triangle sharpmaker ??

gine

gine

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Everytime I reprofile my knife edges with the sharpmaker I find myself having to wash the stones several times over .Is this normal for the stones to clog up 5 or 6 times on medium to heavy edge work?? And does anybody have any problem with their diamond triangles losing their roughness and wearing out??Mine wore out after roprofiling 3 knives ,zdp just recked it.

What is the most popular cleaner to use on the stones???

thx gine.:D
 
Yeah,I clean mine after around 4 times.
Best cleaner I have used is Comet on a scochbrite pad.
 
I find that bar keepers friend works best. I use to use commet, but what commet left behind BKF took off. My diamond rods have been ok, but I've had mine for over a year and they have reprofiled a lot of knives.
 
krazichinaman said:
I find that bar keepers friend works best. I use to use commet, but what commet left behind BKF took off. My diamond rods have been ok, but I've had mine for over a year and they have reprofiled a lot of knives.
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I have never had any luck from barkeepers friend or any of the other nonabrasive cleaners.
 
A soft/hard (white/blue) eraser works wonders on my white stones. I use it at least once during (or immediately after) touching up a knife. The scotchbrite treatment is something I only do occasionally, because it just isn't necessary if you clean the rods with the eraser after each sharpening session.

That said, I just bought a used SM for a friend, and I was SHOCKED when I opened the lid: the (former) white stones were, well, just 80% totally black. Not just a little dirty, BLACK from metal dust. It seemed that the owner NEVER cleaned the rods in ANY way. I regret now that I didn't take a pic of them. Simply amazing. But after 5 min work with a metal wool pad, they were (almost) good as new!

Dennis
 
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Murdoc370 said:
A soft/hard (white/blue) eraser works wonders on my white stones. I use it at least once during (or immediately after) touching up a knife. The scotchbrite treatment is something I only do occasionally, because it just isn't necessary if you clean the rods with the eraser after each sharpening session.

That said, I just bought a used SM for a friend, and I was SHOCKED when I opened the lid: the (former) white stones were, well, just 80% totally black. Not just a little dirty, BLACK from metal dust. It seemed that the owner NEVER cleaned the rods in ANY way. I regret now that I didn't take a pic of them. Simply amazing. But after 5 min work with a metal wool pad, they were (almost) good as new!

Dennis
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I find my stones only cut when their clean.As soon as they are grey I turn to the other side that is why I have to clean them so many times on one sharpening job.
 
krazichinaman said:
I find that bar keepers friend works best. I use to use commet, but what commet left behind BKF took off. My diamond rods have been ok, but I've had mine for over a year and they have reprofiled a lot of knives.
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I think it is posible that I was using to much pressure when using my diamond rods.But how much is too much??I think I might have to buy another set to really know for sure.But one thing is for sure the diamond rods will ware out unlike the stones and will have to be replaced anyways.
 
Here is some really good information from Sal regarding the diamond rods. I think you'll find it helpful.


sal said:
Diamonds don't wear out! They are among the most abrasive resistant materials on the planet.

What happens is; first they "cap". This means that the very fine edges will chip due to excessive pressure or impact. This is the first 10 knives or so mentioned above.

Then what happens is the diamond is dislodged from the matrix holding it to the steel platform. The diamond is dislodged from the matrix by the user pressing too hard or "striking" the diamond. the diamond is pushed into the steel under it, which creates a cavity surrounding the diamond, permiting the diamond to move....back and forth....until it cuts its way out of the matrix.

The diamond requires almost no pressure to cut steel. drag a diamond hone very lightly across the blade of your most cherished collector pieces :eek: I guarantee it will scratch the blade.

I continually hear about people that say their diamonds wore out. Not so. They wore them out by pressing too hard. Even the ones that say they are not pressing too hard, just don't know how lightly to use diamonds if you want them to last.

Diamonds are great, they'll cut the hardest steel. Pressing harder doesn't make them cut faster, it only dislodges the diamonds from the matrix. If you treat a diamond abrasive like a whetstone, you are pressing too hard.

I personally like to lube with a little water which I beleive reduces the cut but saves the diamond.

That is my opinion based on a background including: experience in Mil spec plating. 55 years of knife nut passion, manufacturing diamond hones, sharpening experience with just about all abrasives.

sal
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Kristi
 
tazkristi said:
Here is some really good information from Sal regarding the diamond rods. I think you'll find it helpful.




Kristi
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Thanks kristi!!:)Now I know I was pressing to hard.:o
I will buy another set this week and use it with light pressure.
And maybe a military s90v to go with it:D I love the cpm steels.

thx gine.
 
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