macaroni
11th November 2007, 06:05 PM
Are carbatec economy diamond whetstones ok? the cheaper the better.
thanks
rsser
17th November 2007, 12:56 PM
IMHO you get what you pay for. I've no time to go into details at the moment.
If you search international ebay you can source DMT Duostones for a good price from the US. Go for the 10" long jobs for plane blades so you can lap the backs on them as well.
China
17th November 2007, 05:41 PM
Cheap & good do not go together
kman-oz
18th November 2007, 07:49 PM
The only good, cheap startup system for sharpening is scary sharp.
sumu
22nd November 2007, 01:42 AM
Hello,
I warmly recommend KWH Mirka papers, up to 2400 grit. They are very good sandpapers.
3M makes good spray adhesives that come off from a glass plate, too. Please note that with that, You can attach sandpaper on curved and cornered surfaces as well and still have an adhesive layer of both thin and even thickness. Very important feature for sharpening, I'd say.
http://www.mirka.com/
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Super-77/Super77/
kippis,
sumu