Reprofiling stone: fast steel removal

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Dealing with DMT stones here, would it be better to get the XXC 8" stone or the XC 11.5" stone for reprofiling blades?

Thanks.
 
XXC without a doubt, the XC does not even compare.
 
I bought a Queen country cousin sodbuster in D2 a couple of weeks ago and have been working on taking it to 15 degrees per side with my 10" x 4" xc duo sharp. I wish I had a xxc:D.
 
^ Me too, maybe one day they will but the 8in is good enough unless you have a bunch of 10+ inch blades to reprofile. The XC will work if you don't have a lot of metal to remove or a Bevel to change but after using a XC for about a year as a reprofiling stone before finally getting the XXC, I could slap myself for not getting it sooner.
 
Another thought would be the norton SiC stone, they make a two sided 11+ in stone for around $40. The coarse side IIRC is about 120 grit.
 
I just ordered the 8" XXC from Cutlery Shoppe. Cost me almost as much as the most expensive knife I own :eek:

I hope it proves to be worth it. I sold off my XC and Fine stones to help pay for this haha

Thanks for your suggestions.
 
I don't know if I would have sold the other ones, you need something after the XXC ;)

If the XXC does not work well enough for ya I think it would be time for a beltsander :)
 
I have the DMT XC and the XXC 6" stones. The XXC is significantly better for changing Queen D2 edge bevels.
 
The XX Coarse is a great stone for quick steel removal. In under 15 minutes you can change a Spyderco Endura to a Scandi Grind. I use the DMT Coarse to remove it's scratches.

Mike
 
I have the Norton 11.5" crystollon two sided stone a JUM3 . It has a X coarse and finer coarse side and is 100 grit and 260 grit and I've seen them offered for 35-40$ plus shipping . It cuts fast and is a far greater value then the diamond . DM
 
I was using the 4" dmt XC to remove some chips in an old user BM 550 that I bought off someone and it took forever to sharpen.So I talked to Jeff and convinced him to carry the 4" XXC.I can only imagine how fast that's going to cut.
 
knifenut1013 said:
I don't know if I would have sold the other ones, you need something after the XXC ;)

If the XXC does not work well enough for ya I think it would be time for a beltsander :)
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I have an EF. Honestly, I don't like doing the whole XXC --> XC --> C --> F --> EF thing. I think XXC to EF should be good enough; they've always worked faster than I thought they would. And if I do need something between XXC and EF, I think just slapping a C in the middle would do the trick.

I do have a belt sander (the $40 Harbor Freight one), but it sucks and it has a problem -_- And over all, I think it's too fast. I'd rather do things by hand now.
 
Vivi said:
If you use a microbevel that's a great setup. Saves tons of time.
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Actually I polish the bevel with the EF. It really doesn't take that much time going from XC to EF and getting all the XC scratches out. I usually leave a microbevel with Spyderco F stones.
 
THG said:
Actually I polish the bevel with the EF. It really doesn't take that much time going from XC to EF and getting all the XC scratches out. I usually leave a microbevel with Spyderco F stones.
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The XXC scratches deep, good luck with your method.
 
Coming off my x-coarse Norton, I need a stone at about every 200 grit apart all the way to 1K in order to get the deep scratches out . Then stropping helps the bevel to look better as well . DM
 
God dammit... This stone doesn't have sharp corners. They're rounded. Now how am I supposed to get to the edge right at the ricasso of my knives...
 
It will still work but it helps to use the XC after, it really not as bad as it seems.
 
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