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Got it off ebay. Type "diamond paste" into ebay. You'll get about 20 hits, but scroll right down to the bottom to the ebay stores bit. You will see two suppliers, Abtec and Mattools. I got mine from...

Well I have just had the best shave ever after using my pasted bench hone. 1 micron diamond paste on it. I was a bit concerned as the paste was not water based and formed a wax like layer on the...

Yeah, thats my concern Ernestrome.

I guess Chromium oxide instrinsically comes in that particle size. Much like various types of stones prefer to crstalise at a specific grit, depending on how...

OK, cheers pal.

The powder is dirt cheap here in the UK. You can get it from art supply stores and craft supply stores as it is used to colour pottery and give the green colour to artists paint.
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Hey Firestart,

Am I right in thinking you can use any chromium oxide powder as a 0.5 micron paste?

I may have to follow your lead if this is the case as I can get the powder cheap enough but...