Thread: 1k Chosera or 1k King Stone

I don't get the translation between microns/mesh and grit...can someone explain that for me? And why are diamond stones measured in microns instead of grit?

DMT, work fine, but the CKTG is 400 and 1k for half the price. They last just as long as the DMT and produce much the same finish, at the same grits.

The D8E is about 1200 grit, you will still need a 3-400 grit for heave stock removal and as said use to lap your stones.

That seems a bit pricy for the D8E, which can be found for about $50-60.

The CKTG plate, I believe is the I Wood dual plate and can often be found on Ebay for about the same $35 price if shipping is an issue.

MICRON (μ) is the letter "micron" in the Greek alphabet. As measuring unit it describes 1 thousandth of a millimeter (1 μ = 0.001 mm). A Micron row is added to each FEPA P, FEPA F, JIS und ANSI row for comparison.
MM Micro-mesh grit in comparison to other standards.
The grit sizes are defined by the number of lines per inch (25.4 mm) length of each sieve e.g. 150 lines per inch. Abrasives grit 150 will pass this sieve. This chart is a general overview only. We are not responsible for any errors.

Grit = Micron = Mesh Conversion Chart


Grit Mesh Micron
100,000 0- 0.5 1/4
60,000 0-1 1/2
14,000 0-2 1
13,000 1-2 1.5
9,000 2-3 2.5
8,000 2-4 3
5,000 2-6 4
4,500 4-6 5
2,800 5-10 7
1,800 6-12 9
1,400 8-20 14
1,200 10-20 15
1,050 12-25 18
800 20-30 25
600 20-40 30
500 30-40 35
325 40-50 45
285 50-60 55
240 60-80 70
225 80-100 90
160 100-120 110
100 120-160 150

Sorry chart did not paste well. Here are a couple of good charts

Gesswein , Dieter Schmid

I have a 1K Shapton Pro I got after using a King 1K for a few years. As has been said the King works best with slurry but still is fairly slow. I have used the Shapton Pro 1K. on 5 razors. It was faster, took less pressure & from looking at the King & Shapton edges with my loupe, I can say the Shapton edge looked better.

Slawman