cudgee
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And it sorta sneaks up on ya.This is getting expensive
And it sorta sneaks up on ya.This is getting expensive
Are there different sorts or grits of the Nagura stones, i have seen one for sale on a website for about $12, it is a yellow color, but i have never used them before, does this sound like a good deal.I use a Nagura to clean / condition mine regularly between sharpening sessions and it works very well.
What you're referring to is probably the King Japanese Nagura. It's listed as 8000 grit, but that's irrelevant and doesn't really matter too much when used for cleaning & conditioning. The King Nagura will work perfectly fine for cleaning & conditioning and they are normally only about 10 bucks. Works just as well on Venev stones too.Are there different sorts or grits of the Nagura stones, i have seen one for sale on a website for about $12, it is a yellow color, but i have never used them before, does this sound like a good deal.
While Nanohone say that you can dress resin bond diamond stones on their button plate I wouldn't. The diamonds in the stones will grind flats on the diamonds in the dressing stone, greatly reducing its cutting action. I have yet to find a way of dressing the Matrix stones that is even close to working as well as loose abrasive on a flat plate, it is dirt cheap and only takes seconds to do.nanohone nl8
So, loose grit is the best way, bar none.While Nanohone say that you can dress resin bond diamond stones on their button plate I wouldn't. The diamonds in the stones will grind flats on the diamonds in the dressing stone, greatly reducing its cutting action. I have yet to find a way of dressing the Matrix stones that is even close to working as well as loose abrasive on a flat plate, it is dirt cheap and only takes seconds to do.
While Nagura stones do work to clean resin bond diamond stones I still haven't figured out whether they refresh them or not, but I am sure that the coarser the Nagura stone the better it will work. The idea is they release grit quickly and the loose abrasives are what do the cleaning.