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Quote from: RichColvin on Today at 02:06:23 AMWhat are you trying to achieve with a diamond wheel that you cannot achieve with the SG grindstone?
Quote from: Stevesns on Today at 01:40:12 AMwhat practical impact would it have on sharpnessIt will be more durable and will be sharper but for your purpose 1000 should be plenty sharp enough. No reason to not get the DE but it is not *essential*.
Quote from: Royale on Today at 12:13:14 AMI personally recommend the DF-200 (600G) diamond stoneAgree completely. If you are simply re-sharpening then the DF will get you back to sharp in no time. If you do need to remove damage then use the SG.
Quote from: John Hancock Sr on May 01, 2025, 12:30:45 AMAfter a discussion on the latest video from Tormek (yet to see) I have been rethinking my answer. In it they state that no honing is required after the SJ since it leaves little to no burr. If your last few strokes on the SJ are very light then that will pretty much eliminate the burr. Also, in theory if you lightly redress the wheel before the final light passes, with, say a diamond plate, then the grit will be sharper and thus be fresher this will also reduce the burr.IMHO no burr would be acceptable. I believe it would crush and dull the apex as would any burr. I would use a fine grain diamond paste to finish. I use a Tormek honing wheel with 1m diamond emulsion. The lighter the touch the the better results I achieve.
Also (again I think too much sometimes) Bazz from Findon Sharpening does strop from the SJ but he hand strops on a leather strop with a quality green compound and that does give him a slightly better edge than straight off the SJ.
Even though the Tormek honing compound is only marginally coarser than the SJ it does seem like you are going backwards. I would have thought that very light strokes on the SJ would give you a better result.
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