Thread: Swaty grit and feel question

Originally Posted by FatboySlim

Ah, that would explain the black "slurry" I was getting, and the lack of polishing on the Swaty. Nickel substrate coming off the finer-grit DMTs?

That is exactly what it is. Depending on how far you went it may be perfectly fine for razor honing though. I had taken my 1200 to work to lap Nortons that I keep there for honing when I have free time.

I noted the black residual stuff on my white 4k and was puzzled. Around that time Sham posted about going through the nickel on his 1200. So I stopped using it to lap and stick with the DMTC and XX.

The good news for me is that I didn't ruin my plate rather I broke it in well for setting bevels as it is not as prone to leaving micro chips as it was before but it still cuts efficiently. Give yours a try it may be better rather than worse.

It seems the swaty's drink. After lapping one I left it slightly wet and it left a water mark. So I wet it all and it turned red again. Also with use they change colour and get smoother it seems.