Dimond Polishing Paste

[nerobot]

Hi all,

I'm thinking of buying some dimond paste to put onto a hanging strop to use after honing on my 8k norton. Looking around for site in UK that sell it (which took quite a while), I found the following set of products that I was thinking of getting.

http://www.eternaltools.com/viewprod...?txtRangeID=36

I was thinking of getting the 1 micron and 1/4 micron. I was woundering if anyone could tell me whether these products would be fine?

Also, has anyone tried Aluminium Oxide Paste on a strop?

http://www.eternaltools.com/viewprod...?txtRangeID=55

Thanks for any information,

Steven

[JoshEarl]

Steve,

The .25 micron has a reputation for leaving too fine an edge. It gets delicate.

I'd go for .5 micron or maybe some chromium oxide from HandAmerican.

Josh

[xman]

Dito that. The 3µ might be more useful too since 1µ & 0.5µ are so close together, but don't take my word for it. Get the opinion of somebody who's used them.

X

[Tony Miller]

I think there must be a typo there on the 1/4 micron. It should be more like 50,000 grit. Maybe they meant 1/2 micron instead which would more closely match the grit size listed.

Tony

[nerobot]

Thanks for all the info.

I think I might just buy the 1 micron paste and use it on a new strop.

Just to clarify, I can use this just after my 8K norton to polish the edge and sharpen it even further?

Steven

[JoshEarl]

Yes, the 1 micron is a good next step from the Norton 8K.

Josh