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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    The last Norton I lapped was like a banana. Concave on 4k & convex on 8k. I lapped across the centre of the 8k for a while till the ends could contact the plate evenly otherwise the plate just rocked with the shape of the stone & got nowhere.
    I have also had more than one warped DMT. You need to check the plate as well.
    In regard to the warped DMT, what was your recourse? Does the manufacturer work with you when these warped units are found?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tab View Post
    In regard to the warped DMT, what was your recourse? Does the manufacturer work with you when these warped units are found?
    Yes, faulty plates were replaced.
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    Glad you got it sorted out. I spent probably 15 minutes or less on each side of my 220/1k Norton, 1/2 hour on each side of my 4k/8k Norton, and I lost track of how much time I spent on my Guangxhi 12k stone. That thing came so rough you could see the rough cut on the back where the sheet was chiseled and broken from the rock bed, and the ridges from the saw blade on the other where it was cut to size. It was worth it when I finally got it flat, but if I had known they came that rough I would've gone elsewhere.

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    Thanks to all these posts. It is good to hear these things before I start learning. None I have more info to prepare for.
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