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Doug wrote:Hi Ayreon,
I’ve used similar lapping sheets to you for years now, they give me the edge I’m after as quick as anything else I’ve tried, if it works for you why change.
Andy Kev. wrote:I know you've asked for advice on water stones, so this might seem a bit off topic as, having used water stones, I switched to a double sided DMT diamond stone (fine and super fine) and it does just as good a job as the water stones did. It does however, have certain advantages. The main one is that it can never get out of true and need flattening as a water stone does and secondly, because I use it with lapping fluid, no water gets near blades.
My water stones did a fine job but I was happy to give them to a friend who was just starting up. The bottom line IMO is that the double sided diamond stone is a simpler way of getting the same high grade results.
Alf wrote:Aside from the joy of bald patches on your arms, wouldn't a more pertinent test be to see how your edge cuts wood? i.e. Is it good enough to do the job? In which case, why worry further? All is happiness and you may safely move onto the tree torture which is, iirc, the fun bit.
Woodster wrote:Andy Kev. wrote:I know you've asked for advice on water stones, so this might seem a bit off topic as, having used water stones, I switched to a double sided DMT diamond stone (fine and super fine) and it does just as good a job as the water stones did. It does however, have certain advantages. The main one is that it can never get out of true and need flattening as a water stone does and secondly, because I use it with lapping fluid, no water gets near blades.
My water stones did a fine job but I was happy to give them to a friend who was just starting up. The bottom line IMO is that the double sided diamond stone is a simpler way of getting the same high grade results.
That sounds good. Do you have a link to the DMT you use please?
Ayreon wrote:Alf wrote:Aside from the joy of bald patches on your arms, wouldn't a more pertinent test be to see how your edge cuts wood? i.e. Is it good enough to do the job? In which case, why worry further? All is happiness and you may safely move onto the tree torture which is, iirc, the fun bit.
I was also testing with cutting paper. Which I find a lot easier to gauge than cutting through wood which of course has far more variables.
If there wasn't much of a difference I wouldn't really mind. But it was notably less sharp.
Alf wrote:Ayreon wrote:Alf wrote:Aside from the joy of bald patches on your arms, wouldn't a more pertinent test be to see how your edge cuts wood? i.e. Is it good enough to do the job? In which case, why worry further? All is happiness and you may safely move onto the tree torture which is, iirc, the fun bit.
I was also testing with cutting paper. Which I find a lot easier to gauge than cutting through wood which of course has far more variables.
If there wasn't much of a difference I wouldn't really mind. But it was notably less sharp.
So you're trying to achieve a level of "sharp" and the woodworking is incidental? Ah, not my forte, but you'll probably enjoy the late Brent Beach's work.
AJB Temple wrote:
Life is too short and for woodwork all I do for plane blades, chisels etc is quick touch on the diamond, few strokes on a strop (old belt glued to wood) and crack on with the woodwork.
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