Thread: Fastest progression possible

Originally Posted by Memorael

Actually, dmt c to coti is faster than mystical stones.

That happens only if you mess up with the incantation.

Originally Posted by aaron1234

To be honest this thread blew up so I'm just soaking up a lot of the information and ides. My neighbor has a shapten professional progression that I'm pretty experienced with, but but it's not as fast as what I would like. I didn't even know you could bevel set on 3000 Grit

Hmmmm

Okay

First off the Shapton Pros are super fast cutters so if those are not "Fast Enough" it is the driver not the car

Bevel set

When it comes to speed Bevel setting is where so much conjecture lays

People often ask "How long does it take to hone a razor"

If you go back through years and years of answers mine always starts the same "After the bevel set, it takes"

This is also where the Conjecture about Livi's vid goes off into left field, Seriously you have to be some kind of inexperienced to think that you are going to take a 130 YO W&B with odd ball hone wear and stick it on a 3k and set the bevel like Livi does his Perfectly Newly ground razor you are simply deluding yourself

New razors vs Restoration razors are two different animals

So back to the caveat "Once the bevel is set" is really doesn't take much time at all, see that is the actual qualifier..

To quote a stupid commercial

It is not how fast you "Hone" it is how well you "Hone" fast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBDDiQR80A

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Oh? Are you versed in mystical stones as well?
Should have known!

I've come across a few in my time. finicky buggers I tell you.

Ok, I'm going to try this progression, I've got all the parts
DMT 325: check
Coticule: check
junky razor: check


God speed junky razor

Preliminary pre shave test results:

The razor needed a complete bevel reset: 10 mins on dmt to get it to cut hair, (Coticule) 70 1/2 x-strokes followed by 30 x-strokes with heavy slurry then 100 x-strokes plain water with rinsing half way through very light pressure (10 mins on Coticule) then 25 x-strokes CrOx paddle then stropped it passes my non shave tests.

The bevel visually isn't anywhere as mirrored as my usual king/Norton/PHIG progression but better than I thought it would be but still looks rough

Quick Shave test: I shaved last night so not a real good test bed to work with: It seemed to work well, I'm not sure whether to attribute this to the progression or the fact I've honed 500 razors. I'll know more when I can test for real

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Hmmmm... ...This is also where the Conjecture about Livi's vid goes off into left field, Seriously you have to be some kind of inexperienced to think that you are going to take a 130 YO W&B with odd ball hone wear and stick it on a 3k and set the bevel like Livi does his Perfectly Newly ground razor you are simply deluding yourself

New razors vs Restoration razors are two different animal...

This. I wish I only ever had to start with new steel of Livi razors or some old but prima Filarmonicas. Sadly I live in my $10 to $80 wonky razor world of disturbed AoS razors and other stuff with queer warped geometry.

Get 1000 Livis to hone and where's the challenge?

Ya that Tom is trying to get me busted cheating on my Stolen rocks from you Ron, by the way. Retired my DMT c and Coticule after the mystical stone, sometimes all I have to do is just set the rock on the table and the razors are honed! By the way Tom how much to recharge this puppy? Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Ya that Tom is trying to get me busted cheating on my Stolen rocks from you Ron, by the way. Retired my DMT c and Coticule after the mystical stone, sometimes all I have to do is just set the rock on the table and the razors are honed! By the way Tom how much to recharge this puppy? Tc

No worries, Tc. Reup's are free..... As long as you stick to our 'deal'

Any news on the new experiment? Having honed 500 razors sure as hell works, I remember messing up my first razor with a dmt c after that I did things carefully and it wasn't until waaaaay later I decided to try the dmt c again. At least someone is having fun and trying new things rather than just saying no.

Originally Posted by rodb

Preliminary pre shave test results:

The razor needed a complete bevel reset: 10 mins on dmt to get it to cut hair, (Coticule) 70 1/2 x-strokes followed by 30 x-strokes with heavy slurry then 100 x-strokes plain water with rinsing half way through very light pressure (10 mins on Coticule) then 25 x-strokes CrOx paddle then stropped it passes my non shave tests.

The bevel visually isn't anywhere as mirrored as my usual king/Norton/PHIG progression but better than I thought it would be but still looks rough

Quick Shave test: I shaved last night so not a real good test bed to work with: It seemed to work well, I'm not sure whether to attribute this to the progression or the fact I've honed 500 razors. I'll know more when I can test for real

Just for the fun of it I'll do Mamorael's progression. I'll use Atoma 400 as it is a lot faster than the 320 DMT I have (very worn out).
I'll post how it compares to the other progression I have used to hone a GD
I am sure the edges will not be comparable . I'll be posting pics of the progress.