Does this method affect the aluminum base? Also would a piece of copper work well for the anode? Cheers! Never seen anyone do this but thought it might work so searched it on RUclips and found your video
The exposed aluminum does get eroded a bit but to this day, I do not have problems with it. After all, what's facing the anode is eroded the most by far, and in this case, that would be the abrasive stone on top of the aluminum base, not the aluminum itself. If you are concerned, you could always cover up the exposed aluminum with water tight tape. As for the anode, as long as it conducts electricity, it will work. So copper will work - probably better than mine which was made from titanium, which has rather bad electrical conductivity.
These and many more great stones can be acquired here: www.practicalsharpening.com/edge-pro IMPORTANT: I received some questions whether this would work on electroplated stones. DO NOT DO THIS on electroplated stones!! You will "unplate" them! Most likely it wouldn't happen instantly, but I could totally see it happen if the reaction is sustained for a while. This technique is only to be used on metallic BONDED stones.
At some point you will have to expose fresh CBN grain though (what I refer to as "dressing" in this video) and depending on your metal bonding, a metal eraser may or may not work.)
Does this method affect the aluminum base? Also would a piece of copper work well for the anode? Cheers! Never seen anyone do this but thought it might work so searched it on RUclips and found your video
I totally missed your comment! But I guess better late than never right?😄 The Al base should never face the cathode. The loss of mass from the Al base can't be fully prevented but greatly reduced by being in the "shaddow" of the metallic bonded CBN/diamond layer.
Thank you for sharing! I've never seen anything like this before.
Keep up the great work
Me neither - I am surprised how well it works. It was one of my "Sunday morning thoughts" while drinking coffee, haha
@@kknives_switzerland genius @ work...
Does this method affect the aluminum base? Also would a piece of copper work well for the anode? Cheers! Never seen anyone do this but thought it might work so searched it on RUclips and found your video
The exposed aluminum does get eroded a bit but to this day, I do not have problems with it. After all, what's facing the anode is eroded the most by far, and in this case, that would be the abrasive stone on top of the aluminum base, not the aluminum itself. If you are concerned, you could always cover up the exposed aluminum with water tight tape.
As for the anode, as long as it conducts electricity, it will work. So copper will work - probably better than mine which was made from titanium, which has rather bad electrical conductivity.
These and many more great stones can be acquired here: www.practicalsharpening.com/edge-pro
IMPORTANT: I received some questions whether this would work on electroplated stones. DO NOT DO THIS on electroplated stones!! You will "unplate" them! Most likely it wouldn't happen instantly, but I could totally see it happen if the reaction is sustained for a while. This technique is only to be used on metallic BONDED stones.
Thanks!
Does this process work on BP-50 resin bonds? Copper-organic
It should. Trying won't hurt in any case!
Could this method be used to clean silver pottery?
It should. Similar to how rust is removed from steel parts.
@@kknives_switzerland Will try, thanks for your video and keep up the great job with your stunning knives.
@@alexisappecorina7107 Did it work?
Should I move the negative every minute or so for the duration or just once after the first minute? Any help is much appreciated and hope all as well!
No, just let it sit.
@@kknives_switzerland thanks
why 30V? have you tried 5 or 12V?
Iirc 30V worked best. Nowadays i just use SiC loaded erasers for refershing these. (Called "Haco Flex")
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I just use a rust eraser to clean both diamond & CBN stones.
At some point you will have to expose fresh CBN grain though (what I refer to as "dressing" in this video) and depending on your metal bonding, a metal eraser may or may not work.)
Does this method affect the aluminum base? Also would a piece of copper work well for the anode? Cheers! Never seen anyone do this but thought it might work so searched it on RUclips and found your video
I totally missed your comment! But I guess better late than never right?😄
The Al base should never face the cathode. The loss of mass from the Al base can't be fully prevented but greatly reduced by being in the "shaddow" of the metallic bonded CBN/diamond layer.