Does this stone have to be flattened after use (similar to water stones)?
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Hi Mike, No you do not need to flatten this type of quality diamond stone, it stays flat over its designed period of life (with professional use - every day - approx 10 years) In fact people (the likes of Rob Cosman from Canada) use the DWSCP8FC to flatten his water and oil stones as this diamond stone is so flat. He maintains that it is the flattest on the market. hope this helps.
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nope. I would argue that if it is out of flat the stone is either defective or used up. Should last years.
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No. It is a steel plate impregnated with diamond. In fact you can use this to flatten your water stones if you desire a finish higher than 1000 grit.
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No. See Brian Bogg's recent article in Fine Woodworking or Rob Cosman's video You Tube video on his site.
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not that I can tell. I would say no. the stone has been smoothly polished to a beautiful seamless finish
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Yes, the stone is designed to work with oil. It is a little too rough without it. However, you could probably use water, but I don't think that you would get a very good edge.
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No! Do NOT use oil with this type of stone! You will ruin it. They are designed to be used with water. Just, soak the stone, for a few minutes, in clean water and then add a sprinkle of water every few strokes as you are sharpening to wash the swarf from the surface of the stone. I noticed the sharpening oil advertised with this, and it is misleading. I use these stones with my hand planes and chisels, etc for woodworking and you cannot get a better edge than with a water stone. You can quite literally get a mirror finish if you go to 6000 grit or finer. The only drawback is the stones need to be flattened occasionally.
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No, it flattens immediately, but do cover it with plastic. If you get it wet it soaks through.
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No. Never use a "stone" in one of these, as a rule of thumb. It'll make the pearl disintegrate.
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Mine is rolled in about an inch diameter. Yes, it lays flat afterward. It has a non-slip back that helps keep it flat/still.
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Yes you need to completely submerge in water before use,leave in water at least 20 minutes and then pore or spray water on the stone as you use it.You will need to re-wet the stone very often as you use it.Hope this helps.
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Yes the base of the glass is flat. The inside bottom surface appears slightly slanted. These little glasses are heavy so do not collect dishwasher water if placed upside down in dishwasher.
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It should state on the back of container. I would check with the manufacturer first, as to not ruin your stone. I also question how pourous your stone is. I would look around for something in a larger quantity. This is a very small bottle.
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I used mine first on a hot skillet. I think the heat helped to regain its flatness. You could try putting it over a large skillet of simmering water
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Yes this will flatten the water stones. If you are going to sharpen the planer blades you will have to keep the roller off to the side of the diamond plate or it will wear it away.
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Its very flat I use the coarse and extra coarse to flatten water stones all the time. I would recommend them to anyone for just water stone flattening it works great but in also use it to sharpen with great results
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Norton Flattening Stone for Waterstones, 3/4" x 3" x 9" in plastic case This is what you want for that job. I own both the flattening stone and the diamond stone and I can't imagine using that flimsy small diamond stone to flatten my Japanese water stone. It just isn't the right tool for the job, and it wouldn't give you the results you need. See my review for what this stone is good for.
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If the leaves are dry, it should do fine...and leave the stone undisturbed. I have used it for this purpose with little, if any, problem.
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The stones are not flat but they fit well in the palm of the hand for massaging. I bought medium, large and extra large. The medium stones are about three inches. The large stones are aproximately four inches. The extra large rock is approximately five inches and very appropriate as a sacral stone.
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it will leave a flat surface but that may require a little smoothing after on another similar stone; diaflat is rough