Thread: Slurry - educate me please

Thanks for the tip!

I had a Naniwa 1k / 3k waterstone combo (not the Superstones) that I kept when I sold my superstones. I finally got around to separating the combo, and cutting the stones down thinner. I took the cut off parts and cut them each in half and beveled them up to use as slurry stones.

I just made a slurry on the 1k this morning with a cut off chunk of the 1k. It made a real nice slurry. It cut a bevel into a couple of razors about as quickly as I have ever been able to set a bevel.

So... No more bevel setting on the Coti's for me.
But... I still ain't givin' up the coticules!

We dun't need no stingin' slurry!!

Foged aboud id!

The last time I used it was playing with one hone sharpening on the Coticule, Escher and Asagi.

I really believe water produces consistent results with all my stones. Obviously slurry can be used on any stone, but to me, consistency is more a problem with it than benefit

Lynn (ducking)

Originally Posted by HNSB

So... No more bevel setting on the Coti's for me.

For the record... This is because of the narrower stones, not because of the use of slurry.

But, I did like the slurry and will continue to experiment with it.
The red synthetic stone makes a much prettier slurry than the boring white slurry of the coticule, or the dark purple slurry of a BBW.
(because it's the color that's important, dontcha know?)

Originally Posted by Lynn

We dun't need no stingin' slurry!!

Foged aboud id!

The last time I used it was playing with one hone sharpening on the Coticule, Escher and Asagi.

I really believe water produces consistent results with all my stones. Obviously slurry can be used on any stone, but to me, consistency is more a problem with it than benefit

Lynn (ducking)

true. But after I lap a stone on diamond I tend to use it, i guess 'cause it's there. With syn grits you can easily get coarser or finer as needs be making it a bit less necessary to push an individual piece.

A lot depends on how much metal you get mixed up with it. In most ways it seems the sooner you can leave slurry out of the mix the better.