Thread: norton 4000 gritty and rough

Wow,
I'm still having problems with this stone. I emailed norton originally through their website, and never received a reply. Does anyone have their phone number?

I've honed some razors, and they have turned out decent. lapped between each, and today, after I lapped again, the grit and roughness is back.

I've also since bought a norton 220/1000 and being a lower grit, is still smoother than the 4000 side of my 4k/8k.

any ideas?
aaron

I had the same complaints untill I went and got the DMT. All is well with the norton now. I think it is flater and more uniform. I also get better performance out of the hone.

Don

What did you lap it with?

220, then 400 grit 3m wet/dry.

If you want to get it good and remove a bit more material to get down below the grit....lap it only damp; not after soakin on wet-dry 320 grit.

Originally Posted by biminyrd

I did round the edges of the hone.
Josh, do you have the phone number for who to call?
aaron

Did you get the number yet? They didn't post their number on their website, but there are a couple of numbers at the end of their product catalog which is here: http://www.nortonstones.com/Media/Do...2006%20200.pdf

Catalog is dated Sept. '06
US Customer Service: (254) 918.2306

The parent company, Saint-Gobain:
(610) 341-7000

I'll try the damp lapping this afternoon. I've lapped this thing so much I don't have much faith.

hoglahoo, thanks for the phone numbers. I'll give them a try and post back my results.
thanks
aaron

Just wanted to post an update to benefit anyone else with the same issue in the future.
I tried the damp lapping as suggested and used 220 grit wet/dry and this has seemed, at least temporarily, to rectify the situation so that I can hone a razor with out scratching the blade. I may also try a DMT coarse, but don't want to buy one just yet.
thanks so far for all your help
aaron