Originally Posted by
DwarvenChef
For the past 5 years I have been using the DMT 125 and 325 plates for a major part of my lapping and I'm happy with the results up to 8k stones. I didn't think the 325 would be fine enough for the 16k S GS and was proven not to polish it enough :p I started using the Shapton 3k GS to lap polish the 16k, still out to lunch on the results but the stone is nicely polished not and it feel good. Not sure if the 3k against the 16k is causing trouble with glasing but I wouldn't think so. I've often though of getting a second 3k stone to cut grooves into, making a polishing plate basicly for the 16k :p Hey I can dream of being rich can't I :fim: