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Thread: Grit - Waterstone vs Wet/Dry
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12th March 2009, 09:37 AM #1
Grit - Waterstone vs Wet/Dry
After years of using a 300 grit waterstone for initial flattening of backs and sharpening I yearned for a faster way. It just takes too long.
Thought I'd try some 360 Wet/Dry and found that it cut orders of magnitude faster. A trial of 180 Wet/Dry then sped up the whole process.
Finished/polished up through the waterstone grades to 6000.
Moral of the story is that the grit ratings of waterstones and wet/dry are not indicative of their comparitive cutting abilities. Also a 300 grit waterstone is not suitable for initial flattening or indeed taking out nicks.
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