05-02-2018, 11:37 PM
@Mark, I use the 10 inch Course DMT primarily... I own the fine and extra fine, but rarely use them.
I believe the DMT Course is 325 mesh / 45 micron (according to their grit chart).
By better on a belt, I just think I would have had better results on a belt grinder with a 180-220 grit belt.. maybe not better, perhaps just easier/faster.
For finish, I used the strop that you produced for a few of us out here. 5 passes each side, then a looksie under the scope, then 5 more passes, and so on until the burr was removed (or at least not visible to me).
I don't usually look at edges under the scope because I can just get a feel for the burr. But this stuff just didn't give me the same feel, so I looked at the burr to figure out where it was at.
From the limited info I could find specific to VG-Max, it has a higher chromium content than the VG-10.
@Mike, yeah, Mark did throw the gauntlet on the floor on that 115 for sure!
I can usually get a kitchen knife to ~150-170, but I just couldn't get this there with my skills/setup with this steel.
But, Mark has raised the bar, and I must strive to jump over it
And yes, you may have started a new psych disorder... let me know if I need professional help at some point.
Thanks to all for the insight!
I believe the DMT Course is 325 mesh / 45 micron (according to their grit chart).
By better on a belt, I just think I would have had better results on a belt grinder with a 180-220 grit belt.. maybe not better, perhaps just easier/faster.
For finish, I used the strop that you produced for a few of us out here. 5 passes each side, then a looksie under the scope, then 5 more passes, and so on until the burr was removed (or at least not visible to me).
I don't usually look at edges under the scope because I can just get a feel for the burr. But this stuff just didn't give me the same feel, so I looked at the burr to figure out where it was at.
From the limited info I could find specific to VG-Max, it has a higher chromium content than the VG-10.
@Mike, yeah, Mark did throw the gauntlet on the floor on that 115 for sure!
I can usually get a kitchen knife to ~150-170, but I just couldn't get this there with my skills/setup with this steel.
But, Mark has raised the bar, and I must strive to jump over it
And yes, you may have started a new psych disorder... let me know if I need professional help at some point.
Thanks to all for the insight!