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08-18-2015, 08:25 PM #1illegitimum non carborundum
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If you have a diamond plate that is 325 grit or lower, then go ahead and use it. Just use light pressure under running water making sure that the water is getting between the hone and the plate. Maybe every 30 seconds, lift off the hone and rinse the plate clear of slurry. Occasionally rotate the hone end for end.
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08-18-2015, 09:08 PM #2'with that said'
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[QUOTE=Utopian;1532144]If you have a diamond plate that is 325 grit or lower, then go ahead and use it. Just use light pressure under running water making sure that the water is getting between the hone and the plate. Maybe every 30 seconds, lift off the hone and rinse the plate clear of slurry. Occasionally rotate the hone end for end.[/QUOTE
Here's a link to flattening the Norton 4 and 8K hones. Different hones, same method that Utopian is talking about. Well I hope so
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08-18-2015, 09:52 PM #3Senior Member
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Use your pavement to grind it pretty flat and do most of the work and your diamond plate from there.
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Can you just use Ed
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08-18-2015, 10:06 PM #4illegitimum non carborundum
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Oh not he didn't!!!!!!!
Glen, say it ain't so!
You referred to the washer and dryer as being the wife's?
Bad Glen, bad!
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08-18-2015, 10:26 PM #5'with that said'
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Ron, I've checked and I can't find any videos of Glen doing the laundry
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Oh not he didn't!!!!!!!
Glen, say it ain't so!
You referred to the washer and dryer as being the wife's?
Bad Glen, bad!
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08-18-2015, 10:49 PM #6illegitimum non carborundum
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I guess Glen I going to have to correct that soon!cudarunner likes this.
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I am a bit of a rock hound and some of the hones I have made are ver hard. None of them have killed my DMT's, but they do require to be cleaned on occasion. They look dead but spring back with a little soft scrub and a nylon brush. I lap under water as opposed to under running water. It is quite effective. Give it a try. Do 20 figure 8's and see where you are at. I'm fairly certain if it is hazardous to your plate you will feel it right away.
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08-18-2015, 10:10 PM #8The Great & Powerful Oz
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^^ S'what I would do & have done. Originally Posted by eddy79
Cinder blocks &/or belt sanders are another option for the heavy lifting.Euclid440 likes this.The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.
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