I was using a Washita to sharpen a pal's Benchmark, fixed blade. It's D2 steel was pushing back at me pretty well so I thought I'd try my Shapton Pro 5k. I removed all oil from the blade and was giving it the business on the water stone. Summertime, working in from of the fan, dried the stone out and needed some more water. I gave it 3 drops and rubbed it in a little with my finger. It looked a little funny but I took one pass with the knife I was working on. Oh Dang that was 3 drops of WD 40 I just put on my water stone not the spray bottle full of water I wanted. My adored Shapton 5k.....
I immediately wiped it off with an absorbent paper towel trying to dry it as much as possible and absorb as much as possible. Next I sprayed it with electrical contact clearer while wiping with paper towels.The stuff is almost like a dry cleaning solution. It will dissolve and float oil to the surface to be dabbed away with paper towels.
Next step was the Atoma 600 plate to lap away any horrors I had created. I haven't tried it since the incident, but it looked like I had 2 oily finger prints at one end of my hone.
Anyone else ever had a stupid attack like this? How'd It turn out for you?
I immediately wiped it off with an absorbent paper towel trying to dry it as much as possible and absorb as much as possible. Next I sprayed it with electrical contact clearer while wiping with paper towels.The stuff is almost like a dry cleaning solution. It will dissolve and float oil to the surface to be dabbed away with paper towels.
Next step was the Atoma 600 plate to lap away any horrors I had created. I haven't tried it since the incident, but it looked like I had 2 oily finger prints at one end of my hone.
Anyone else ever had a stupid attack like this? How'd It turn out for you?