Thread: Shapton Pros+Glass

I suspect the glass is more helpful for the support of the thin and fragile honing layer of the GlassStones.
Also, I never have noticed any warping in the Pro hones.
Then again, I cannot think of any good reason why you should not go ahead and try it.

I have no idea about an answer to your questions, but I have to say they do look very cool!

I suppose a downside to it would be that you could only ever use one side of your stones

Originally Posted by Porl

I have no idea about an answer to your questions, but I have to say they do look very cool!

I suppose a downside to it would be that you could only ever use one side of your stones

Yes but I could also use them all the way down to the glass!

That two-sided comment is one I've thought about. My SP 8k is a 'modern' one, no graphics and I have both sides lapped. Having both sides usable is kind of nice because if one side checks dished, just use the other. The downside is that when you do lap, you have two sides to lap, not one!

Cheers, Steve

Originally Posted by Utopian

I suspect the glass is more helpful for the support of the thin and fragile honing layer of the GlassStones.
Also, I never have noticed any warping in the Pro hones.
Then again, I cannot think of any good reason why you should not go ahead and try it.

This. Unfortunately I can't help with glue/epoxy options, most of the ones I use actually expand and I could see that causing a whole other set of issues.