More details and step by step process to make home quality precision flat stones for your hobby shop
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- čas přidán 15. 12. 2023
- Thank you to all my viewers and subscribers. I’ve met some of you in person, and many of you through the comments. And because of one of those live interactions, we now have a new puppy at the house, so a little bit of this video will introduce you to Buddy. 
In this follow up to my original videos on making flat stones. I offer more details and step-by-step instructions on how to make home quality precision ground flat stones in your home shop.
This is a follow-up to my earlier video which you can find here. DIY Flat Stones • DIY Make your own home...
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If you’d like to do this at home, here are some links where you can buy the stones and tools needed:
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Norton 6" Stone amzn.to/3rHPBA1
Norton 8" Stone amzn.to/3rBHoxn
Diamond Cup Grinding Wheel Dewalt amzn.to/3QdRY7e
Diamond Cup Grinding Wheel Off Brand (but less $$) amzn.to/3rMjXBo
My arbor making video is here
• Quick Build 5/8 Arbor ...
Thanks for making this approachable for those of us without a surface grinder. That's a great method for doing the basic flattening. I know it'll give some folks apoplexy at the thought of the grinding dust around the mill. But you did a dandy job of masking it off. So let them stew.
I wonder though about the surface finish. The coarse diamond disc will leave a fairly rough surface. Flat? For sure. But smooth? Perhaps not that smooth? I wonder about the idea of a second disc to fit the arbor that holds a fine diamond disk that is used to lightly skim the faces to polish and level the sharp grits. I might need to work on that idea in my spare time.... First I need to do what you did already though.
Thanks for the comments. Yes, the plastic was enough to keep everything protected from the dust. And I was careful when removing it to not make a mess. The finish seems rather smooth to me and for my home shop they work great. There are other more precise ways of doing this but the cost of the diamond wheel and needing a surface grinder make it out of reach a bit. And this method is fairly quick if you’re doing a batch of them. Good luck for when you give it a go!
I received the set of stones I ordered and tried them out on a scraping project I'm working on. The finish seems very good, and they work great! I think the coarseness of the diamond grit is more than made up for by the slow feed rate. Think about the great finish you can get from a single point fly cutter. Thanks for making these available at a reasonable price, and for sharing your "recipe".
Thanks for the feedback! I’m glad others can benefit from my videos!
Buddy is a good looking pup.
Thanks John!
Thanks for the video, I would never have had the nerve to try this unless I saw you do it first!
Glad I could help!
Great video, thanks. Congrats on your channel growth.
Thanks Jim!
Thanks for sharing your methods 😀 hey Buddy
Buddy says “hey”!
Buddy! - I totally need a set of good stones. That first video is the one that got me to this channel.
Buddy Bear is a good boy! Thanks for watching the channel Mike, I’ve got some new projects coming up that should be interesting. But spent the time in the shop making these stones, so I thought I would post about that again, hope it was helpful and not too repetitive. I guess it was at least a good way to introduce Buddy to the group…!
I did mine with the same setup from your last video, except I used mineral spirits in a spray bottle to keep the dust in suspension much easier cleanup and no worrying about the grit being airborne.
Good idea, thank you!
Yeah, use that or I would just use WD40.
Thank you for that idea!
Got my order in, awesome prices. Thanks for offering these! Happy Holidays :)
Same to you! Shipment is going out today! Thanks for watching the channel!
Can't believe i didn't mention Buddy Bear! Give him some love from the viewers, and keep us posted on his growth! Puppy stage is one of the best.@@EnoRestoration
@@dustinyoung3265 He's a great pup! Thanks!