they arrived. sigma is really really coarse, cerax looks pretty smooth. stu says the cerax is thirsty and likes light pressure vs sigma is not so thirsty and likes lots of pressure, both only need a quick soak.
all low grit stones dish fast. soft or hard, in my experience. infact, i think pretty much every low grit stone ive ever used(300 grit and lower) more or less sucks to use, but doesnt suck as bad as diamond stones. lesser of 2 evils, no?
can you lap with a Shapton Pro 320?
i have a shap320, while it doesn't dish fast, it also doesn't cut very fast either. i had on loan a jns 300 which had nice feedback and dish resistant, but also not aggressive enough. i'm thinking it really does need to be soft to cut fast and dishing is the price you gotta pay.
cerax 320 and sigma select ii 240.
panda, are you using these stones?
For Panda, that was like a dozen stones ago
natural or synthetic?
it cuts really fast but feels horrible, i have since moved on from it.
thinning: - suehiro cerax 320 (the only synthetic i use)
i have passed the sigma along, havent heard back on their opinion on it.
my kit consists of the following:
thinning: - suehiro cerax 320 (the only synthetic i use)
coarse - natsuya around 600 grit
medium - ikarashi around 1.5k grit
finisher - vintage aoto around 5k grit
at work, as a 'beater touch-up stone' i use suehiro new cerax 1000/3000 combo stone i found on ebay. good value, this thing is great even comes with a stand. it feels kind of rubbery, but not awful either, decent speed.
i'm trying to find another finishing stone, closer to 3k grit, most likely a red aoto. i love the blue aoto, but i feel i would be even happier with slightly less refinement. yet i dont want to sacrifice feedback and/or speed.
you ordered one just for the hell of it? ran out of nats to try? haha, well let us know how it turns out, i loved the feedback on chosera 400, but i felt it was too slow.
But one. Bravo, my man! :cool2:
Incidentally - and I'm saying this because I think we have some similar tastes - I've ordered a 3000 Chosera, basically as a reference point for naturals because for me this range is also pretty idea.
thinning: - suehiro cerax 320 (the only synthetic i use)
Asteger, I have a Naniwa Hayabusa 4k on order. ... There seems to be some good buzz about this newer stone from Naniwa. Fast cutter and no soaking necessary so Im guessing the only potential downside might be not so great feedback. Even Stu at ToolsFJ talked me out of a Chosera 3k which is more than twice the price in favor of this stone. However, if youre hooked on JNats (Im not) Chosera ofcourse was the best choice for you.
A pretty big retailer here in the states that alot of people avoid sells the chosera 3k for $118, which seems to be the norm.
I take it you like the Cerax 320 as well as any coarse synthetic you've used? I may order one.
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