Thread: DMT Question???

Well, just look at it this way... If you woulda bought the DMT from woodcraft, it would have cost you about 35 bucks more (15 on the stone, and 20 for shipping... yeah, they are *that* heavy), which just about covers the cost of another DMT stone from craftsman! So since you're such a smart shopper, you're getting two for the price of one!

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

Well, just look at it this way... If you woulda bought the DMT from woodcraft, it would have cost you about 35 bucks more (15 on the stone, and 20 for shipping... yeah, they are *that* heavy), which just about covers the cost of another DMT stone from craftsman! So since you're such a smart shopper, you're getting two for the price of one!

Jesus that sounds like Wife logic

I got my DMT 8C from a member in the classifieds..works great with my chinese 12k. Have you checked the perfect edge? i think howard's got them at a nice price

Yes checked there first, but "flat pizza on floor" is right Craftsman, is way, way cheaper with that free shipping, even though his logic reminds of my wife shopping for shoes

I have the 325 grit DMT and use it to lap my coticules, escher and 1k shapton and it works great.

I don't have a swaty, but utopian told me you want the one that is courser than the 325 for swatys and chinese 12ks or you may be lapping for quite a while.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Jesus that sounds like Wife logic

No, Wife logic would be more like "It's on sale here. You're almost getting 2 for the price of one. That's such a good deal you should buy 4". I think Craftsmanstudio has free shipping on the Shaptons. Otherwise you have to get over a $75 order for the free shipping on something else. ...so you'd have to be NUTS to buy less than 2!

I have over 120 hours of lapping on my DMT D8C 325, still going strong. Mostly lapping barber hones and the very hard Spydercos. I sometimes use a D6E 1200 to smooth up after the D8C. The E 1200 is also fast to use when setting razor bevels. (Aren't hones like ammo? You can never have too much?)

EDIT: I certainly agree about the Swatys, Chinese 12k, and the "white" Spydercos (F and UF). If I was going to do very many of them, I'd go even coarser.

Glen,

I got mine at LINK and was the cheapest I could find at the time. It's still cheap.

I use it for everything but my Shaptons which get the GDLP care.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Yes checked there first, but "flat pizza on floor" is right Craftsman, is way, way cheaper with that free shipping, even though his logic reminds of my wife shopping for shoes

Actually I got it from *my* wife shopping for shoes. I guess every husband hears that kinda thing eventually. But I did get a chance to turn it around on her for my Shapton acquisitions!

Originally Posted by Sticky

I sometimes use a D6E 1200 to smooth up after the D8C. The E 1200 is also fast to use when setting razor bevels.

I'm planning on using the D8E 1200 for both lapping Shapton glassstones (2K,4K,8K,16K) and as a bevel setter. You think it's coarse enough to do the lapping (I'm ok with doing a bit of extra work lapping))?