Slurry or Not, backing up last post
well with the Norton 4/8K it can be used with or without and as a colleague has already said, why complicate things. The Norton stones cut really fast anyways and a slurry just makes things happen faster on an already fast stone. Some of the natural slow cutting stones really only work with a slurry, like the Tam O Shanter but as your starting out you need not worry about them.
Have fun and forget about slurries for now and as the last post says make sure you lap it flat before honing anything.
regards,simon
Ahhh to slurry or not to slurry that is the question???
I'll be the devil's advocate on this one :)
I like using a slurry produced from the Norton Nagura stone.
Do you have to ??? Nope
Does it cut faster ??? Yep
Does it sometimes scratch that beautiful mirror finish ??? It might
I use a very thin slurry on the 1k Norton when bevel setting that gets thinner as I add water until it is completely gone and I am honing with just water..
The only reason I can give for using the slurry stone at 1k is that the first laps go smoother :)
That's my story and I'm sticking to it :D