Discovered a great way to clean my Atoma diamond plate.

[Jessica de Boer]

A pencil eraser. It removes all the metal shavings and it even removes the surface discolouration. It works a treat.

[John K Jordan]

A pencil eraser. It removes all the metal shavings and it even removes the surface discolouration. It works a treat.

Trend, known for it's outrageously expensive diamond hone lapping fluid, also sells an outrageously expensive diamond hone/plate cleaner. They want $10 for a white eraser. I bought four at the dollar store for $1.

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https://www.amazon.com/Trend-DWS-CB-Diamond-Cleaning/dp/B00382WKMS

JKJ

[Jessica de Boer]

Trend, known for it's outrageously expensive diamond hone lapping fluid, also sells an outrageously expensive diamond hone/plate cleaner. They want $10 for a white eraser. I bought four at the dollar store for $1.

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https://www.amazon.com/Trend-DWS-CB-Diamond-Cleaning/dp/B00382WKMS

JKJ

What a rip off. The local book store here has a big 60x40mm eraser for €1,50 so I bought one of those. It should last me quite some time.

[Frederick Skelly]

Yes, they work well. DMT sent a white eraser like John shows with my duosharp a couple years back.

[Seth Terndrup]

I use a pink eraser that I had laying around. Seems to work fine.

[John K Jordan]

What a rip off. The local book store here has a big 60x40mm eraser for €1,50 so I bought one of those. It should last me quite some time.

Another really good use for white erasers is as soft sanding blocks. I use them whole and cut them into smaller pieces to get into tight places.

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One well-known brand is Magic Rub. I bought a box of a dozen when the price was about $5 US.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IFAY

Good for photographing small things like woodturnings too - I cut of little wedges to prop things up or keep them from rolling. I also occasionally use one to erase pencil lines! The best eraser to remove layout lines on chip carvings.

JKJ

[Brian Hale]

I've been using a sanding belt cleaner for a long time, also works great.

[Simon MacGowen]

Trend, known for it's outrageously expensive diamond hone lapping fluid, also sells an outrageously expensive diamond hone/plate cleaner. They want $10 for a white eraser. I bought four at the dollar store for $1.

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https://www.amazon.com/Trend-DWS-CB-Diamond-Cleaning/dp/B00382WKMS

JKJ

Not so fast, John! The ones you get from the dollar store are made in China, not Germany!!!

The German track saw, e.g., can sell at three times the price of a similar track saw (made in Mexico? Asia?). Ask the festoolers and they will tell you if it is German, it must be darn good (false, of course) :D:D:D

I clean my diamond stones with a soft brush from Lee Valley and windex. None from Germany as far as I know.

Simon

[David Eisenhauer]

Stupid question - I have always just squirted my diamond flattening stones off with a blast of water from an outside hose with a squirt attachment on it. Does that not work or am I but yet again in violation of the Woodworking Iluminati's Preferred Methods of Work? I am trying to learn, truly, just that there are so very many stobs to trip over on the trail.

[Joe Bailey]

...there are so very many stobs to trip over on the trail.

Extra points for use of the obscure term "stob"

[Warren West]

Trend's fluid is pricey. Good, but pricey.

Buy it from the source instead.

Engis Corp according to the MSDS http://www.trend-uk.com/en/JA/trend/content/download_file.php?file=b3NoYV9kYV9sYXBwaW5nX2ZsdWl kLnBkZg%3D%3D (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=comments&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trend-uk.com%2Fen%2FJA%2Ftrend%2Fcontent%2Fdownload_file .php%3Ffile%3Db3NoYV9kYV9sYXBwaW5nX2ZsdWlkLnBkZg%2 53D%253D&redir_token=lnIIdAD8t7JuocBNpTukoFSkBeV8MTUzNzQyMz Q1M0AxNTM3MzM3MDUz)Probably the Hyperlube on this page or a slight private label variation. http://moldpolishing.engis.com/product/polishing-lubricant.html (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=comments&q=http%3A%2F%2Fmoldpolishing.engis.com%2Fproduct%2 Fpolishing-lubricant.html&redir_token=lnIIdAD8t7JuocBNpTukoFSkBeV8MTUzNzQyMz Q1M0AxNTM3MzM3MDUz)

[John K Jordan]

Yes, for kerosene and naptha. And that pretty blue dye.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng1379.html
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng1380.html



Trend's fluid is pricey. Good, but pricey.

Buy it from the source instead.

[John C Cox]

I like Windex but honestly - spit works better than anything else.

I will I’ll have to give the pencil eraser a go...

[Seth Terndrup]

I’m not sure if an eraser works better than spraying it with a hose. I just use an eraser because it’s easier for me to quickly do the eraser at the bench. I think the eraser works because the plates feel a lot cleaner when I’m done erasing. So a good test might be after you spray your plates do they look and feel different? Like newish?

[Jessica de Boer]

Not everyone has a hose at their place of work.

[David Eisenhauer]

Thanks Jessica. I was thinking that I was completely off base with washing it off instead of using an eraser. Has been known to happen.