Congress Tool - Mold Master Stones for Edge Pro

[jjg6319]

I was searching the forums for information on Congress Tool - Mold Master Stones to use for the Edge Pro sharpening system. I saw where @Ankerson had a post stating the Mold Master stones were better than the stock Edge Pro stones. This was before the diamond matrix stones came on the scene.

Has anyone else made up some Edge Pro sharpening stones with Edge Pro blanks and how did you like them? The Congress Tool stones are only around $5 and a stone blank from EP is also $5 so it wouldn't take much to come up with some other EP stones. Any suggestions you might have would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Blues]

Per Jim's recommendation, I made up a few of the 320 and 400 grit on EP blanks some years back. Haven't used them extensively, but I've also used a few of their triangular rods in the Sharpmaker as well.

Get a few of them, some Super 77 and you're good to go.

 

[miso2]

I've tried 240, 320, 400, and 600 and currently use 240 only, though.
I use it for initial edge reprofiling before finishing with Venev diamond 150 (I like coarse edge).

The 400 stone gives a quite nice toothy finish, and I would choose this over 320 for finishing.

I used these stones wet except 600.
It becomes very very friable when soaked and therefore should be used dry (never wet it).
It gives nice shiny edge.

Oh, and I use double-sided tape to secure them on blanks.

 

[maximus83]

If you're looking for a SiC set, might also be worth checking out Gritomatic's 5-stone set for $70. That's giving you 120/240/600/1000/2500, stones all pre-mounted on aluminum blanks for EP. Time you get 5 Moldmasters and set them up with blanks, you'd have a similar ballpark cost level anyway, but here you're getting a higher range of finishing grit options along with coarse, whereas Moldmasters all top out at 600. Also it looks like you can get the individual SiC stones from Gritomatic for like $11.20 each, so if you just want to get a mounted 120 and 240 to cover your coarse sharpening, that's an option. What I've done in the past sometimes when experimenting with alternatives to using diamonds in my sharpening was use coarse SiC stones in the 120 to 240 range (I've used the moldmasters on Spyderco Sharpmaker, for instance), and then use other materials such as CBN-infused linen strops or ultrafine ceramic to finish blades that had higher carbides/hardness.

Anyway, some items to check out.