amithrain
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Got the King 300. Not bad. I know it’s splash and go, but is it permasoakable? I don’t like drying out stones.
Got the King 300. Not bad. I know it’s splash and go, but is it permasoakable? I don’t like drying out stones.
And it stayed that way?I stopped permasoaking mine after about a year, because I felt it had gotten increasing softer.
How do you flatten it?I have to use loose grit to "restore" it, it cannot be flattened on sandpaper without losing it's tooth.
How do you flatten it?
I did an ~40 minute thinning session a few days ago with the brand new stone and there was a decent amount of mud, enough to cover the whole stone. I‘m assuming this isn’t normal?
Only compared to psfred who said there was no/very little mud.You’re worried that you got too much mud after 40 min? Seems normal to me.
Huh. You got the King Deluxe 300, right? Maybe King changed the binder...King Deluxe 300 has never made mud for me.
I don't know if King makes another 300 grit stone, but mud isn't part of using mine at all.
Very interesting... How is the finish, pretty even or any deep scratches? I'm curious which stone you use to follow it in your progression.I bought this one through Stu (Toolsfromjapan), as far as I know it isn't imported to the US unless some of the regular retailers has picked it up. Green silicon carbide, vitreous bond as far as I can tell, and rings like an Arkansas. I believe the Deluxe series stones sold in the US are clay binder, and I would expect to see mud from them, but I've not researched to see if there is a 300 grit in the series different than mine.
It takes serious pressure to remove grit from mine, as in a fat guy leaning on it. Far more than any rational person should be using to sharpen anything, let alone a knife! I've flattened four plane blades and four chisels, then ground new bevels on all of them to fix issues from previous sharpenings and to remove chips and rust pits and there is NO wear I can detect. Cuts as fast as it did after I just refreshed it and no signs of going out of flat. No grit in the swarf. Nothing resembling mud.
There is no need to soak mine, water doesn't sink into it enough to notice, and it's bone dry the next day after I use it.
I bought this one through Stu (Toolsfromjapan), as far as I know it isn't imported to the US unless some of the regular retailers has picked it up. Green silicon carbide, vitreous bond as far as I can tell, and rings like an Arkansas. I believe the Deluxe series stones sold in the US are clay binder, and I would expect to see mud from them, but I've not researched to see if there is a 300 grit in the series different than mine.
It takes serious pressure to remove grit from mine, as in a fat guy leaning on it. Far more than any rational person should be using to sharpen anything, let alone a knife! I've flattened four plane blades and four chisels, then ground new bevels on all of them to fix issues from previous sharpenings and to remove chips and rust pits and there is NO wear I can detect. Cuts as fast as it did after I just refreshed it and no signs of going out of flat. No grit in the swarf. Nothing resembling mud.
There is no need to soak mine, water doesn't sink into it enough to notice, and it's bone dry the next day after I use it.
I’m pretty sure the binder for my King 300 is vitrified, according to Barclid.At the price, though, I may just buy it for kicks and see, I can always pass it on if it's identical to mine or is a muddy mess.
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