Shapton vs. Chosera WEPS Stones – The Great Debate

[David]

What if we were coming off of the ceramics? Our would it be best to come off the 800/1k WEPS Paddles? I am asking because I have a pro pack on the way and I am looking to possibly compliment it with the ceramics, or possibly some Choceras or Shaptons. I don’t really have a knife that can take a 30k edge right now so I’m not at this time looking ast going that high in the spectrum.

[Leo James Mitchell]

As it is though now with the non-drilled I have to really crank the thumbscrews to prevent movement which is why I like setting them once, and am a little hesitant to adjust mid stream.

Same here – I constantly check to see how tightly fastened those screws are. I check and double check! But really, if you’re aware of it, you’ll quickly become “trained” to tighten that screw well. 😆

I hate to admit it, but I use a pair of pliers on the set screws. Nothing sucks worse than having a suspicion that they just shifted on you.

I used to have that problem until I blue Loctite’d the screws. Even if you loosen them, the residual Loctite keeps them from unscrewing after retightening.[/quote]

The Blue Loctite sounded great to me so I did a little digging and found there is a Purple Loctite that is meant specifically for holding set-screws and the like…and the screws are not frozen too tightly that you need tools to loosen them .
Has anyone else heard of this stuff. It is not as common as Blue Loctite.

Leo

[Dan]

Yeah, we used it at my old job when we were assembling the instrument panels of ultralight aircraft, for places we couldn’t use self-locking nuts. I also use it on adjustment screws in firearm trigger groups, things that I definitely do NOT want moving, but need to be able to adjust. You’re looking for Loctite 222 or 222MS.

[Doug Williams]

Ah! That’s why I like this forum! Thanks Leo and komitadjie. We must search for this mysterious purple compound. Amazon has it. 🙂

[Leo James Mitchell]

Ah! That’s why I like this forum! Thanks Leo and komitadjie. We must search for this mysterious purple compound. Amazon has it. 🙂

Yes they do but they were going to charge me $25.00 US to ship me at less than $7.00 tube of it. I shall have to get someone Stateside to buy some for me and ship it at a normal price.

Leo

[Doug Williams]

Ah! That’s why I like this forum! Thanks Leo and komitadjie. We must search for this mysterious purple compound. Amazon has it. 🙂

Yes they do but they were going to charge me $25.00 US to ship me at less than $7.00 tube of it. I shall have to get someone Stateside to buy some for me and ship it at a normal price.

Leo[/quote]

Amazon treats our northern friends rather harshly! I always get “free shipping on orders over $25”. I always keep a few things on my wish list so that if I want to order something small I can add more to my order to get the free shipping. Reading the fine print, I guess Amazon doesn’t offer free shipping outside of the U.S. Bummer!

[Leo James Mitchell]

Eureka! I found it…Fastenel carries the 222 Purple Loctite. They are located in both the USA and Canada so anyone looking for it, check your browser and see if there is a Fastenel in your city.

Cheers
Leo

[Dan]

Hey, cool, I didn’t know they were in Canada as well. We have one here in town, along with a Fastener’s Inc. Both of them are darn handy when you need some hardware!

I’m not entirely sure why companies stiff you so much to ship out of the country, even for a heavy item the flat-rate USPS International boxes are typically much cheaper than they charge.

[wickededge]

Thanks guys for the tip on the purple Loctite! I just ordered a batch for testing. If it works well, we can add it to our QC process before the sharpeners go out.

-Clay

[Dan]

Sweet, talk about ‘continual improvement’ right there! I’m not sure, I’ll have to check, but there might be thumbscrews available with the nylon self-holding patch as well.

[Dan]

Well, Ken got my blank paddles in yesterday! Hopefully I’ll have the 1K/2K set some time in the next couple weeks, right about when the 800/1K is supposed to show up. THEN I’ll actually be able to get some edges on it! In the next few weeks I’ll be having Ken make me up the 5K/8K on the other set of blanks I ordered… THAT should put a respectable edge on for sure!

[Leo James Mitchell]

Way to go Dan! You will be turning out edges that border on atomic quality…little mushroom clouds forming over the edges as they slice and chop!! :woohoo: Scary!

Cheers
Leo

[wickededge]

Awesome! I can’t wait to hear your results.

-Clay

[Leo James Mitchell]

Thanks guys for the tip on the purple Loctite! I just ordered a batch for testing. If it works well, we can add it to our QC process before the sharpeners go out.

You are welcome Clay! I will be getting some of the purple Loctite this week so I can reverse my paddle arms with impunity. Did you order from Amazon or Fatenel’s Clay? I think including it in your QC is a wonderful idea. The stuff will be great for both reversing the paddle arms or just for when they are being used normally…no more screws slipping out of place.

Cheers
Leo

[Dan]

Ken shipped the first pair off my way last Saturday, so I’ll probably have a chance to play with them mid-week. Really looking forward to it!

I’ll have to snag some of the 222MS from the back here and give it a try myself.

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