Re: Foot powered wet stone formula

Posted by VaTom on February 27, 2006 at 04:46:13 from (64.4.123.6):

In Reply to: Re: Foot powered wet stone formula posted by Dave NE IA on February 25, 2006 at 20:11:46:

I have one that's still round. The problem with the bottom water bath is that there's always a side of the stone that's heavier and comes to rest at the bottom. If you have a pan of water there, the stone is always saturated, making it softer and more susceptible to wear. Even southern ones are rarely round. If mine ever had a water bath, it was missing.

I set a drip system over my stone to cool my steel. Coffee can with a small hole punched in the bottom. Works very well. From the stone grain, I'm pretty sure mine's quarried, not manufactured. Only complaint I have is that it's too coarse for putting a keen edge, but that's what you get with a single stone system.

Japanese water stones, 3 of them up to 5000 grit, are what I use when I want a really sharp tool. Surprisingly fast, such that I retired my oil stones. The pedal grinder is great for larger hand tools that don't have to be quite so sharp.

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