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Sharpening steel knives and tool blades.It is also known as an oil stone.

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Q: What is a carborundum stone use for?
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Do you use carborundum stone dry or with oil on?

I just viewed a Fine Gardening video on sharpening gardening clippers. He used oil on the carborundum stone, then finished up with a "diamond stone" which he had sprayed water on. I think both liquids are used to attract the metal dust that occurs with the sharpening.


Stone with words aloxite carborundum co ltd Manchester stamped on?

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Is carborundum a crystalline or amorphous solid?

Carborundum can be in both states.


Meaning for Nulle bastardum carborundum?

It is a pseudo latin phrase (usually "nil bastardum carborundum" - but probably more correctly "illegitimi nil carborundum"?) meaning - don't let the bastards grind you down...


How do you say in latin Don't let the bastards grind you down?

Illegitimi non carborundum


How do you get the excess glaze off of the bottom of your already fired pot?

the best way to get off a small bit of glaze off the base of a pot (like small bits from a kiln shelf) is to use a carborundum/sharpening stone and slowly grind it down


What actors and actresses appeared in Nil Carborundum - 1962?

The cast of Nil Carborundum - 1962 includes: Graham Crowden John Thaw


Who invented carborundum?

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What is a mixture of carborundum and magnetite called?

It's emery.


What is the rarity of sapphires?

Sapphires, Rubies, and Emeralds are all species of Corundum or Carborundum, hardness 9 on the Mohs scale ( Diamond is l0 ) For industrial abrasive purposes the trade name Carborundum may be found in any hardware store. They are chemically similar. Sapphires are normally deep blue, rubies Red , and Emeralds of course are Green, hence Emerald Isle. stone love, indeed.


What kitchen utensils use to sharpen long knives?

Steels are commonly used, but I have a set of different carborundum stones on handles which are much more efficient.


Which stone is used to make grinding stone in grinder machines Other than granite?

Usually a synthetic material is now used. Carborundum is made from silicon carbide. A composite of silicon carbide and aluminum oxide is better. In the days of the old windmills and water driven mills, for grinding cereal grains, a hard stone called millstone grit was used.