Going to Lowes to get sandpaper to use with my sharpmaker. Which grits?

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I'm about to go get some sandpaper to use with my sharpmaker stones so that I can more easily reprofile edges.

I want to be able to reprofile with a low grit, then refine the scratch pattern all the way up to where I need the medium stones to finish it off. Which grits do I need? Thanks!
 
80, 120, 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000

You can skip 80, 120, and 400, but they are still useful

EDIT: For reprofiling on the Sharpmaker you can probably get by with just 220 and 400
 
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CrimsonTideShooter said:
Thanks! Is sandpaper relatively cheap?
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You can probably get a few sheets of each for $20. For metal you want Silicon Cabide "Wet & Dry". Its Grey/black in color.

The red/brown Aluminum oxide is for general use and woods. The backing is stiffer and it doesn't work with the mouspad method.
 
I could never find 1500 or 2000 at Home Depot or Lowes. HF had a variety pack that had 220, 320, 600, 1000, and 1500...I think...I have to look for sure.
 
CrimsonTideShooter said:
I'm about to go get some sandpaper to use with my sharpmaker stones so that I can more easily reprofile edges.

I want to be able to reprofile with a low grit, then refine the scratch pattern all the way up to where I need the medium stones to finish it off. Which grits do I need? Thanks!
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You will need for reprofiling as coarse as you can get, so 80, 150, and 320 (this is my set of stones)or, if you will not be able to get 80than you can get 120, 240, and 400. Considering that you have standard sharpmaker set, you covered from 600 to 1200 and probably this is sufficient, unless you want high polish edge, than you will need 2000 and up. Using my set of stones 80,150,320 and than sharpmaker rods I have no problem to remove scratches from coarser stones. Basically, when you polish, you can skip one grit, (like use 80, skip 120. Use 150, skip 240 and so on)and still remove scratches
 
You will find the paper you need at a Auto parts store not Lowes. You can usually find larger squars of 3M 220, 400, 800, 1000 in a multi-pack for about $3. No need for 80 or 120 it's way to coarse for your needs.

If you need to do a lot of re-profiling then I would suggest a coarse stone otherwise you will be going through a lot of sandpaper.
 
I bought a set of the diamond rods for my Sharpmaker and they work great on reprofiling.
 
For sharpmaker I would get a pack of 400.



If you will want to do convex some day:

Don't spend too much on sandpaper.

If you only want to sharpen your knife (not polish your furniture :) ), then you don't need a lot and you don't really have to get every grit.
Technically you can sharpen with just 400, 1000, 2500.

If you want to get more grits, don't buy pack of each. Get multi-packs. I bought a good pack of 1000,1500,2000,2500,3000 from the auction site for $6 delivered. That was a long time ago and I'm still using it. To repair damage you will want lower grits (220, 400, 800). Those will wear out faster, if you're going to use them a lot.

You can cover all your sandpaper sharpening needs with about $10 and have a really good set.
Save your money on sandpaper, spend some on leather and compound.
 
knifenut1013 said:
You will find the paper you need at a Auto parts store not Lowes.
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More specifically a company that supplies auto body refinishing/paint supplies. A regular auto parts store may have it also but I found mine at the body shop place.
 
I use 180 and 400 wet-and-dry at 30 to back bevel, then the flats of the white stones at 40 for the edge, followed by stropping in the palm of my hand with some Dovo strop paste.

 
How long does the sandpaper tend to last for reprofiling?

And is it better than using a coarse stone (such as one like the Razor Edge coarse stone)?
 
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