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Does anyone have any experience with using splash only(no soak) water stones in a space that might occasionally freeze? Is there sufficient water absorption for the stones to crack? Thank you for your experiences.
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(08-01-2018, 03:49 PM)mongo Wrote: Does anyone have any experience with using splash only(no soak) water stones in a space that might occasionally freeze? Is there sufficient water absorption for the stones to crack? Thank you for your experiences.
I have forgotten a water stone in a tray with some water, maybe a quarter inch, when temps dropped and I left it for a few weeks. The edges spalled a little but no cracks. This was an old King stone, maybe 1000 grit. I don’t soak my finer stones.
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Use antifreeze.
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antifreeze what could possibly go wrong!
