Refurbishing old whetstones

[amicus]

I use brake cleaner on mine. Works great. My stones are not expensive ones and I don't see any harm or problems from using Brake cleaner on them.

Gilbert

[achigan]

Originally posted by not on the rug:
I use water only on my Japanese Stones and use a diamond plate to flatten them. I can't imagine using oil or kerosine or anything like that on a stone

IF you're going to use sandpaper, make sure to lay it flat on a countertop, and then rub the stone over it, not the other way around.

You can use a pencil or sharpie marker to make lines all across the stone and then check periodically on the lines to make sure you're removing even amounts of stone while your'e leveling it.  if the marks still remain, you need to take more off of that part of the stone, obviously

Help me here notr. Wouldn't a Mark being left indicate a low s pot on the stone and require removal of material from the REST of the stone to level it all out?  I'm new to this, so just asking.

[not on the rug]

Originally posted by achigan:
 

Originally posted by not on the rug:
I use water only on my Japanese Stones and use a diamond plate to flatten them. I can't imagine using oil or kerosine or anything like that on a stone

IF you're going to use sandpaper, make sure to lay it flat on a countertop, and then rub the stone over it, not the other way around.

You can use a pencil or sharpie marker to make lines all across the stone and then check periodically on the lines to make sure you're removing even amounts of stone while your'e leveling it.  if the marks still remain, you need to take more off of that part of the stone, obviously

Help me here notr. Wouldn't a Mark being left indicate a low s pot on the stone and require removal of material from the REST of the stone to level it all out?  I'm new to this, so just asking. [/b]

Yes. Sorry. I explained that incorrectly.  The marks are in low spots an the material needs to be removed evenly all around them in order to get a flat stone.  Thanks for catching that.  

That's why it's important to use a quality diamond plate to flatten a stone or if you are using sandpaper, to have the paper flat on the counter and then run the stone over the paper so you're making a perfectly flat stone.

[achigan]