Comments on: Using a Kanaban and a 1-2-3 Block to tune a plane http://toolmakingart.com/2008/08/27/using-a-kanaban-and-a-1-2-3-block/ Timeless Tools, Speculation, Husbandry, Making hand tools. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:26:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Skip J. http://toolmakingart.com/2008/08/27/using-a-kanaban-and-a-1-2-3-block/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Skip J. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:54 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=259#comment-329 Quote:"Multiple large plates with different diamond grits might be nice someday. Bob" Oh my,..... now you're talking bigger plates than DMT's for large planes - and a larger selection of grit sizes, down to very small grit - that'll last a long, long time - for considerably less money. You mite need to work up a business plan on this one.... well, it had to happen someday I guess... congrats! Skip Quote:”Multiple large plates with different diamond grits might be nice someday. Bob”

Oh my,….. now you’re talking bigger plates than DMT’s for large planes - and a larger selection of grit sizes, down to very small grit - that’ll last a long, long time - for considerably less money. You mite need to work up a business plan on this one…. well, it had to happen someday I guess… congrats!

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]]> By: BobStrawn http://toolmakingart.com/2008/08/27/using-a-kanaban-and-a-1-2-3-block/comment-page-1/#comment-328 BobStrawn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:45:56 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=259#comment-328 Cast iron griddles and pans can be flipped over and ground flat to do a great job. However the grinding takes an amazing amount of time. I just bought the precision ground O1 plates from Victor Machine so that I could skip the process. Multiple large plates with different diamond grits might be nice someday. Bob Cast iron griddles and pans can be flipped over and ground flat to do a great job. However the grinding takes an amazing amount of time.

I just bought the precision ground O1 plates from Victor Machine so that I could skip the process.

Multiple large plates with different diamond grits might be nice someday.

Bob

]]> By: Skip J. http://toolmakingart.com/2008/08/27/using-a-kanaban-and-a-1-2-3-block/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Skip J. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:08:45 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=259#comment-327 Thanks Bob; You got that right. Mine is just right for blades though. So this is the same grit lapping idea, but on a larger scale and not diamond "intensive". I have some large soft steel plate I could cut up, but it's not quite flat.... I will say scary sharp sure does roll loose grit under a metal plane sole and cause problems; it makes rehabbing a woodie a lot more attractive than metal planes.... Skip Thanks Bob;

You got that right. Mine is just right for blades though.

So this is the same grit lapping idea, but on a larger scale and not diamond “intensive”. I have some large soft steel plate I could cut up, but it’s not quite flat…. I will say scary sharp sure does roll loose grit under a metal plane sole and cause problems; it makes rehabbing a woodie a lot more attractive than metal planes….

Skip

]]> By: BobStrawn http://toolmakingart.com/2008/08/27/using-a-kanaban-and-a-1-2-3-block/comment-page-1/#comment-321 BobStrawn Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:52:29 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=259#comment-321 In this case I am using aluminum oxide instead of diamond. It is a lot slower, but I am still deciding if I want to bed diamond grit in the big kanaban. The problem with diamond is that the largest grit you bed into a plate sets the grit for the plate. Aluminum oxide grit on a kanaban still works pretty well. What you have and use is faster and ideal for sharpening, but not really large enough for tuning a plane. Bob In this case I am using aluminum oxide instead of diamond. It is a lot slower, but I am still deciding if I want to bed diamond grit in the big kanaban. The problem with diamond is that the largest grit you bed into a plate sets the grit for the plate. Aluminum oxide grit on a kanaban still works pretty well.

What you have and use is faster and ideal for sharpening, but not really large enough for tuning a plane.

Bob

]]> By: Skip J. http://toolmakingart.com/2008/08/27/using-a-kanaban-and-a-1-2-3-block/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Skip J. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:06 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=259#comment-320 Hmmmnnn... diamond paste on a steel lapping plate... sounds familiar, maybe I need to get my camera out???? Skip Hmmmnnn… diamond paste on a steel lapping plate… sounds familiar, maybe I need to get my camera out????

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