Scary Sharp Revelation

[matthewwh]

Does the sticky backed paper reduce the tendency to tear?
Andy

No, but the higher you go in the grit sizes the less prone to tearing they become due to the progressively higher thickness of abrasive particles. 40 micron very rarely tears and I have never torn 60 or 100 micron.

If you are careful to work down through the grits using pull strokes, tearing becomes less and less of an issue as you develop a sense of how little pressure is needed to make them work.

Coming from waterstones as I did, there was a natural tendancy to push quite hard on the coarser grits and then use less pressure on the finer grits. It took a while to get over, but I now use about the same pressure that I had used on a 6000 grit waterstone on the coarsest lapping film and get lighter from there.

By the time you get down to 5 micron and below you are only replacing a microscopically fine scratch pattern so the weight of the blade is more than adequate, it really is just a matter of kissing the surface.

As long as you seperate developing the facets of a cambered iron on the coarser grades and refining the surface on the finer ones you won't have a problem with tearing.

 

[Benchwayze]

Jim, dont drop a chisel in the direction of your foot then. :wink:

ALWAYS wear steel toecaps mate....ALWAYS....and the times I have needed to!

Jim

Wise, wise indeed. Having seen photographs of woodworkers wearing open toe sandals, ('Murrica, where else?) I wonder if a dropped, 2" scary-sharp Chisel would sever a toe? I reckon it would have a good go.

Can't say as I want to test it though; except maybe on a carrot! . :wink:

John

 

[wizer]

('Murrica, where else?)

Charlesworth, who else?

 

[Mattty]

('Murrica, where else?)

Charlesworth, who else?

Joseph wore Dewalt safety boots i heard..

 

[wizer]

yebbut Jesus was pimping the snickers brand.

 

[matthewwh]

What like this?