Thread: Flattening Glass Plate....

It is best that you don't have films there in Bulgaria, have you ever noticed any of the regular honers using films? NO

Yes, it is a way to get into honing cheaply, but it is also a way for more frustration and you will still have to learn to hone on a stone if you wish to have repeatable results.

Basically, you are just cheating yourself and your face. Yes, I tried films years ago and forgot about them as quickly.

I am a coffee guy and films remind me of instant coffee...not too good compared to fresh ground coffee bean.

Thorlabs.com, buy Aluminum Oxide film, works just as well as diamond for a fraction of the cost. About $1.50 per sheet but you get 4 pieces from a sheet.

Any piece of glass will work even a 1/8 in thick piece, as will any marble or granite tile lapped flat with a diamond plate.

Glass tile is popular now here in the US, and a 3X11 tile is about 5 bucks.

I have even lapped Ceramic 3X8 tiles with great results.