Does the diamond stone have a grit equivalent? eg, coarse stone about a 1000 grit, fine approx 4000 grit and extra fine at about 8000 grit?
1341374
Look for the 'mesh' number in the description. As far as I can tell, it's pretty much the same as grit. The Particular item shows 1200 'mesh'.
1341375
It does have grit. you can check on the description above. this stone is 1200 grit. i would recommend you to buy Japanese stone; the surface is more even.
1341376
It doesn't go by grit,but they sharpen very well. The fine stone is good if you don't have any chips, or gouges on the blade. I would get the 6"stone's than the 8". The 8" stone is hard to hold on to.
1341377
Yes the diamond grits range from extra-extra course which is about 120 grit and the extra-extra fine is about 8000 grit so I just purchased a course, medium and extra fine for my sharping needs.
1341378
Can't be of help. Suggest you call DMT Diamonds and ask them 1-800-666-4368.
1341379
The particles are not regular enough for them to apply a normal grit rating, but they are sorted by maximum size in microns, I think. At any rate, I think the rough equivalents are Coarse: 250, Fine: 600, X-Fine: 1200. There is an XX-Fine, but even that doesn't get you anywhere close to 8000. If you want a finish like an 8000+ waterstone with diamonds, you have to get the paste and spread it on a substrate of your own. I'm sure I've seen diamond paste as fine as .5 micron, and it may go finer than that; I don't think they can bond particles that fine to the DMT plates.
2043632
I see no reason why it shouldn't. It's very flat and the diamond grit is harder than any stone. And it's no too coarse.
577362
I think that the stone IS a steel plate. I think they have bonded diamond dust to the top of a flat bar of steel. Whatever it is, it works great.
1915293
I have both the stone and diamond kits, in my experience I find I use the stone kit 85-90% of the time. I like sharpening my knives with stones, I spend a bit more time when I use the stone kit, I grew up using stones and I just prefer them. Having said this I do used the diamond kit, for me it takes less time to get great result with the diamond kit and I use the diamonds when I need to do maintenance on a blade for immediate use. I hope this helps.
1239094
I'm not sure of the numbers but you would definitely want a finer grit to finish off your blade. That probably doesn't help you at all though LOL. I went ahead and bought a better stone. You can find it here if you're interested Norton 614636855653 IB8 1-by-2-by-8-Inch Fine/Coarse India Combination Bench stone
933175
I've been having good results by using vegetable cooking oil for my kitchen knives. Additionally I rinse several times during sharpening to keep grit down. It's a cheap stone so I don't care if the oil breaks it down or anything.
1375375
The set should come with two sets of triangle sharpening stones, one coarse, and one fine. It works well, but the diamond stones are separate from the standard kit.
577161
Yeah it is... I'm using this knife for 7 months now. I bought a 6000 grit stone as well for this. It's perfect! I use this everyday for sushi and kitchen preps.. It's amazing.
1292316
I have not sharpened mine yet and it has held a very sharp edge quite well since new. I carry it every day and take great care of it. When it needs sharpening I will use my (Smith's DBSF 6-Inch Diamond Sharpening Stone - Fine) and I use (Smith's HON1-4OZ Honing Solution, 4-Ounce) both of these are available at Amazon $25 stone $5 for the solution. I am very careful when sharpening my knives and I'd never use a sharpening machine although I can't say if any are worth using I just prefer to carefully sharpen by hand.
1823613
I'm not sure of the actual grit count, but stones such as these are considered to be medium.
1654026
This is a stropping compound. I'm not really sure what grit that would be. I would assume several thousands lol? It's designed to "polish"/smooth micro imperfections in the edge of whatever you sharpened. Hope this helped.
989570
Ceramic sharpeners go by density for rating, but this one is equivalent to about 800-1000 grit. It has some grit to it, so it will sharpen rather than just straighten a rolled edge. I love mine and use it freqently, just don't drop it on tile- I hear they tend to shatter.
349603
Sort of guessing based on equivalent sandpaper, but I would say about 140 on the coarse side and about 220 on the smooth, but there aren't any markings on the package or on the stone, so its just my guesstimate.
992125
Yes and No. Yes, as a First stage for sharpening the knife - I use it on my Wustoff knives. However, I use a hard Arkansas stone to produce the Finished edge. Use the coarse side on extremely worn or dull knives that need restoration. I am satisfied with this stone for most household sharpening, although, I am shopping for a dual grit water stone in the range of 2000/6000 grits.
1255795
The stones on the Spyderco Sharpmaker are ceramic and not measured in grit. However, the approximate equivalent would be about 600 on the brown stone and 1200 on the white stone. There is an extra fine stone available at approx. 2000 grit equivalent sold seperately.
1953532
There's no markings indicating an exact grit. Its between medium to fine leaning closer to fine though based on comparisons to honers I've used in the past
1823610
600 grit sandpaper is very fine although it is possible to find sandpaper as fine as 2000 or even 2500. The Buck Arkansas Washita stone is very fine and should be used for putting a final edge on a knife or other sharp edged instrument. (I often use cardboard or a sheet of typing or copy paper to put the final, final edge on my knives.)