panzertank27 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 hello . i was just wondering what do i use as lubrication for wet/dry sand paper or emory cloth. i finished my first knife recently and was surprised at how fast the snadpaper became clogged. i use silicon carbide paper start at 60 or 80 and progress through to 400 (i just got some 800 i will try with next knife)i do all work by hand. so if anybody can tell me the best luberication and how much to use as well please and thank you. i started to look through here but my eyes hurt from staring at the monitor for last couple of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Water with a few drops of liquid dish soap works very well for wet and dry. Say 3-4 drops per cup water. It isn't a formula or even a recipe, just don't over do the soap, it's a waste. Light machine oil like 3 in 1 works well for emery cloth as does diesel or kerosene. We used to polish LOTS of Al parts with emery and kerosene in Father's shop. After a few hundred parts the kero and al dust slung off the part in the lathe, would permeate my clothes and skin turning me a metallic gray that lasted for days. After doing a few tens of thousands for weeks on end it took a solid month or better to wear off. Ahhhh, the good old days. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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