- This single grit sharpener stone has an efficient medium grit that produces a sharp edge when sharpening a dull blade, utility or other sharp edge.
- This sharpening oil stone is great for efficiency in repairing and maintaining the razor sharp edges needed for key at home tools, including kitchen knives, hunting knives and many more.
- Silicon Carbide Oil Stones such as this one are ideal for fast cutting and sharpening.
- This tool and sharpening oil stone is 11-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 1/2 In inches (H x W x D), is a great design for use as a bench stone for kitchen knives, a utility , tools and more.
- This sharpener with an oil stone design is more durable and harder than a whetstone and is intended to be used with Norton Abrasives Sharpening Stone Oil for the most efficient sharpening system.
Product Description
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The Norton JM6 Crystolon medium-grit replacement oilstone for the
IM313 sharpening system is made of 150-grit silicon carbide,
suitable for sharpening and maintaining cutting edges; it
sharpens to moderate tolerances with minimal loading when it is
more important to sharpen the blade quickly than to produce a
fine cutting edge. The stone is prefilled with oil to save time
and eliminate the need to presoak it prior to use. The oil
prevents metal from bonding with the abrasive surface by flushing
away dislodged abrasive and metal chips. This oilstone is
commonly used to replace a stone in the Norton IM313 sharpening
system, or as a bench stone, to restore cutting edges on
straight-edged tools such as chisels, knives, plane blades, and
precision instruments.
This silicon carbide stone is fast-cutting, and offers effective
sharpening even under light pressure. It is created by grading
silicon carbide to a consistent particle size and blending it
with bonding agents. It is then molded and surface-finished.
Unusually large dimensions of 1/2 x 11-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches (H x W
x D) make this stone suitable for bench use. (H is height, the
vertical distance from lowest to highest point; W is width, the
horizontal distance from left to right; D is depth, the
horizontal distance from front to back.) Like most oilstones, it
is harder and more durable than a waterstone. It conforms to the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) abrasive grit
standards.
Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are abrasive surfaces used to
sharpen and hone the edges of steel cutting implements, such as
chisels, knives, scissors, hand scrapers, and plane blades.
Sharpening is the process of creating or re-establishing a
cutting edge by grinding away portions of the metal to adjust the
angle of the edge and reform the shape. Honing removes small
imperfections. Stones can be flat, for working flat edges, or
shaped, for edges that are more complex. Sharpening stones are
made of natural or synthetic materials that range from softer to
harder, and are categorized by the size of their abrasive
particles, known as grit. A stone with a coarser grit is used
when more metal needs to be removed (e.g., when sharpening a
nicked or very dull blade); the stone with the finest grit
produces the sharpest edge. Where numbers are assigned to specify
grit, they range from coarser grit (low) to finer grit (high).
Some sharpening stones are designed for use with a lubricating
liquid, some can be used dry, and others can be used either wet
or dry. When used with lubricating liquid, a sharpening stone can
be called a waterstone or an oilstone, based on the lubricant
required.
Norton Abrasives manufactures sanding, grinding, and polishing
abrasives, and has been located in the United States since 1885.
Norton, now a brand of Saint-Gobain, meets ISO 9000 and 14001
certification for quality and environmental management standards.
From the Manufacturer
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JM6 Medium Grit Crystolon@ IM313 Replacement Stones are Bench
Oilstones made with fast cutting man-made abrasives for quick
edge sharpening. Use to sharpen dull edges quickly and upgrade
the finish left by a Coarse Crystolon stone. Norton Crystolon@
oilstones are manufactured using a proprietary process that
impregnates them with a petroleum based product that allows the
lubrication used during the sharpening process to stay on the
stone's surface. As a result, the metal from the object being
sharpened and small pieces of abrasive that break off the stone
become suspended in the lubricant. This prevents these materials
from imbedding into the sharpening stone's surface, keeping it
free cutting and making it easy to keep its surface clean.