Thread: Argh, HAD is kicking in!

the sooner you buy the coticule the sooner you can focus on your test...

Ok, here's what I'm thinking of getting: D8E Continuous Diamond 1200 and the 4x1.2 coticule. I have a pasted paddle from Tony with .5 micron on it that I can finish with.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Those hones should compliment your Norton nicely. Do you have a Norton flattening stone? If not, I highly recommend the DMT 325 for lapping. It makes the whole process painless and neat. Plus it leaves a great surface on the Norton...

Josh

But I don't have a Norton

Oh, sorry about that.

In that case, these hones will give you great edges with some practice. You might want to get a cotigura rubbing stone, too, since you're not planning to get a Belgian blue. The cotigura will let you build a slurry on the coticule, which will help you get those 1200-grit scratches out faster.

I think you'll probably end up wanting the blue later, and ordering it now would save you on shipping...

Feed the HAD.

Josh

i originally ordered the blue with my coticule, but then i my focus switched from collecting hones to minimizing the hone collection, so i had emailed Howard to drop the blue from my order. Well I ended up getting the blue in my package and asked Howard what we could do. He sweet talked me into keeping it and i don't think i'll regret it.

Originally Posted by edk442

the sooner you buy the coticule the sooner you can focus on your test...

Focus on the test ... get the job ... then you can afford lots of stones!!

Meh, aced the test. It wasn't nearly what I thought it was. Everything was over policy and procedure, and I'm fluent in bureaucracy

Ok, so say I get a blue too. Do I still need the cotigura?

Bumpity

The cotigura is pretty much essential, in my opinion. It is necessary if you don't get the blue, because you'll want to make a slurry on the coticule to polish out the coarse scratches.

You'll also want to make a slurry if you get the blue, because the blue is painfully slow otherwise.

You could make a slurry with the yellow on the blue; since the yellow is harder, it won't wear too much.

But I vote for the cotigura.

Josh