Right, I'm not going to get the .6k, just was thinking about the 1.2k and the 8k with a pasted strop as finisher. But as I said, I'm also going to be doing some minor repairs.

I've heard that china 12k's are a b**** to lap, so I think investing in a D8E would be necessary if I get one. Lapping on glass seems like asking for punishment. Any places you'd recommend buying the kings in the US? Google'd it and am mostly turning up ridiculously expensive places or European stores.

Which brings me back to the norton combo mentioned earlier. I still like the appeal of the DMTs, though, since they never need to be lapped and some say the DMT can take the place of both the 4k and 8k norton...

If I can find the Kings, I've heard that a 1k king, a dragon's tongue, and a 12k isn't a bad setup. Cheap, too.