Thread: 2 ?s taping and flattening

Hi Guys,

Two questions - hope you can help.

1. I have a few razors with nicks and suspect that I am up for a long night of honeing. When taping an edge what is the best tape to use? Will any tape due? Is one better because of durability?

2. My grandfather gave me a barbers stone. and the thing must have been used for a century because it was worn. I tried using my Norton flattening stone and found that it worked but it was developing a slurry - that is the flattening stone was giving way and I was getting a gray slurry. Did I just ruin my flat flattening stone?

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Eric

Originally Posted by fitzer

1. I have a few razors with nicks and suspect that I am up for a long night of honeing. When taping an edge what is the best tape to use? Will any tape due? Is one better because of durability?

You want to use vinyl electrical tape, 3m brand seems to be the most durable.

Originally Posted by fitzer

2. My grandfather gave me a barbers stone. and the thing must have been used for a century because it was worn. I tried using my Norton flattening stone and found that it worked but it was developing a slurry - that is the flattening stone was giving way and I was getting a gray slurry. Did I just ruin my flat flattening stone?

It is possible you did ruin your flattening stone, really depends on how much you scrubbed off of it and if it is now in need of flattening itself. I'd check it with a straightedge to get an idea of its condition.

+1 I agree whole heartedly with Wildtim!

I will check with a straight edge.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your responses.

[quote=fitzer;291285] When taping an edge what is the best tape to use? /quote]


Just so there is no misunderstanding the spine is what you want to tape not the edge . One layer and as noted by Wildtim 3M is good stuff. Most electrical tape is the same thickness so if you can't find 3M others will work. __________________

I believe that the only thing that should ever be lapped with a Norton flattening stone is a Norton hone. Just about anything else will trash it. This is especially true for barber hones, which tend to be much to hard for the Norton to handle.

i use a 2 by 6 inch diamond hone to lap my barber hones under running water 600 grit, some say 320 works better it is a lot faster but after you wear a 600 grit diamond hone down some you can use it to set bevels too, as long as you are careful

I just checked the flattening stone with a straight edge, it dips about half millimeter to a millimeter in the center.

Any ideas on flattening this thing out or is it a lost cause?