sharpening set question

[weaponwh]

what are the typical diamond stone grit set for sharpening s110v/s30v etc knife? i'm using a guided system with 6x1 inch stone.
also any guide on sharpening and the grit progression for sharpening s110v etc. thanks

 

[elevator man]

I sharpen with a dmt coarse (blue, 45 micron,325 mesh) to get a burr with apex. Deburr with it. Can shave at this point. Then use dmt fine (red, 25 micron, 600 mesh) and followed by dmt x fine (green, 9 micron, 1200 mesh) both in edge leading strokes only, only to further minimize burr and polish edge a little.

I think if you started with a coarse then fine dmt and that's all you had it would be more than sufficient.

 

[weaponwh]

I sharpen with a dmt coarse (blue, 45 micron,325 mesh) to get a burr with apex. Deburr with it. Can shave at this point. Then use dmt fine (red, 25 micron, 600 mesh) and followed by dmt x fine (green, 9 micron, 1200 mesh) both in edge leading strokes only, only to further minimize burr and polish edge a little.

I think if you started with a coarse then fine dmt and that's all you had it would be more than sufficient.

thx, does dmt sell any 1x6 stone for guided system like edge pro or tsprof

 

[Tensaw]

You should look at Gritomatic's website. They have a large selection and you can call them, if you have questions.

 

[joesrx]

I like the Atoma. They come in 140, 400, 600 and 1200. I don’t think you need the 600. For 110, I usually use the 400. The venev are also good and come in more grits. The venev seems to leave a finer scratch pattern in my experience.

 

[elevator man]

thx, does dmt sell any 1x6 stone for guided system like edge pro or tsprof

I really am not sure. Hopefully you can find comparable grit stones that do fit your system. The ones I use are diafold paddles

 

[Dutch87]

The cheapest way to get diamond cutting power to a 6x1 system is to buy an imported diamond plate set from your import website of choice. I bought a Ruixin diamond plate set from Amazon for less than $20.

My cheap set covers 100 grit to 8k, but I don't have any lofty expectations of the accuracy or longevity of the plates. I only use the first few plates to profile a new blade and then I switch to something better.

I have been very pleased with diamond resin 6x1 stones from Venev and the Edge Pro Matrix series, both available from Gritomatic. Sometimes I profile with the lowest Venev resin stone, but it is definitely slower than the Ruixin plates.

I think a good spread for resin stones would be 200-250 grit, 400 grit, 600-800 grit, and 1k grit. As long as each stone in the set can remove all the scratches from the previous stone quickly. I don't always go past 400 grit, but it is nice to be able to polish a bevel to 1k or above.

Edit: I should add, that if you mix stone sets as I do, it is important to compensate for the thickness of each stone, or your sharpening angle may change a bit when you swap to a different stone. Depending on your system and how easy it is to re-adjust the angle, it may not be worth the extra effort of mixing stone sets.