Lookin' to grab a new thinning stone right now and I'm stuck between either the Gesshin 220 or the Nanohone 200 (MTC sale lol). Any thoughts? Maybe a different suggestion?
Don't use something as hard as the Shapton Pro 120 on that plate. The stone is winningI finally caved after trying multiple coarse stones and bought a gesshin 220. I went to Home Depot and bought an extra thick lacquer. I coated the bottom and the sides so it holds water better and perma soak it. I was expecting something that dishes after a few strokes but I got the huge lapping plate JKI has to deal with that. It’s really not that bad. I’ve thinned a few knives on it already and my experience has been way better than I thought it would. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the nano hone. My experience has been that most super coarse stones dish. It is what it is. However, most coarse stones that dish are cheaper than the nano hone. And i’ve heard some pretty experienced sharpeners say the nano hone dishes pretty bad. Others love it.
What kind of steels are you thinning? I ask because the nano hone has an extremely nice blend of attributes for working on the simpler carbon ( all the Hitachi "paper" steels, 52100, etc.), but it loses steam once you get into higher carbide steels. It cuts really fast, dishes much slower than the gesshin, and leaves a really nice scratch pattern for 200.
The Gesshin doesn't slow down on the high carbide stainless steels nearly as much, and partly this is due to the fact that it spits out abrasive constantly. It cuts most steel really fast, but dishes really fast....like so fast. The Gesshin is much easier to lap, but will dish super fast. If you spend some time with it though you can really pay attention to the parts of the the stone that you use, and that will help significantly to keep it flat.
If I were you and I had mostly carbon steels to sharpen I would snatch up a nano hone for the sale price at MTC. As low grit stone go it is one of the most pleasant stones to use.
If you have a bunch of hap40, sg2, etc. get the Gesshin cause the nano hone won't get the job done. It's cheap and gets work done fast, but it requires a little more attention to make sure it's flat
If you want an alternative, get a shapton glass 220. It cuts as fast as either stone, it's harder so it stays flat longer, and it cuts most steels really well....but the feedback sucks, and probably won't last as long.
That’s what’s so hard about buying stones. Besides from the general few, everything has mixed reviews. Although I have been eyeing that large lapping plate for a while now. I might just have to grab that.I finally caved after trying multiple coarse stones and bought a gesshin 220. I went to Home Depot and bought an extra thick lacquer. I coated the bottom and the sides so it holds water better and perma soak it. I was expecting something that dishes after a few strokes but I got the huge lapping plate JKI has to deal with that. It’s really not that bad. I’ve thinned a few knives on it already and my experience has been way better than I thought it would. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the nano hone. My experience has been that most super coarse stones dish. It is what it is. However, most coarse stones that dish are cheaper than the nano hone. And i’ve heard some pretty experienced sharpeners say the nano hone dishes pretty bad. Others love it.
There no wrong choice really, but I think for your purposes the nanohone is a bit better. One thing I will say is to use the nanohone effectively, don’t use too much pressure. Too much pressure will make the stone release abrasive but it won’t cut super effectively. Use lighter pressure and the stone will last longer and will hog metal off fasterI’m thinking I’m probably gonna do the nanohone from MTC...now to grab something else for free shipping... maybe an atoma 140
Which diamond stone is that?There is no 'perfect' coarse stone - they are either slow, or dish fast, or both. I have recently got a 400 diamond stone ( that is faster than any of the 200 grit stones I tried. I need to use it more (it is spending time with my friends and I am slowly not sure whether I will ever see it again)
@Alder26 you may have a point about the nanohone 200. I used mine rather little so fas (mainly to get the impression and to compre it to the other stones). Pressure definitely makes it dish much faster.
Practical Sharpening (just look them up on IG).Which diamond stone is that?
Agreed, there is no coarse stone that has no compromises. I think the nano hone is a good buy at sale price, but it's certainly not worth the premium over the gesshin. And yes I learned the hard way by blowing through about half of my nano hone by putting too much elbow grease into it hahaThere is no 'perfect' coarse stone - they are either slow, or dish fast, or both. I have recently got a 400 diamond stone ( that is faster than any of the 200 grit stones I tried. I need to use it more (it is spending time with my friends and I am slowly not sure whether I will ever see it again)
@Alder26 you may have a point about the nanohone 200. I used mine rather little so fas (mainly to get the impression and to compre it to the other stones). Pressure definitely makes it dish much faster.
Sigma 240Lookin' to grab a new thinning stone right now and I'm stuck between either the Gesshin 220 or the Nanohone 200 (MTC sale lol). Any thoughts? Maybe a different suggestion?
Lee Valley and Fine ToolsMTC only source for these?
It will dish. Not nearly as much as Cerax 320 though. I feel it has a Good balance of speed, continuous cutting and dishing. It is somewhat thirsty. Not overly though.From the description on MTC, will dish a little faster with soft steels/cladding. In your experience, is that even noticeable? I just do so many of these...
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