Due to Injury am not taking any more work..
Diamonds have there own chart to confuse us even more about grits.
| Microns Size | Micron Range | Equivalent Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| 1/40 | 0 -5 | 100,000 |
| 1/2 | 0 -1 | 60,000 |
| 1.0 | 0 -2 | 14,000 |
| 1.5 | 1 -2 | 13,000 |
| 2.5 | 2 -3 | 9,000 |
| 3 | 2 -4 | 8,000 |
| 4 | 2 -6 | 5,000 |
| 5 | 4 -6 | 4,500 |
| 7 | 5 -10 | 2,800 |
| 9 | 6 -12 | 1,800 |
| 14 | 8 -20 | 1,400 |
| 15 | 10 -20 | 1,200 |
| 18 | 12 -25 | 1,050 |
| 25 | 20 -30 | 800 |
| 30 | 20 -40 | 600 |
| 35 | 30 -40 | 500 |
| 45 | 40 -50 | 325 |
| 55 | 50 -60 | 285 |
| 70 | 60 -80 | 240 |
| 90 | 80 -100 | 225 |
| 110 | 100 -120 | 160 |
Sharpening Jigs and Gauges A review of the numerous Jigs on the market and which Jigs that might help you decide which one you might want to buy.. |
Power Sharpening I feel everyone should have at least one power sharpener in a shop.. On this page I go over several machine types that are made today. |
Scary Sharp Sharpening is a method of sharpening some one came up with to sharpen blades on sand paper instead of a bench stones and is the most common method for new sharpeners to use.. |
Bench Stones oil stones vs water stones and what the pros and cons of these honing stones .. With a section of Shapton's to come.. |
MK III Power Sharpener This page is about the sharpening machine I made and modeled after two popular machines on the markets |
Grit Equivalency Gives you a beak down of what abrasive in classes of grit so you can gauge the abrasive qualities of one to another. |
Loose Grit Sharpening Blades and Iron or Flattening Bench Stones Loose Grit is a great method to use.. It is also good for extending the life of Scary Sharp Sand Paper |
Diamond Equivalency Mesh sizes in micros so you can look the them up and figure about what they compare to in regular grit |
