Sharpening lubricant damage?
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14 February 2014 at 8:05 pm #27857
Good afternoon all,
I was going to add a dash of dish detergent or other soap into my spray bottle, as a lubricant (a la Paul) for diamond stones. In my case though, I have a coarse diamond stone and then I go to two waterstones before stropping. Can I use this ‘soapy’ spray on the waterstones as well or do I need a separate spray bottle?
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
Jeff
14 February 2014 at 8:29 pm #27858Hi Jeff,
I don’t see why not. Water is an accepted lubricant for sharpening stones, as is an auto glass cleaner like Paul uses. Also some types of light oil, like the ones in formulated “honing oil” also is acceptable. Water and dish detergent should work well. The detergent would create a suspension of the metal particles (swarf) to help float it away from the stone and not clog the surface of it
I just use a small plastic spray bottle I got at Walgreens and filled it with mostly water and a little bit of common household ammonia to make up a diluted solution. I keep a rag nearby to clean up any standing liquid. So far this has worked fine for sharpening my plane blade.
Don’t use soap or anything else on your waterstones. It can damage some of the binding materials that are used in them. If you read the papers that come with some stones (like Shapton), it will specifically say not to use soap, hot water, etc… on the stone. If you want to get a bit of lubrication on the stone, just build a light slurry with a slurry stone or small diamond stone. This will also give it a bit of cutting power.
15 February 2014 at 1:44 am #27866Kindly disregard my reply. Sorry. Misread your post. My reply applies
to diamond stones which is what I have experience with (besides an Arkansas
stone which came with a honing fliuid).Very Best Regards,
Carlos
[quote quote=27858]Hi Jeff,
I don’t see why not. Water is an accepted lubricant for sharpening stones, as is an auto glass cleaner like Paul uses. Also some types of light oil, like the ones in formulated “honing oil” also is acceptable. Water and dish detergent should work well. The detergent would create a suspension of the metal particles (swarf) to help float it away from the stone and not clog the surface of it
I just use a small plastic spray bottle I got at Walgreens and filled it with mostly water and a little bit of common household ammonia to make up a diluted solution. I keep a rag nearby to clean up any standing liquid. So far this has worked fine for sharpening my plane blade.
[/quote]15 February 2014 at 1:54 am #27868Thanks for the input folks. That’s why I turned to this forum before spritzing my waterstones. I’ll stick to good ol’ tap water for now. I’ve been getting good results with Paul’s convex edge sharpening and stropping.
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