Diamond Sleeves or Coarse Stones

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Hey Sal,

Are you going to be coming out with any Diamond Speed Sleeves or any Coarse stones for the Sharpmaker 204 any time in the near future? And if not, will the old speed sleeves work and can they still be obtained?

I love the Sharpmaker, but as I have said numerous times before, sometimes a coarser stone is much needed, as it is a pain in the @$$ to have to switch from one system to another or lay a DMT stone against the Sharpmaker.

I would also be willing to bet that there are many others who would like a coarser stone too.

Thanks for listening to my ranting
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10- 4 Jailhack. The original sleeves does indeed fit the stones on both the 203 and 204 sharpmakers. Curious though, Sal had mentioned that the sleeves wouldn' t fit on the 204s shortly before they became available. But he also indicated that there is an ongoing search for a manufacturer that would make them better than the originals where the diamond particles were "flaking" off too easily. I' haven' t used my pair extensively to see any difference but they sure do cut into the metal more efficiently. The latest being one of my M2 steel AFCKs. I too would like another pair of sleves.

L8r,
Nakano
 
I have heard but can not verify that there were longevity problems with the diamonds coming out the metal substrates. My own experience is not with Spyderco sleeves but theround DMT sleeves that fit the 5/16" diameter holes in the usual ceramic rod sharpening systems. While mine are still more effective then the medium ceramic rods, there effectiveness is a lot less then when new. I think DMT has stopped production of these.
 
Diamond rods/sleeves etc., have much more problems with wear than regular hones. The contact pressure is much greater because of the greatly reduced area. I have not noticed any wear on my 8" DMT benchstones and will be getting the large rod they make shortly. I am curious to see how much of a practical difference in wear rate the different geometry makes.

As a solution, just do the rough grinding on a benchstone. It is not like you need to be accurate at that stage anyway since you are going to finish on the Sharpmaker. However it is not that hard to do if you want. Coarse stones will put a sharp edge on a blade much easier than fine stones because the larger grit size means a greater tolerance for the angle variation from stroke to stroke. Try it with the roughest stone you can find.

-Cliff

[This message has been edited by Cliff Stamp (edited 07 December 1999).]
 
Thanks for the replies guy's, but I was looking for the stones/sleeves as a nice simple way of removing excess material without having to switch from one system or stone to another, just pop in the coarse stone into the 204 and away you go. I guess it looks like I will be using a DMT Diamond stone after all.

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C.O.'s-"It takes balls to work behind the walls "
 
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