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234499 John Holladay <docholladay0820@g...> 2012‑11‑19 Re: Flattening Benchstones
I know that some folks use diamond stones, but the easiest and cheapest way
that I have found so far is simply using the side of a concrete block that
I flush with water occasionally to flush away the dust.  Works for both
water and oil stones.

Doc

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Mark Fortune  wrote:

> Dear Galoots,
> What would be the best bit of kit for flattening bench stones; I have
> amassed a good stock of bench stones now from car boot sales and flee
> markets, lots of different types, they are almost all badly dished with
> chips here and there, I have tried sand paper dry on float glass and end up
> with little dips, I think this is because I am not flushing the waste away
> and it clogs parts of the sand paper, maybe water would help? - I am
> currently using Japanese waterstones  (which I keep perfectly flat) for
> lapping my chisels and plane irons but waterstones are such a pane cause
> they wear so quick and are so messy. I love some of my old bench stones and
> want to get them propperly flat. I want a tidy solution - aggressive cut as
> there is a lot of material to move and was thinking of buying a diamond
> stone??? , any advice would be much appreciated.
> Mark
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