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Micron Papers
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:51 am
by singin46
I got the idea for these from orvet and I have to say that they do work great!
You simply go from the most course to the finest paper and you're done. And they're color coded if you're an idiot like me.
Great for bolsters, I even used it on this old POS knife I got and turned it into a nice EDC for me. Polished the handles and got out all the blemishes and dings in it.
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:46 am
by orvet
It is great stuff Perry, as you found out.
They measure it in microns, but I always use the grit equivalent as I don't have all the micron numbers memorized yet.
The grits available are:
400, 600, 1200, 4000, 6000 & 8000 grits.
I polish bolsters starting at 400 grit and work up through 8000.
I am careful to work all the scratches of the previous size out before moving to the next higher grit.
When I have completed the process I almost don't need to buff them.
Just a few seconds on the No Scratch Pink wheel and they shine like a diamond in.....oops!......... never mind.....that was something my Drill Instructor used to say.
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:56 am
by knfcollector
Orvet,
Always wanted to try this stuff. Can you tell me where you buy it from. Thanks in advance.
Alex
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:38 pm
by singin46
Hey Dale, I got these from Amazon and basically the same as you stated but came with this chart so I would keep track of which is which, that helped a lot!
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:31 pm
by paulsvintage
singin46 wrote:Hey Dale, I got these from Amazon and basically the same as you stated but came with this chart so I would keep track of which is which, that helped a lot!
thats what i need is a chart got mine from otto frei but not really sure about grit since i bought a assortment pack. . do you know if all the colors are standard ? thanks
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:52 pm
by gmusic
I believe they are Paul................
I have 3M products available from most knife maker suppliers.
Nice job Perry! Watch out! Next thing you know you'll be buying a few power tools to start making knives!
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:12 pm
by singin46
LMAO!!
I don't think there's any fear of that Gary although,,,,,,I do need a buffing wheel of some sort.
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:37 pm
by paulsvintage
gmusic wrote:I believe they are Paul................
Gary , thank you
I have 3M products available from most knife maker suppliers.
Nice job Perry! Watch out! Next thing you know you'll be buying a few power tools to start making knives!
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:47 am
by orvet
paulsvintage wrote:singin46 wrote:Hey Dale, I got these from Amazon and basically the same as you stated but came with this chart so I would keep track of which is which, that helped a lot!
thats what i need is a chart got mine from otto frei but not really sure about grit since i bought a assortment pack. . do you know if all the colors are standard ? thanks
Hey Paul,
Here is the info posted on Otto Frei's web site as to the color compared to the grits of the paper.
Grit Micron Color
400 (Coarse) 30µ Green
600 15µ Gray
1200 9µ Blue
4000 3µ Pink
6000 2µ Aqua
8000 (Extra-Fine) 1µ Light-Green
- Micron paper.JPG (25.73 KiB) Viewed 2060 times
The pic comes from their website as well.
I have been using this product for several years.
I have notices slight variations in color from time to time.
I hope this helps.
Dale
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:47 pm
by paulsvintage
orvet wrote:paulsvintage wrote:singin46 wrote:Hey Dale, I got these from Amazon and basically the same as you stated but came with this chart so I would keep track of which is which, that helped a lot!
thats what i need is a chart got mine from otto frei but not really sure about grit since i bought a assortment pack. . do you know if all the colors are standard ? thanks
Hey Paul,
Here is the info posted on Otto Frei's web site as to the color compared to the grits of the paper.
Grit Micron Color
400 (Coarse) 30µ Green
600 15µ Gray
1200 9µ Blue
4000 3µ Pink
6000 2µ Aqua
8000 (Extra-Fine) 1µ Light-Green
Micron paper.JPG
The pic comes from their website as well.
I have been using this product for several years.
I have notices slight variations in color from time to time.
I hope this helps.
Dale
thanks printed it out
Re: Micron Papers
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:00 pm
by Darksev
Ever tried the micromesh stuff? I've run that all the way to 12,000 grit, it works great, and seems to hold up pretty well too. It's just not cheap :/