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I use pieces of the pinnacle system variety pack in my travel kit
from woodcraft supply
#147990 the variety pack has 1 sheet 3 grits, finest is .3 micron
I cut some to fit a small spyderco 1000 grit slipstone and the rest to fit a balsa wood "card". The coarsest grit I didn't use
cool stuff but too disposable for the long run imho
Progress Tool carries many different papers. However, these are definitely not appropriate for using with razors. These papers feel more like a cloth than sandpaper. Don't waste your money.. like I did. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by TstebinsB
see my post above:D They are even hone shaped something like 3 x 11 less than 8 bucksQuote:
Originally Posted by TstebinsB
I am now using a flat granite plate I got on sale from Woodcraft. It's awesome for using with lapping films! It is certified flat to below 2 microns across the entire surface!
No need for any type of adhesive. I put a dollup of water down on the granite, lay the film down, and use a damp cloth to press out the excess water, which also helps to clean off any shmutz that was on the film from my previous honing. After the water is all pressed out, the film stays put via stiction from the very thin layer of water under there. Also, if there is anything that gets under the film, you can simply lift it up, clean it out and press it back down again. And when you're done with one grit level, simply peel it off and apply your next one.
Works great! I love my granite slab. I had been using glass plates, but somehow this feels better. I also used it as a surface for sandpaper to lap my Chinese 12k.
Bringing up my old thread :)
I haven't posted in here for a while because, well, I haven't had anything to hone for a while.
That is finally done with as a few of my razors have dulled down to the point where a refresh just isn't cutting it so It's time for another honing session with these hones.
I decided to peel the 1 micron re-apply it just to make sure the grey streaks are swarf and not the abrasive having been worn away (the film is transparent). It was still stuck perfectly flat as is the 5 micron so they actually were still ready to use even after the better part of a year tucked away in a drawer. It just peeled off leaving a bit of the adhesive behind. The adhesive came up instantly with a quick application of goo gone. I cleaned the glass then used Bruces dish soap trick below to apply the new sheet.
The dish soap worked perfectly, there were fewer bubbles and they smoothed right out, I don't think I would have needed the laminate roller to get good adhesion and bubble removal but since I have it I ran it across the surface anyway. This gave me a perfect honing surface in seconds. I blotted up the excess soapy water and let the hone dry so the adhesive would stick. A couple of hours later it was ready for use.
Once again they performed very well and with the ease of applying the film this time, I could safely recommend this as a viable way to enter the honing realm with start up costs much much less than those of a traditional hone.
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Originally Posted by Bruce