Thread: Anyone cut down a Norton?

Has anyone ever cut down a 3" Norton to say 2" or 1 1/2" etc.? What did you find to be the best way to go abouts it?

They used to make Norton 4K/8K stones in a 2 inch wide model but I can't seem to find them anymore. It seems like they have been discontinued; however, I have seen them in the for sale section on occasion. If you wanted to cut the stone I would imagine that you would have to use a diamond coated blade because the Norton would dull your normal blade very fast. I am not sure how you would keep the stone from chipping.

The chipping (as in blowing up) is where I'm concerned. I've had the pleasure of having a few grinding wheels blow up in my face over the years by being stupid and taking the easy way out. This would be the opposite approach, metal to the sander. A diamond wheel would do it for sure, but I'm not sure if that's the only option. What would be trick is those high pressure water cutters.

Yeah I think they still make the 2 1/2" Norton's. I've seen them around (or maybe it's the 2", my memory gets worse as I get older). I was thinking about cutting one [3"] down to 1 1/2" so I would basically have two hones out of one. Maybe make one 2" and the other 1" for when a real narrow hone comes in handy? I've got a bunch of 1", 1 1/2", and 2" natural hones and a few barber hones. I said it in another post but I really like working with the smaller widths with razors.

Use a metal cutting bandsaw blade. They work just fine.

Has anyone tried a wetsaw for ceramic tile? I bought one of these for my remodeling project, and I'm curious as to whether it would work for hones.

Josh

One of our members, Kelly, cut his Norton, and I remember he had difficulties doing it...

Nenad

Originally Posted by superfly

One of our members, Kelly, cut his Norton, and I remember he had difficulties doing it...

Nenad

You would have to be very careful I'm sure

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Use a metal cutting bandsaw blade. They work just fine.

Thanks for the tip Randy. I was thinking maybe a band saw as the width of the blade would take less off than say a circular saw. My neighbor has a really nice Grizzly that he told me I can use any time I want, but I have to get my own blades. I think this would be a good candidate for getting my own blade.

Originally Posted by bth88

You would have to be very careful I'm sure

Read all about it here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...ghlight=norton

Nenad

Originally Posted by superfly

Read all about it here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...ghlight=norton

Nenad

Very cool Superfly, thanks for the link!