Thread: Another Brisbane QLD meetup

Originally Posted by AndrewJM

Hi Oz,

Nothing in particular I want to know as such, as there's heaps of info on the site, but hoping someone coming to the meetup has experience and can show me how to use it properly, and also evaluate it. I assume its going to be Ok as a stone, as its Select grade purchased from Classic Edge (Canada) - 8x3 inches from memory, but will wait and see. Im guessing one can't tell the quality simply by looking at it/pics.

Also for anyone else coming, if you have a lapping plate lying around that you don't use I'd be interested in buying. Had one on order but was informed they ran out of stock and no eta for restocking. I have a chosera 1k new, looks flat but I've read that it should be lapped before use? Plus a small escher needing lapping.

Finally, for any aussies reading this, Aldi have a special on Saturday for a small grinder/polisher for about $40.

Yup, only using any natural will tell you where it fits in your process..

And yes, all stones need to be lapped flat.

Everten's are another seller that sometimes beat Carba-Tec prices, just depends on specials. Check both if you want DMT.
http://www.everten.com.au

Atoma plates are always my choice for their quality & consistency.
Japan-tool is the Aus seller for those if you go that way. So Yamashita is the owner & operates from Taree NSW.
http://www.japan-tool.com

Thanks Oz. Was looking at the Atoma and reading some reviews. What are your thoughts re the grit rating? Some say the 600 is just as good / fast as the dmt 325 and better to get than the 400, and leave the surface better finished, and another review suggested to go for the 1200.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Geeze......Ya think ?!! (snicker,chortle) I wish I could join you guys but, well....large body of water and this thing called money...y'know. Man that would be a blast seeing you two though.

There's a large bit of dirt between me and Ed, and a good chunk of it's desert and death adders Steph. You'd have to drop in for a visit here, and then carry on the breadth of the continent to catch up with Ed. You could catch a plane to Africa or Bali from there. Bali is much closer and cheaper to visit than Africa though.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

There's a large bit of dirt between me and Ed, and a good chunk of it's desert and death adders Steph. You'd have to drop in for a visit here, and then carry on the breadth of the continent to catch up with Ed. You could catch a plane to Africa or Bali from there. Bali is much closer and cheaper to visit than Africa though.


Mick

Oh...is that all then. Well....here I was all cryin bout money and time n such. where is my silly head ? Have a good time though seriously.

Originally Posted by AndrewJM

Thanks Oz. Was looking at the Atoma and reading some reviews. What are your thoughts re the grit rating? Some say the 600 is just as good / fast as the dmt 325 and better to get than the 400, and leave the surface better finished, and another review suggested to go for the 1200.

They all leave tiny visible scratches even the 1200 , tho I havent used the 600. It's just the nature of the pimpled surface. You have to be light handed with them. I find the 400 ideal up tp 5k ish then the 1200 after that. 600 maybe an ok compromise if you want only one.

Can you see the scratches I'm talking about ? No ? Well I said they were tiny.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

They all leave tiny visible scratches even the 1200 , tho I havent used the 600. It's just the nature of the pimpled surface. You have to be light handed with them. I find the 400 ideal up tp 5k ish then the 1200 after that. 600 maybe an ok compromise if you want only one.

Can you see the scratches I'm talking about ? No ? Well I said they were tiny.

My trained eye can see the signs of those tiny scratches if nothing else .


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

There's a large bit of dirt between me and Ed, and a good chunk of it's desert and death adders Steph. You'd have to drop in for a visit here, and then carry on the breadth of the continent to catch up with Ed. You could catch a plane to Africa or Bali from there. Bali is much closer and cheaper to visit than Africa though.


Mick

Bali is cheaper to holiday in than rottnest

Ok time to get this thread back on topic
Thanks to Mick and Ed for driving it off again:P

Sad to say I will not be at this meet up gents.
Family comitments taking priority this time.
Have a good time.

All naturals vary. That is the nature of the beast.
My 325 DMT works great on my Naniwa SS range. First time i used it on my yellow coticule i had an "oh crap" moment. Left it feeling rough and blades felt like they were on a coarse stone.
Took a while lapping on wet dry paper on a glass plate from 600 to 1200 to 1500 to get back to that smooth suctiony feel i love. Now i only lap that stone with wet dry paper on tempered glass.
I would say try that first, and only go to DMT if not getting the results you need.
See you Sunday.

But no Quokkas in Bali Ed
It was cheaper to fly to Thailand than Perth from here in Central Qld and only 3 hrs longer LOL