This is to offer my experience and some tips for using 'Super Grip Adhesive' for adhering abrasive paper strips to 3" X 11" glass sharpening platen of the Scary Sharp System.
Characteristics:
- It's a wax substance - thus more 'sticky' than 'adhesive'.
- Grip is not all 'Super' - 'marginal' is a better descriptor.
Advantages over adhesive-backed adhesive papers:
- No creases or wrinkles- uniformly flat honing surface.
- Plain-backed adhesive papers are cheaper than adhesive-backed papers.
Application:
Thicker is better. Get a good gob of wax on your finger and apply it in sections in a circular motion. It should be thick enough to see some of the white color of the wax showing in streaks - not transparently thin. Press the abrasive strip firmly onto the wax - a roller might be best. Applying the wax uniformly to both (paper and glass) mating surfaces works well.
Cheating for better adhesion:
Waxes melt easily, and microwave ovens heat quickly. Lay an abrasive paper strip on the waxed platen, check alignment, press firmly - and pop the platen into the microwave oven for 10 or 15 seconds. A heat gun/air dryer probably works well also. Press some more while the wax is soft. Perfecto!
Exchanging abrasive strips:
There's a problem here - when you remove a strip, you also remove a significant fraction of the wax. You'll have to use more wax for each additional strip for maximum 'stickiness'. This won't be a problem when exchanging grit-strips that have already been waxed.
The major advantage seems to be the uniformly-flat honing surface when using Super Grip, versus the irregular honing surface due to wrinkles in adhesive-backed papers. Cutting into the abrasive paper on an edge-forward stroke is also less likely.
Shoulda been called 'Flatter Grip'.
Hope this helps!
Characteristics:
- It's a wax substance - thus more 'sticky' than 'adhesive'.
- Grip is not all 'Super' - 'marginal' is a better descriptor.
Advantages over adhesive-backed adhesive papers:
- No creases or wrinkles- uniformly flat honing surface.
- Plain-backed adhesive papers are cheaper than adhesive-backed papers.
Application:
Thicker is better. Get a good gob of wax on your finger and apply it in sections in a circular motion. It should be thick enough to see some of the white color of the wax showing in streaks - not transparently thin. Press the abrasive strip firmly onto the wax - a roller might be best. Applying the wax uniformly to both (paper and glass) mating surfaces works well.
Cheating for better adhesion:
Waxes melt easily, and microwave ovens heat quickly. Lay an abrasive paper strip on the waxed platen, check alignment, press firmly - and pop the platen into the microwave oven for 10 or 15 seconds. A heat gun/air dryer probably works well also. Press some more while the wax is soft. Perfecto!
Exchanging abrasive strips:
There's a problem here - when you remove a strip, you also remove a significant fraction of the wax. You'll have to use more wax for each additional strip for maximum 'stickiness'. This won't be a problem when exchanging grit-strips that have already been waxed.
The major advantage seems to be the uniformly-flat honing surface when using Super Grip, versus the irregular honing surface due to wrinkles in adhesive-backed papers. Cutting into the abrasive paper on an edge-forward stroke is also less likely.
Shoulda been called 'Flatter Grip'.
Hope this helps!