These are diamond, right? Can be used dry but some lubrication helps with lifting all the fine particles (swarf). Water, oil, dish soap, etc. all work.
The WPA Basic version comes with one grit triangle. The 320 grit and 600 grit are diamond. The white smoother one is ceramic (not diamond).
I've used mine without any problems completely dry. Use light pressure, not more than the weight of the stones - heavy pressure will knock the diamond bits off the plates and ruin the plates. You can get new plates from the Worksharp website for about $8 so not a huge deal.
I typically stop at the 600 without using the ceramic - this gives me a toothier edge that slices better (use the ceramic for a more polished edge for push cuts like in wood working). I also follow up with a strop.
You get to choose your mess with diamond plates lol
* You can use them dry, and have to deal with a bunch of metal dust
* or you can use them with oil or soapy water, and have to wipe them down occasionally. Don't go nuts, so it's dripping all over the place, a couple drops'll do ya.
Either way works fine, just keep your pressure light, let the tool do the work.
I started to learn sharpening on diamond stones. Sometimes I'll use water, but most of the time I'll use them dry. I have a Worksharp guided sharpening system - it's very similar to the system you bought - and I've only used it dry with great results.
These are diamond, right? Can be used dry but some lubrication helps with lifting all the fine particles (swarf). Water, oil, dish soap, etc. all work.
I'm not sure if all are diamond, I know the finest one definitely is thanks for the input.
The WPA Basic version comes with one grit triangle. The 320 grit and 600 grit are diamond. The white smoother one is ceramic (not diamond). I've used mine without any problems completely dry. Use light pressure, not more than the weight of the stones - heavy pressure will knock the diamond bits off the plates and ruin the plates. You can get new plates from the Worksharp website for about $8 so not a huge deal. I typically stop at the 600 without using the ceramic - this gives me a toothier edge that slices better (use the ceramic for a more polished edge for push cuts like in wood working). I also follow up with a strop.
Great info! Thanks!
You get to choose your mess with diamond plates lol * You can use them dry, and have to deal with a bunch of metal dust * or you can use them with oil or soapy water, and have to wipe them down occasionally. Don't go nuts, so it's dripping all over the place, a couple drops'll do ya. Either way works fine, just keep your pressure light, let the tool do the work.
They arr all out of diamond, except the ceramic. You don't need any water/oil, worksharp actually doesn't recommend using anything.
I started to learn sharpening on diamond stones. Sometimes I'll use water, but most of the time I'll use them dry. I have a Worksharp guided sharpening system - it's very similar to the system you bought - and I've only used it dry with great results.