finest grit for edge pro?

[joejooee]

I have the 6000 grit polish tapes but wondered if there is anything finer that could be used? BTW I would be putting it on the glass blanks.

 

[diff_lock2]

Some leather or other material, and load it with some diamond paste. but then you can only use a stropping motion.

 

[joejooee]

well at and above 6000 grit I don't see the need for leather unless I'm just wrong and stupid.

 

[diff_lock2]

Why wouldn't you want leather, if you want to get a finder scratch patter use finer particles, and you can achieve this by using diamond paste.

 

[joejooee]

well I did find some 0.5 micron abrasive sheets(9000 grit) so we'll see how that goes. and don't take offense to not wanting to use leather it's just a my view. I don't like using leather to finish knives, it's just my weird ocd.

 

[diff_lock2]

Ok, well 3M makes some really slick lapping films (thats what they call it) for the semiconductor industry and others, you could check them out.

Choose the format, then the micron size. Some of those films go down to .1 micron.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...rvices/products/abrasives/DiamondLappingFilm/

 

[licensed to chill]

http://www.jendeindustries.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SHAP&Store_Code=JENDE

Edgepro stones up to 30,000 grit

 

[stitchawl]

I can (and do!) buy polishing film up to 15,000 at one of the larger DIY shops near me. I cut that down and use it on built-up stone blanks for my EdgePro.

From there, the next step I go to is CrO2 compound on a cowhide strop mounted on an EdgePro blank. Afterwords, I finish with a high quality bare horsehide strop, also mounted on a stone blank. I don't believe there is anything reasonably available that will provide a finer abrasive than the .01 micron silicates in horsehide.

It works for me!

Stitchawl