Thread: My head is full of hones...help :)

I forgot I also have the Norton lapping stone. It was cheap and I lapped it and have had no problems with it. If I had it to do over I would probably go with the DMT but it is a price issue. The one I was looking at was as much as the 4/8 Norton. I hear they get them cheaper and if I need a new one someday I will get a DMT. I think it may be more useful on a hard natural stone. So , for the long run it may be a better choice.

I'd drop the Norton flattener & the coticule & use that money for a diamond plate for the 4/8k.
You can cheaply improve the 8k edge with pastes later if needed.

From what I saw the DMT 325 is actually the D11C is that correct?

https://www.thebestthings.com/newtoo...ond_stones.htm

It usually isn't recommended that new honers use natural stones. They sometimes require a little more knowledge to shop for and can be tricky to learn. There are a lot of people that speak highly of the high grit synthetics when it come to finishers.hang around the honing forum for a while and you'll learn quite a bit.

Originally Posted by g60madman

From what I saw the DMT 325 is actually the D11C is that correct?

https://www.thebestthings.com/newtoo...ond_stones.htm

Yes they come in varying lengths hence different code numbers but the C = Coarse = 325 grit

Originally Posted by g60madman

From what I saw the DMT 325 is actually the D11C is that correct?

https://www.thebestthings.com/newtoo...ond_stones.htm

I think most people get the 8 inch D8C - that's the one I have.