Thread: Hones, need to purchase?

well, i have all the equipt i have needed for a few weeks, but i need a hone, or a few. i know many have said norton 4000/8000, but i was just browsing e-bay, and i saw this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NORTON-6-TRI-HON...QQcmdZViewItem

it just mentions hard or soft, etc...but i could not find any grit counts, and i am not sure if it is what i will need to restore some ebay finds...

any help would be cool

thanks guys...

bri

I have a Norton in the classifieds.

Tony

I think the Nortons are great for learning. They definitely work and you don't need oil which is messier to deal with anyway. I have heard good things about tri hone systems too, but I don't recall anything about oil with them.

X

Tony,

i might be interested in getting that norton form you in the next few days.

i'll pm you

thanks

Get the Norton from Tony. Its the easiest to use. if you are going to restore some Ebay specials then you will also need a 800-1000 grit hone and some sheets of 400-600 grit wet/dry sandpaper. The sandpaper is to rapidly remove major nicks in the blade. Just wet the paper and lay it over the Norton hone then start honing on the 400-600 until the nick is gone. Then move on to the finer grits. If the nick is minor, less than 1/4 the width of the bevel then start with the 800-1000 stone til the nick is gone, then move up to the 4000 stone.

Hope this helps,