Originally Posted by
mainaman
Finally got around to start playing with crocus , more specifically making it.
I followed a recipe that was either posted somewhere in the thread or Mike gave me the pdf (cant remember which one exactly) .
The recipe is by weight 10 parts paraffin
2.5 parts FeO
1 part Bees wax.
I melted the beeswax and the paraffin together then added the FeO, mixed very well and poured in a plastic container. I put the containers in the freezer to set fast, the result can be seen in the picture below. The yellow puck is 44 micron (~400 grit) FeO , the red puck is 25 micron (~800 grit ) FeO. I tried them both on a scrap blade and they bring out pretty good mirror finish. I used felt wheels, but I want to try with leather wheels too. I'll be making some soon. I did not have any issues with the compound loading on the wheel.