Quote Originally Posted by dinnermint View Post
To combat this, I usually rinse the stone under the faucet once I hear/feel some loose bits rolling around. Usually around 20 laps.

My sprayer isn't quite as effective in clearing them off the stone
Bouncing off this, as you can see, many (more? ) coticules are prone to auto slurry. The fact that the garnets are loose an prone to break out of the bonding material makes them very fast, an quite versatile for a natural stone. The downside is that should a larger garnet break loose, you're going to end with an edge that is disappointing to shave with.

I might suggest you try honing under running water. You can't stop the stone from auto slurrying, but you can wash the slurry away to minimize the damage it does.

I have to use my coticule with a 50/50 mix of mineral oil and mineral spirits to thin it out and use very light pressure. Otherwise the particulate it releases can degrade an 8K edge. When the stone wants to cooperate it is a good finisher. When it doesn't, I seriously consider relegating it to working on chisels and knives.