Thread: chinese 12k deal

Just ordered the Chines 12k, the granite flat plate (for my diamond lapping film), and some cammella oil. Taht pacake should weigh in at about 50 pounds or so!

66 bucks, schweetness!

Stuff arrived today.

Granite flat plate (damn heavy!) comes with a nice certificate of flatness (my plate is a bit high in the middle...by 2microns!). Bring on the diamond lapping film!

Also got the Chinese 12k, lapped it up on our industrial grade polishing machine to 600 grit. Nice and smooth. Now it sticks to glass like a bug sticks to a windshield. Can't wait to try it out...

And the camella oil was quite a bit larger than I had anticipated. It'll keep my razors happy for a long time!

Yeah Woodcraft!

Forgot the pic of the plate and certificate...

I'm glad you were able to make use of the deal, seraphim. I got pretty much what you did minus the oil. That granite plate is a monster, isn't it? I used sandpaper to lap my 12k with, and it worked great. I checked some glass that I've been using for newspaper stropping, and it's just as perceptibly flat as the plate, and the granite tile I bought at lowes for 5 bucks checks to be pretty dang flat, too.

So, for all you guys wanting a granite reference plate but don't have any where to put it or the $$ to pony up, just go get a 12" square granite tile from lowes. It's 5 bucks and does just as well as the flat reference slab. It just doesn't come with a certificate!

Ben

Originally Posted by Ben325e

I'm glad you were able to make use of the deal, seraphim. I got pretty much what you did minus the oil. That granite plate is a monster, isn't it? I used sandpaper to lap my 12k with, and it worked great. I checked some glass that I've been using for newspaper stropping, and it's just as perceptibly flat as the plate, and the granite tile I bought at lowes for 5 bucks checks to be pretty dang flat, too.

So, for all you guys wanting a granite reference plate but don't have any where to put it or the $$ to pony up, just go get a 12" square granite tile from lowes. It's 5 bucks and does just as well as the flat reference slab. It just doesn't come with a certificate!

Ben

And it is easier to store!

I do dig the thick slab o' granite though!

While they aren't everywhere, do check the store locations on woodcraft. I only knew there was one wood store in town...Low and behold, there's a woodcraft too. I'm not going to be able to use the $15 off, but I won't pay shipping either. ***Cheers***

Got the Chi 12k and Norton Lapping Stone. 55 bucks. Thanks!