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    The First Cut is the Deepest! Magpie's Avatar
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    After learning that I had completly decimated my diamond hone, I needed a replacement and found a 1k Norton today.

    When I placed it in water to soak, it made all sorts of fizzy alkaseltzer type noises.
    I found myself oddly delighted by this sound.
    Is it just me, or does anybody else get a kick out of the sound of a good water stone preparing to wage a grinding battle against the steel?

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    Haha. Back when I used to soak my stones, I usually left them sumberged, so hearding the sound for the first time in a while usually amused me. Now I just thoroughly spray my Norton 1k, so I don't hear the noise anymore. Thinking about it amused me, though.

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    Yeah , I like to here them "fizz" , too .
    Greetings , from Dundalk , Maryland . The place where normal people , fear to go .

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    Two well tuned hones....
    Plop plop oh what a relief it is....

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    "Strange" seems a little harsh... "unique" comes to mind, as does "atypical" or "singular".
    Don't get hung up on hanging hairs.

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    Count me in !

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    The sound doesn't do anything for me, but I love to watch the little bubbles rise to the surface. Strangly hypnotic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ndw76 View Post
    The sound doesn't do anything for me, but I love to watch the little bubbles rise to the surface. Strangly hypnotic.
    I just stare at the wall. The obvious benefit that I can do it for many hours....
    Now if you would excuse me, I need to get back to it, that wall doesn't stare itself....

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    Thank you for today's smile on my face Magpie!

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