Using 1u Diamond Spray On Leather Honing Wheel

[jasonstone20]

Has anyone tried using 1u Diamond Spray on the Leather Honing Wheel? 

[Hannsi1957]

i use 1micron to deburing (monocrystalline diamond) and 0,5 for polish polycristalline
both works perfect.
but now i use same on feltwheel, more effective

cheers Hanns

[John_B]

I gought a new leather wheel for use with 1µ spray. I do not have a tester but subjectively each knife I have used the second honing wheel on seems sharper.

[BradGE]

I have a recollection that Wootz mentions in his book that leather doesn't hold on to diamonds as well as felt.  So it will work, but require reapplication more often than felt...

[brute]

Kingsley North Lapidary, sells an extender fluid, to apply on leather honing wheels to extend life of diamond products.

[kwakster]

1.0 micron diamond paste on the leather wheel here, and quite a lot of it.
Works like a charm.

[BradGE]

1.0 micron diamond paste on the leather wheel here, and quite a lot of it.
Works like a charm.

Seconded.  (Forgot to mention in my reply above...)

[Hannsi1957]

u can use 2 leatherwheels with 250mm diameter at the same time with different coating. first with 1 micron diamondspray to deburr and second with 0.25 diamond to polish or chromiumoxide 0.3

[magnumhansen]

1.0 micron diamond paste on the leather wheel here, and quite a lot of it.
Works like a charm.

Impregnate wheel with oil first or not?
Recomended brand of paste?
Thanks

[BradGE]

1.0 micron diamond paste on the leather wheel here, and quite a lot of it.
Works like a charm.

Impregnate wheel with oil first or not?
Recomended brand of paste?
Thanks

I think the answer is to always impregnate the leather wheels with oil first. Otherwise the oil will get drawn out of your paste...

Regarding which to buy, THK is a good one. Ships from Hong Kong but very quickly.

[John_B]

u can use 2 leatherwheels with 250mm diameter at the same time with different coating. first with 1 micron diamondspray to deburr and second with 0.25 diamond to polish or chromiumoxide 0.3

I have been using 2 wheels lately with good results. First one uses Tormek paste after sharpening and the second with 1µ diamond.

Is there a sharpness improvement by finishing at 0.25µ?