I can relate to this! About a year ago I had a similiar experience and have been using Arkanstones ever since. :tu
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How about just one of many... OOM for short.
Cotarkle Cotarkule Cotslurrcule
I been reading this thread and I don't really comprehend the purpose. Are you trying to make a Hard Ark a one stone solution by using coarser slurries? Seems it would be cheaper just to buy a $50 JNat. A black or trans ark is a fantastic finisher all by itself. Why rough it up to use slurries on? What's the goal? Just curious.
I understand the desire/need to experiment, I really do. But if you have a decent coticle with slurry stone for dilucot to 8K+, and the black/trans Ark for finishing, I don't see why one would want to put garnet slurry on the finish stone. Why would you need to speed up the finisher? Isn't that what the coticule was for? Seems like a step back. Is the Ark with slurry faster than the coticule with slurry?