SteveG

Does anyone know the micron sizes on the  2200/3000 stones?

I used mine for the first time last night, and so far I like how they worked.  Need to see how they do after they’ve broken in, but I go to the superfine ceramics and then hand strop after the 1500, so used these in place of the ceramics.  The edge is toothier, but nearly as sharp on a push cut.

I’m pretty sure (not 100% positive) that the foam piece fell out of place before I removed the jaws. I wasn’t going to mention it since I wasn’t sure, but it just occurred to me that I’ve use a blower to clean off the jaws on several occasions, so there’s a good chance I knocked it out of position with that – might be useful for others to know.

I’ve had a grating noise in mine since I bought it a few months ago.  I used your instructions, Graphite (and thanks to Clay for pointing me to them, and the advice), and sanded a wee bit from the plastic cam follower, and now it’s smooth and quiet.  Thanks a bunch, easy to follow, and fun to see the innards of this device.

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