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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

to glide over something

Hello,
Does "glide" work in the following context:
Jack: The cutting edges of your wire cutters are made of induction hardened steel and you can't sharpen them with an ordinary metal file.
Sam: Why? I seems pretty coarse and I think it will do the job.
Jack: No, it will glide over the cutting edges without sharpening them at all. You need a set of diamond files for that purpose.

It looks fine to me. Emotion: smile Thank you.
  

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Gene93 Does "glide" work in the following context It works grammatically, but I can't say whether it is factually correct. Just recently I saw a presentation which claimed that diamond was better for sharpening blades because it glides more smoothly over the steel, so I'm not sure that "gliding" and "not sharpening" are as compatible as "Jack" thinks. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Gene93 Does "glide" work in the following context It works grammatically, but I can't say whether it is factually correct.
  • Just recently I saw a presentation which claimed that diamond was better for sharpening blades because it glides more smoothly over the steel, so I'm not sure that "gliding" and "not sharpening" are as compatible as "Jack" thinks.
  • CJ
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Gene93Does "glide" work in the following context
It works grammatically, but I can't say whether it is factually correct.
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That's a fair point, Jim. Yes, diamond files are used for sharpening and polishing tungsten, carbide, hardened steel, etc. (even glass/tiles). I've heard people say "it bites into the material" when the file sharpens it. That's why I thought glide would work in the sentence above. I am not an expert, though.
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Gene93I am not an expert, though.
Me neither. I'm just repeating what I heard.

CJ
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