Thread: Water stones

I got mine from Carbatec, and I understand there's one not far from you.


P

Thanks i'll give them a call.

Don't listen to them Sinjin, Carbatec Melbourne is history but Carbatec Brisbane will give you 10% off and free postage seeing you're from Victoria. www.carbatec.com.au and look at the offer fro Vic customers on the home page.

Mike

Thks Pel i ordered an 8000# off the Brisbane office today.
Sinjin

Has anyone tried the lobster brand stones that Terry Gordon is selling via his website?


Cheers.................Sean, scary sharpener but always lookin' & sussin'

Never tried the Lobster stones, but seen a few of them here and there.

Don't know if they are any good or not either, but I am pretty sure they aren't the same price here as they are at Mr. Gordon's site.

You want me to buy one and play with it? I'm on a bit of a stone kick right now having lashed out $5 on a #320 today...

Well, seeing as I had a $5 voucher at the store, the thing cost me nothing.

Problem is it's a Suehiro stone, which is either bottom of the list or close to it. It works.

Actually, I have a question. I think I have a couple of natural stones. One is dark, dull grey, and works ok. The other is a little darker with white flecks through it. The darker one is rock hard, and threatens to polish tool steel, but never quite gets there. Thing doesn't get much of a slurry up either, and, well, it just doesn't seem to do anything useful.

Bin it and get a 5 digit shapton or stick with it and see what happens?

Thanks Schtoo, yeah, mate at those prices, if a lobster is anything near as cheap go your hardest!

Would a nagura stone make a slurry on your darker stone?


Cheers..........Sean, stoned outa me mind