I got my new Naniwa Super Stone today and as usual it had a sticker in the middle of it. What do you do? You peel the sticker off and if your like me you wash it where the sticker was. Bad idea! Why? The soap I used if it matters was the foaming hand soap in the bathroom but the result is my point. Where I applied the soap an rubbed it the stone immediately became thirsty! I noticed this right away and applied more water and there was a definite line where the soap stain ended and the stone stopped soaking water like a sponge. So that tells me not to use soap to clean my hones because in making water wetter it makes the stone thirstier and alters the properties of the binders. I was able to rinse and lap the soap away since I noticed it so quickly but I did make a large puddle of slurry. Let me reiterate LARGE! So if your Naniwa seems thirsty ask yourself if you used soap to clean it and then you might know why. It doesn't soak up water 1/10 as fast if not affected by soap. I assume this leads to swelling also.
Naniwa Super Stone 12000
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after a while they become thirsty without any soap.
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I'm sure they do as I have others that are well broke in but it adds fuel to fire to speak. As others have stated with theirs my 8k is sponge compared to the rest.
I can't figure out why the company persists in putting those stickers on the faces of their hones. The stickers are a real pain to deal with. I've written all kinds of letters to complain, but I've never gotten a response.
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Do they put them on all stones? Maybe for easy identification between another stone?
I just peeled the sticker off and lapped the one I got. I've only used it 4 or 5 times and haven't noticed it becoming "thirsty" yet. I have to agree though; those sticker are a silly idea.
I agree that the stickers are a bit of a PITA, but it does let you know that your hone is new from the factory.
This is a common gripe of mine-application of stickers on items that adversely affect appearance of performance when removed or even on packaging covering information that is necessary or interesting for the item inside.
I always hated that, too.
I can't think of a possible excuse for doing that-
To ensure that the stone is new and unused? It has writing on it that rubs off almost immediately.
To identify the grit? They're color coded, for goodness' sake.
What the heck are they thinking?
I can't think of a possible excuse for doing that-
To ensure that the stone is new and unused? It has writing on it that rubs off almost immediately.
To identify the grit? They're color coded, for goodness' sake.
What the heck are they thinking?
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I wonder if they are made for Naniwa and the manufacturer puts them on to distinguish from another line.
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