Honing cutting edges use 130 Gray or 180 Yellow to start, finish with 500 Green. Breaking sharp grinding edges 360 Red. 130 Gray and 180 Yellow. Their extremely high density of abrasive particles will give you an even cutting action and at the same time minimize clogging and assure an even cutting or polishing action. Stones which are used continuously should be kept in their liquid cutting agent to let them soak when not in use.
Stones are available from stock in the sizes in the table below.
Sizes not listed can be requested with a longer delivery time and are subject to a minimum number of pieces per order. The quantity on specials will depend on the size of the stones involved. They will be priced at the next higher size. Stones shown in the table below have a minimum order of a dozen pieces of a particular type, size and grit. The different types of stones are designated by the letters of the alphabet with a brief description of each type as follows.