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Just to throw this out in its own thread:
It's not letting me load photos, don't know why.
I have low grit ruby stones from congress. I have each moldmaster stone. I have the 800 and 1200 grit super soft stones.
I have a set of ADAEE stones from 140 through 2000 grit.
Congress and ADAEE stones are cut with the same approximate amount of precision. ADAEE stones come with a plastic backing. Congress stones generally leave a more uniform scratch pattern. ADAEE stones leave a cleaner, more polished finish at all grits. With the exception of the 600 grit moldmaster, each congress stone is fairly slow wearing. The 600 grit moldmaster is basically trash. I don't use it at all.
ADAEE stones wear similarly to congress, maybe a little faster wearing at low grits, about the same at medium grits, and much slower at the higher grits.
ADAEE stones are easier to order.
They're about the same price.
ADAEE stones result in a much finer finish. It's easier to get ultra sharp edges with the ADAEE stones.
It's easier to reprofile with low grit moldmasters than ADAEE stones. The congress ruby stones don't do much at al, super slow cutting stones. The super soft congress stones are decent but leave pretty cloudy finishes.
I soak neither set. I have honing oil that I apply a light layer on each stone. Any and all congress stones soak up the oil quickly and they soak up a lot before having an adequate amount on the surface to create any kind of swarf.
ADAEE stones don't soak up much oil at all. It's fairly easy to create a small amount of swarf.
All in all I prefer ADAEE stones, especially for the price. I don't see a reason to up my sharpening game to chosera or shapton stones or the like. If I was stuck with congress stones I would feel it necessary to upgrade. I may eventually buy diamond stones to hog off metal but barring that I'll stick with ADAEE. I've had extremely small problems with 2 stones, one stone out of the two sets I've owned. The first set had a small crack in a low grit stone that didn't affect the final outcome at all. The second set i received had a stone that needed some glue to reattach the plastic backing. Not a hard thing to correct at all.
Have fun and keep em sharp!
It's not letting me load photos, don't know why.
I have low grit ruby stones from congress. I have each moldmaster stone. I have the 800 and 1200 grit super soft stones.
I have a set of ADAEE stones from 140 through 2000 grit.
Congress and ADAEE stones are cut with the same approximate amount of precision. ADAEE stones come with a plastic backing. Congress stones generally leave a more uniform scratch pattern. ADAEE stones leave a cleaner, more polished finish at all grits. With the exception of the 600 grit moldmaster, each congress stone is fairly slow wearing. The 600 grit moldmaster is basically trash. I don't use it at all.
ADAEE stones wear similarly to congress, maybe a little faster wearing at low grits, about the same at medium grits, and much slower at the higher grits.
ADAEE stones are easier to order.
They're about the same price.
ADAEE stones result in a much finer finish. It's easier to get ultra sharp edges with the ADAEE stones.
It's easier to reprofile with low grit moldmasters than ADAEE stones. The congress ruby stones don't do much at al, super slow cutting stones. The super soft congress stones are decent but leave pretty cloudy finishes.
I soak neither set. I have honing oil that I apply a light layer on each stone. Any and all congress stones soak up the oil quickly and they soak up a lot before having an adequate amount on the surface to create any kind of swarf.
ADAEE stones don't soak up much oil at all. It's fairly easy to create a small amount of swarf.
All in all I prefer ADAEE stones, especially for the price. I don't see a reason to up my sharpening game to chosera or shapton stones or the like. If I was stuck with congress stones I would feel it necessary to upgrade. I may eventually buy diamond stones to hog off metal but barring that I'll stick with ADAEE. I've had extremely small problems with 2 stones, one stone out of the two sets I've owned. The first set had a small crack in a low grit stone that didn't affect the final outcome at all. The second set i received had a stone that needed some glue to reattach the plastic backing. Not a hard thing to correct at all.
Have fun and keep em sharp!
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