, but we'll see. I am in the beginning stages with it.
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Originally Posted by earcutter
I use the .25 diamond and the .5 CrOx. My regimen is:
Razor starts to pull:
.25 diamond for 6 to 8 laps on a canvas strop.
normal linen, leather stropping
Razor still pulls:
.5 CrOx for 6 to 8 laps on a leather strop that has indentations for paste (Illinois 6455)
.25 diamond for 6 to 8 laps
normal linen, leather stropping
Razor still pulls:
finishing stone to put all right.
Dave
Exactly. Rolodave.
The other day I had a razor in for re-honing, that I had honed for a new shaver, a beautiful French tipped, D. Peres, Barrel Brand. It had a small chip near the tip, from where he had tapped it on the faucet.
Looking at the edge, there were several areas that were dull, reflecting light under the loupe. It looked like he had lifted the spine while stropping.
40 laps on .50 diamond, 2 sets of 20 brought the edge right back, no reflections, except for the chip.
I shaved with the razor avoiding the chip, and it shaved fine. I did re hone it to remove the chip, it was an experiment to see if diamond would bring the edge back and it did, easily.
I use Diamond on a hanging paper fabric strop, similar to Tyvex.
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What a graceful looking razor, thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Euclid440
I've had great results with .5 Dia on felt (6-8 laps) followed by 6-8 Crox.
Your comments about the change to the bevel are also familiar.
I noticed that with the short touch up you could quickly see the "flash" of the now bright bevel.
Smooth shaving...
There is a video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= that at about the 3-4 minute point discusses sprays and crayons for those media, and strop materials that they work with. I use the on 2 different pieces of the felt of the SRD modular paddle strop for light refreshing...diamond first and then CrOx. As others have said IMO CrOx creates a smoother edge than diamond, which can be harsh. I then use canvas and leather before shaving. Just like the feel on my face of a razor touched up that way.
