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Post by ripslider on Apr 5, 2009 11:44:33 GMT
Hello all.
I got a wee bit too over-enthusiastic with my diamond hone and how it is clogged up and no longer does much honing. I think it is a mix of cosmoline and oil in it.
I have washed it with soap, meths, white spirit and acetone, and still nothing is coming off.
Anyone got any idea's what I should be using to clean it?
Many thanks indeed.
Steve
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Post by ettingtonliam on Apr 5, 2009 12:10:14 GMT
I had this problem, and when I asked my supplier he told me to use an ordinary eraser (rubber). I got one of the white rectangular ones from WH Smith, and it worked!
Richard
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Post by bookworm on Apr 5, 2009 13:24:28 GMT
I agree with Steve. When I bought mine it came complete with an eraser, but it was the harder, almost plastic, type of eraser. It works though.
The same applies to cleaning sanding disks or belts, but then even a bin bag scrunched up helps with those.
Peter
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Post by ettingtonliam on Apr 5, 2009 14:00:56 GMT
Sorry, I meant to say the plastic type.
Richard
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waggy
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Post by waggy on Apr 5, 2009 20:05:43 GMT
Peter,
Tell us more about the scrunched up bin bag. How does that work?
Waggy.
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Post by bookworm on Apr 6, 2009 10:37:05 GMT
I don't really know why it works, but I was at a woodworking exhibition and the guy demonstrating a sander was using a cleaning stick (a piece of soft plastic) to revive his sanding disk.
He said if you didn't have a cleaner, just scrunge up a bin bag and push it into the revolving sanding head to clean it up. It actually works.
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Post by ripslider on Apr 6, 2009 17:34:19 GMT
Thanks for the tips chaps.
I tried the rubber metod, and it was partially sucsessful but still left lots of muck behind.
I gave Swarfega a go, and the muck came off nearly instantly - didn't even need to scrub.
Not sure if this was assisted by the rubber method or not, but at least I now have a shiny clean hone.
Steve
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