Just got my first Shapton pro, an easy quick question on soaking

[fourmations]

hi all

just got my first decent stone a Shapton Kuromaku (pro) 1000

so I know they are not soaker stones and the instructions say that you should not soak the stone
"Don't soak our stones for more than 30 minutes, because this may cause the stone to become softer." (from Shapton)

so if i leave the stone in its holder wet for more that 30mins am i going to affect it,
take last night for example, i had just got it and was messing about for a couple of hours in between doing a bit of cooking etc
the stone sat in its holder with residual water in the holder around/under the stone, is that a problem?
i only have it a day and want to start on the right foot

and when storing...just dry the stone and the holder off and put away or would you leave the stone out of the holder
for longer?

many thanks

 

[knifeq2121]

it’s fine. I like to rinse the srone off when I’m finished and let it air dry overnight, then put it away. If no time, dry it off and put it away and it’s ok just don’t make that standard practice. enjoy

 

[mengwong]

I’ve always wondered … if I’m sharpening on a stone for 60 minutes, wetting regularly… how am I not violating the 30 minute guideline?

 

[M1k3]

I’ve always wondered … if I’m sharpening on a stone for 60 minutes, wetting regularly… how am I not violating the 30 minute guideline?

You're just getting it wet.
Not surrounding all sides with water and allowing it to seep in for that amount of time. Liters or gallons VS milliliters or ounces.

 

[Benuser]

Definitely, Shaptons are no soakers, but neither magnesia based. They are basically ceramics, and not much can happen if you leave one by accident for a longer time in water. Not sure it's a good idea with the finest ones, though. I'm not going to try it overnight with my 12k. Not much to worry about with the 1k. @knifeq2121 is right.

 

[cotedupy]

1). Good choice!

2). I regularly use this stone for 6+ hours at a time, don't really bother drying it afterwards, then come back the next day and do the same again. You have nowt to worry about.

 

[refcast]

If you soak the shapton 1000 for weeks-months+ at a time it gets softer and mushy, like stiff clay.

Speaking from experience

But hours at a time is fine

 

[esoo]

I think I read from one of the sheets that came with a Pro stone that you should soak for about 5 minutes prior to flattening.

 

[Jville]

Just shake off excess water and put it away. Shaptons are low maintenance.