Thread: Do you soak your Chinese 12K ?

Originally Posted by 59caddy

my 12k remains in water all the time..i soak it and the japan 1000/6000k.
i also use a 12k slurry that i bought from zib and it speeds up the process and i really like the stone.
also in regards to getting the oil out of a stone, i have a simple cure, i soak the stone in water with DAWN liquid dish washing soap..seems to work quite well

I've never heard of removing oil with dish washing soap, so this was very useful information. I suppose it works only with 'clean' oils with low viscosity.

Many people here built their fireplaces of natural stone plates. And as we all know, ladies want to have candles on them, and finally stearin soaks into stone. Very difficult to remove, but i know people use brake cleaners to make things done.

Scipio,

Yes it's a fairly slow stone. I haven't tried this yet, but I hear creating a slight slurry will speed it up though.

Going to get in touch with a stone mason soon, and get my C12k cut. Will try a slurry after I do

Thanks - you dont need a stone mason - a tile cutter for natural tiles, marble, travertine etc would cut that easily. They're not cheap so Id suggest hiring one, but for the price of hiring one, you could buy a slurry stone.

In fact, yeh, just get a slurry stone! They cost very little - i'm sure there are is a source for them in the classifieds somewhere..

EDIT

I checked, Zib has them for 10 dollars

Originally Posted by Scipio

Thanks - you dont need a stone mason - a tile cutter for natural tiles, marble, travertine etc would cut that easily. They're not cheap so Id suggest hiring one, but for the price of hiring one, you could buy a slurry stone.

In fact, yeh, just get a slurry stone! They cost very little - i'm sure there are is a source for them in the classifieds somewhere..

EDIT

I checked, Zib has them for 10 dollars

Well, my grandfather is friends with a stone mason, and I want to cut it a few ways, so it would be easier. He would do it for free.

I'm not gonna buy a slurry stone for it when I can just get it cut