A white drafting eraser works well, and doesn't leave so many boogers/eraser dust.rycen wrote:A regular pencil eraser will work but is kind of a mess.
What do you all use to clean your sharpmaker?
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I've found this stuff works well for cleaning the rods
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"Barkeeper's Friend" and a relatively fresh blue Scotchbrite pad. (I'm not sure if the green pads are too rough.)
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Outstanding and very informative thread - thanks all :)
I am getting my new sharpmaker early next week -- and I would like both the drafting white eraser (I'm guessing Office Max or a competitor is the best way and source for buying a couple) but I don't know if 'BKF' is sold in any stores I frequent, so I'll have to look at that further....home depot? ...supermarket? ...k-mart??
('little help from someone in cluing me in there :cool: )
I'll be working on a number of older knives for gaining the feel and experience there with the SM before delving in with my rarer and higher $$ pieces straightaway -- for obvious reasons.
I will be acquiring pairs each of diamond; medium grit brown, and then the white ultra- fine as for the ceramic rods when I get into Golden in a few days.
I'm quite adept with my traditional stones I have had tor several years (old-school style) and am plenty used to that method of sharpening and attaining very good results....
.... the SM will be capable of much better; this I've already known for quite a while since first seeing and then using the SM a few times @ SFO....with a little tuition from the great folks there in giving me one-on-one, first- hand experience (it's good to be so close to Golden for sure, lol...) :D :D
:spyder: :spyder: Stay Sharp --
-- SB / Bruce :cool: :cool:
I am getting my new sharpmaker early next week -- and I would like both the drafting white eraser (I'm guessing Office Max or a competitor is the best way and source for buying a couple) but I don't know if 'BKF' is sold in any stores I frequent, so I'll have to look at that further....home depot? ...supermarket? ...k-mart??
('little help from someone in cluing me in there :cool: )
I'll be working on a number of older knives for gaining the feel and experience there with the SM before delving in with my rarer and higher $$ pieces straightaway -- for obvious reasons.
I will be acquiring pairs each of diamond; medium grit brown, and then the white ultra- fine as for the ceramic rods when I get into Golden in a few days.
I'm quite adept with my traditional stones I have had tor several years (old-school style) and am plenty used to that method of sharpening and attaining very good results....
.... the SM will be capable of much better; this I've already known for quite a while since first seeing and then using the SM a few times @ SFO....with a little tuition from the great folks there in giving me one-on-one, first- hand experience (it's good to be so close to Golden for sure, lol...) :D :D
:spyder: :spyder: Stay Sharp --
-- SB / Bruce :cool: :cool:
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I'm not sure if it has bleach in it or not. I found a bottle at my grandparents house...it could be 20 years old for all I know. I use it with a 3M pad on Sharpmaker rods and ultra don't benchstone. It is the "original" soft scrub.JD Spydo wrote:Hey Brother I'm curious as to which Soft Scrub you use?? Are you using the original Clorox Brand with the bleach in it? Or are you using one of the aftermarket brands?
I have found the Soft Scrub containing bleach to be a great first stage cleaner but I still haven't found any of the Soft Scrub products to be as good as Bar Keeper's Friend. But hey if I don't ask questions how can I learn :)
I've also heard that by soaking the stones in a solution of Tri-Sodium Phosphate (TSP) that the metal comes out a lot easier. I've not tried that yet and I was wondering if any of you have?
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