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Flexcut gold on the tormek?
G.Fech@fech
13 Posts
Quote from G.Fech on February 15, 2020, 10:24 am
Has anyone tried this? I was curious how it worked since I have alot of it around the shop.
Has anyone tried this? I was curious how it worked since I have alot of it around the shop.
Dennis Gonyier@chipmaker
1 Post
Quote from Dennis Gonyier on March 12, 2020, 10:53 am
No reason it wouldn't work. I have used this product on a number of leather belts and wheels with great results. If the wax binder builds up over time I use the back of an old hacksaw blade to gently scrape the excess off from the wheel while it is running.
Am not enamored with the Tormek honing compound although it seems to work. A lot of it lifts from the wheel and is wiped off/wasted unless you smear it back on the wheel.
No reason it wouldn't work. I have used this product on a number of leather belts and wheels with great results. If the wax binder builds up over time I use the back of an old hacksaw blade to gently scrape the excess off from the wheel while it is running.
Am not enamored with the Tormek honing compound although it seems to work. A lot of it lifts from the wheel and is wiped off/wasted unless you smear it back on the wheel.
Dennis Moor@dennischippingaway-com
12 Posts
Quote from Dennis Moor on April 23, 2020, 8:57 am
Flexcut Gold compound is quite aggressive and works well. Being more aggressive means it has less matrix and as such will crumble easier than some of the softer compounds. We suggest that you apply some 'red rouge' to the surface first. The Red compound has more grease in the matrix and will stick better. Then apply the more aggressive Gold, Green or another compound on top of the red. Works good for us! See it here: https://www.chippingaway.com/shop/woodcarving-supplies/sharpening-tools/leather-strops-and-compounds/leather-stropping-compounds/
Flexcut Gold compound is quite aggressive and works well. Being more aggressive means it has less matrix and as such will crumble easier than some of the softer compounds. We suggest that you apply some 'red rouge' to the surface first. The Red compound has more grease in the matrix and will stick better. Then apply the more aggressive Gold, Green or another compound on top of the red. Works good for us! See it here: https://www.chippingaway.com/shop/woodcarving-supplies/sharpening-tools/leather-strops-and-compounds/leather-stropping-compounds/
