Well. I have one vintage Norton black translucent 6" stone that always gives me the velvet squeegee edge I love. I don't use it much because I almost consider it cheating some how. My thinking is I should be able to duplicate this edge on any of the finishing grade Arks I have. I've relentlessly experimented and failed miserably using my other vintage Ark finishers. Nice edges but not the "one". I kept asking myself why? I can take an edge off of the other finishers and put it on the cheater stone, and it's wonderful.
So what's going on I asked myself. Why does that one 6" stone give me what I want and none of the other beautiful vintage Arks I have don't.
I believe it all boils down to ergonomics. My other finishers are all 8" stones and I'm trying to finish hand held. Fatigue sets in maybe? I have a recently acquired a 5 x 2 x 1 vintage Norton trans lapped and dressed, I finished up a razor on it. There we go, bingo, I can do it on 2 stones now. I also have 2 vintage Norton trans 6" shelf queens that are going back to work to see if they can produce "the" edge as well. I have confidence they will. Putting them, to work will be like getting 2 new stones. It's about time they earn their keep around here.
So what's going on I asked myself. Why does that one 6" stone give me what I want and none of the other beautiful vintage Arks I have don't.
I believe it all boils down to ergonomics. My other finishers are all 8" stones and I'm trying to finish hand held. Fatigue sets in maybe? I have a recently acquired a 5 x 2 x 1 vintage Norton trans lapped and dressed, I finished up a razor on it. There we go, bingo, I can do it on 2 stones now. I also have 2 vintage Norton trans 6" shelf queens that are going back to work to see if they can produce "the" edge as well. I have confidence they will. Putting them, to work will be like getting 2 new stones. It's about time they earn their keep around here.