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08-01-2018, 03:49 PM
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, 04:20 PM
(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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08-03-2018, 09:58 AM
Use antifreeze.
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08-03-2018, 10:07 AM
antifreeze what could possibly go wrong!
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