Is this stone any good for flattening higher grit stone like 3000 or 8000?
755423
http://www.amazon.com/Norton-Flattening-Stone-Waterstones-plastic/dp/B00067ZSJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419972862&sr=8-1&keywords=flattening+stone 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.
755424
really don't know, it might but you can try a wt/dry sandpaper to flatten other stone
755425
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.
338419
The stone I received was white, like the ultra fine. Not blue like pictured. There is no way this thing can be 2000 grit. If you have the deluxe set, this stone falls between the 600 and 1000. So I am going to guess 800. Using it on a blade will confirm this. Ultra still shines the edge better than this one for that reason.
989570
Ceramic sharpeners go by density for rating, but this one is equivalent to about 800-1000 grit. It has some grit to it, so it will sharpen rather than just straighten a rolled edge. I love mine and use it freqently, just don't drop it on tile- I hear they tend to shatter.
978336
There are a number of youtube videos that demonstrate how to use a stone like this. None of them are really wrong so pick one you like and use it. The most important thing is to be consistent. Keep your blade consistently angled and you can't go wrong.
1757478
Yes if the rock is already semi smooth.... I've used it to buff out a granite countertop that was marred by improper cleaning
1654026
This is a stropping compound. I'm not really sure what grit that would be. I would assume several thousands lol? It's designed to "polish"/smooth micro imperfections in the edge of whatever you sharpened. Hope this helped.
1249284
Anything lower than 800 will probably take off a lot of material if you are prioritizing part tolerance. I used these to smooth out and polish handheld cast bronze pieces and they worked excellently. To get a very smooth and shiny finish, you'll need to go up to 1500-3000 grit and possibly use a polishing compound or jeweler's rouge to get a mirror finish.
1688957
Yes, but a regular flat sharpening stone will do a better job. This tool is really designed for pocket knives and fixed blade hunting knives where the included angle is 30 and 40 degrees.
2043631
I can't answer that but it wouldn't flatten an old Norton oilstone of mine as the stone was just too hard. I think they have limited use? maybe softer kind of stones.
209409
I want to say 180 or 220,been a while,,,works great when you get used to it,,any hardware store or Home depot will have the grit you need
1328462
Use the Nagura Stone on the 3000 grit stone to build a slurry for faster cutting - Does not do as well on the 1000 grit stone, and not much at all on the 400 grit - Use the Nagura Stone, 1000 grit stone, 3000 grit stone, and a 8000 grit stone along with a honing angle guide for a shave ready edge.
1885972
When used for sharpening knives, chisels, and planes, I have heard people discuss 20 year life. I have seen NO perceptible wear in my four DMT stones, some of which are several years old. I read a review where someone was using it as sandpaper (really???) and was disappointed, although I bet it was clogging rather that losing the diamond grit. The extra coarse is for reshaping the cutting edge - my newest stone - and it is likely to replace my grinder (which led to too many funny shapes and angles) I got the coarse to flatten my waterstones, but found it also worked great on dull blades (as the first step). Someone said they used the extra coarse to flatten waterstones, but I don't want to remove that much material - regular coarse works fine on all my waterstones. There is no medium The fine is outstanding for a quick touch up of chisels or for extreme sharpening of kitchen knives. Big advantage is soap and water clean up of kitchen contamination. The extra extra fine (it has a different name) is disappointing. I found it worth going to waterstones after the "fine" DMT. I use 4000, 8000 and now 13000 grit waterstones, occasionally followed by honing compound.
1790337
It would work for that but be careful at what level of coarse you use. This is only the coarse stone, you may want to finish with a finer grit, after using the coarse finish with fine, this will insure a closer fit in the end. they clean easily and remove steel like sand paper on wood. Hope this helps.
1117359
Yes, it looks like this grit will polish rocks up to a hardness of 8. keep your rocks the same hardness and they should eventually polish up decently.
1328461
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/nagurastone.aspx Try this link. It will give you all you need but as it says 4000 grit and above is the recommended use.
1452462
You can get a 6000 grit belt for it. They say that is the same as sharpening with a leather strop.
916654
You need to get some more information/research on the different pads and their purpose by grit.1500 and 3000 is what gives mirror finish,but you have to start from lower numbered grit and increase in numbers. When you reach 800 the gra nite should be smooth and has some sheen,if not,you have not spent enough time in polishing,remember to use water