Best Honing Stones ??

Dimitri · Dec 20, 2006

All of the talk about honing has me interested, I never really gave much thought to honing stones before.

So my question is what is the best type and make of honing stone in your opinion ?? :confused:

Dimitri

Forrest Addy · Dec 20, 2006

Honing for what purpose? Actual dimensional honing, removing of surface defects and edges, or general purpose sharpening of keen edges?

These distinctions are important. "Honing" has an unfortunately broad definition. The type of stone you select varies with the application.

Dimitri · Dec 20, 2006

Forrest Addy,

I see my mistake. How about a general purpose do everything stone to keep in your toolbox in that case ?? :confused:

Dimitri

matt_isserstedt · Dec 20, 2006

I like to keep an India and a Hard Arkansas stone in my box for working on toolbits and touching up other hardened-metal details. Also good for a quick touch-up before tramming the mill.

matt_isserstedt · Dec 20, 2006

Oh yeah, if you want to be dazzled by numbers, types and grits, goto:

www.gesswein.com

Dimitri · Dec 20, 2006

Thanks for that website been checking it out, seems interesting alot of neat stuff on it.

Silicon Carbide stones are listed and dont cost too much it seems. One of the shop teachers at my college has one and he let me us it to dress up my little pocket stone I picked up from Home Depot (they sell the same one prettymuch everywhere else too).

Dimitri

Ferrous Antiquos · Dec 20, 2006

My favorite has become a 4-inch round knife stone by Norton, although mine does not have the finger groove. I keep it in a Rubbermaid servin' saver with some kerosene.

http://www.ind.nortonabrasives.com/Media/Documents/S0000000000000001035/Norton%20Stock%20Catalog%202005-2006%20Stones.pdf

Also I like the 1" square x 6" long Gesswein EDM stone.

Keith Krome · Dec 20, 2006

Thanks for the gesswein link, Matt.

When I'm working with HSS bits, I like the DMT machinist's diamond stone.

I couldn't find it on DMT's website, but here is a description from the amazon UK website(I bought it years ago). It is 600 grit, so it isn't very fine, but it works for me.

edit: also check out their website: DMT
I have several of their products, I've been very happy with them.

traytopjohnny · Dec 20, 2006

If I were only allowed one stone for general machine shop work, it would be a 6" long, 1" X 2" India medium. I probably have logged two hundred hours of my life holding one of these for one thousand reasons or another. That being said, I am a stone nut. At the flea markets around here stones of any and all manner of description show up all the time. Everytime I think I have three of everyone ever made I trip across another shape and or grit. Got stones for all occasions. John

Tom Dittmer · Dec 20, 2006

there is a tool supply house in Cleveland, Ohio called Falcon Tool or Falcon Supply on Brookpark Road. They carry an amazing variety of abrasive stones and powders as well as numerous die sinkers tools including any file of which I have ever heard, Foredom flexible shaft tools and tooling. It is truly impressive. They even carry diamond and other abrasive powders. Also good people to deal with. Tom Dittmer. find them on the net.

precisionworks · Dec 20, 2006

Norton Abrasives probably has the widest selection: http://tinyurl.com/yny7zz

The stones I most often pick up are the Hard Arkansas, a white or translucent white natural stone that leaves a polished finish. Leaves a scratch pattern like 2000 grit abrasive paper, so it works well for touching a nicked edge on a Starrett scale - and does a good job taking bumps out of the Bpt table.

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Barry Milton

Davis In SC · Dec 21, 2006

there is a tool supply house in Cleveland, Ohio called Falcon Tool

Falcon is a good company to deal with.. Good selection, fast, friendly service.. I was thinking their address was 8500 Hub Parkway, but it may have recently changed..

The "Best Stone" is a question that cannot be answered. In addition to the many grits, there are diffent abrasives, such as Aluminum Oxide & Silicon Carbide, as well as different bonds. Many of the stones sold by Falcon & Gesswein are for specialized polishing of molds and dies..

For general-purpose shop stones, the Norton India stones are a good start.....

KhalidBin · Dec 3, 2019

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DDoug · Dec 3, 2019

KhalidBin said:
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ryanbcnc · Dec 28, 2019

I have ended up with many stones over the years but when I first started out I got a Norton india combination stone.. good for a general purpose stone. Depending on what you end up doing with it you will likely find you cant get away with just one type.

michiganbuck · Dec 28, 2019

Knife sharpening, flat stoning a surface grinder chuck, de-burring edges for a sharp-edge or for a de-burr or small bevel. finishing a part to 6 to 12 millionths. all different stones..just like grinding wheel the grit size and material is also important

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