Diamond Stones 3 for a tenner

[Lifthasir]

For those of you lucky enough to live up North and know where your local
Boyes store is www.boyes.co.uk - they do 3 diamond sharpening stones for £9-99.
Coarse, fine and extra fine and all are 6 inches by 2 inches. Not sure
how the quality compares to DMT, but I used the fine at the weekend on a well
worn Helle edge and it did the trick in a couple of minutes. Coarse looks like it
would re-grind severely abused chisels and the like no problem. Extra fine
seems more like a robust strop.

Anyway, each stone could be cut to provide four 3x1inch stones for use in the
field. Fine and extra fine could be glued back to back for a double sided stone.

Bit of a bargain methinks.

 

[scanker]

Are they similar to these?

 

[Lifthasir]

Scanker...'look' exactly the same...same colours.

Feeling a bit down now!!! I thought £9-99 was bargain...

 

[leon-1]

Lifthasir, I wouldn't worry about it, the quality on these things can vary quite a lot.

I recently bought a set of the lidls ones and once I've had a chance to play I'll post my initial thoughts on them (I'll be back in the workshop / garage again once I have finished a couple of things and that should be very soon).

 

[scanker]

Don't be down - I just spotted them amongst todays offers. When I've had a go with them, I'll post my thoughts.

 

[leon-1]

scanker "snap"

 

[g4ghb]

darn you 2! - I just HAVE to go into Lidil's on the way home now!!!!!!

thanks for the tip off guys!

 

[Lifthasir]

Mind, once Lidl's have sold out...£9-99 may be not so bad afterall!!!

 

[g4ghb]

lol very true!

may have to buy up a stock i'm sure that i could shift them........

Mind, once Lidl's have sold out...£9-99 may be not so bad afterall!!!

 

[g4ghb]

Well I went in my local Lidl and they had loads!

I picked up a few so if anyone hasn't got a lidl local to them I can send you a set!
To save you looking them up they look like this

and you can have them for the exorbanant fee of £2.99 + pp & postage (ie for cost ) I'm not sure what the postage cost will be but it shouldn't be much and i'll post the cost tommorow once i've put it on the postal scales at work! (I reccon it can't be more than a £1)

drop me a pm if you are interested!