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Honing (continued)
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Rubber Bonded Abrasives

These hand-held or machine mounted hones consist of an abrasive material permanently imbedded in a rubber compound. They may just be the easiest hones of any to take care of because there is no oil or water to slop around, flattening is required only if misused, and they will not break if you drop them.

Hand-held rubber bonded hones are used just like the water stones. Warning: When you are using a machine-mounted rubber bonded abrasive wheel, the cutting edge of the tool must always be pointing away from the direction of rotation. If not, the cutting edge will dig into the soft rubber abrasive wheel and throw the tool from your hands possibly causing personal injury and certainly damaging the tool and the abrasive wheel.

Maintenance-To store these hones, keep them in a clean, dry place. If a power hone is abused and gouged, accessories known as “dressing sticks” are available to flatten and recondition the surface of the wheel.

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