What are the grits on the sharpmaker?.

These_Nutz · May 22, 2008

What are the diffrent grits equal too for all the diffrent rods?.
DMT xtra fine is 1200 grit.
So for example what would the grit be on a ultra fine rod etc?.

Andy_L · May 22, 2008

bit difficult to compare the grits it seems but people have said the ultrafine is around 4k

I would guess the mediums are around 1200 and the fine around 2k but I could be way off

These_Nutz · May 22, 2008

2000 or around would be good i would reconsider buying the ulta fine if thats the case.

darthsoaker · May 22, 2008

These_Nutz said:
2000 or around would be good i would reconsider buying the ulta fine if thats the case.

I thought it was more like brown=800 and white=1000, not sure.

kwackster · May 22, 2008

The Spyderco Medium stone is 20 micron, gritsize 600 in the US, and gritsize 1000 in Japan.
The Spyderco Fine stone is 6 micron, gritsize 1200 in the US, and gritsize 2500 in Japan.
The Spyderco UltraFine stone is 3 micron, gritsize 2000 in the US, and gritsize 4000 in Japan.

bh49 · May 22, 2008

kwackster said:
The Spyderco Medium stone is 20 micron, gritsize 600 in the US, and gritsize 1000 in Japan.
The Spyderco Fine stone is 6 micron, gritsize 1200 in the US, and gritsize 2500 in Japan.
The Spyderco UltraFine stone is 3 micron, gritsize 2000 in the US, and gritsize 4000 in Japan.

Is gritsize correspond to flats or corners?

catamount123 · May 22, 2008

It wouldn't be a problem if you didn't use it in the kitchen

...sorry, couldn't resist.

Tom

These_Nutz · May 23, 2008

So are the ultra fine rods worth the money in your opinion?.
I can already get my knives shaving sharp but i dont have magnification and cant see how polished the edge is.
Also just out of intrest what grits are the diamond rods?.

Slatts · May 23, 2008

These_Nutz said:
So are the ultra fine rods worth the money in your opinion?.

Not to me. After the medium/fine stone on the Sharpmaker, I strop on a leather belt with some Flitz. Makes a nice finishing step.

reholli · May 23, 2008

Slatts said:
Not to me. After the medium/fine stone on the Sharpmaker, I strop on a leather belt with some Flitz. Makes a nice finishing step.

Hmmm...never thought of using Flitz on a strop...interesting...thanks! :thumbup:

Ray

Jason B. · May 23, 2008

The ultra fine does make a difference on fine grain steels and CPM steels like S30V and S90V but I also have a OCD sharpening problem.

zvir · May 26, 2008

and what about diamond stone? what the grit is on it?

kwackster · May 26, 2008

zvir said:
and what about diamond stone? what the grit is on it?

The diamond replacement sticks are 400 grit, while the Byrd Duckfoot Sharpener is 600 grit (also diamond)

zvir · May 28, 2008

kwackster , thank you! so, diamond replacement sticks similar to dmt extra extra coarse (diamond stone)?

darthsoaker · May 28, 2008

zvir said:
kwackster , thank you! so, diamond replacement sticks similar to dmt extra extra coarse (diamond stone)?

DMT XXC is something like 120 grit, so no.