Thread: DMT 8C(325grit) + ????

Looking for some advice on the DMT diasharp stones.
I am going to get the DMT 8C for lapping all of my hones.

I am thinking of also getting one or both the 600grit and 1200grit versions also.
I have a shapton glass 500grit, and 1k in Norton, and 1k Naniwa superstones.
These stones all work fine for edge repair and bevel setting respectively, but I am lazy so I was thinking the DMT 600 and 1200 would be much faster than the stones I currently have.

Your thoughts, comments and suggestions are geatly appreciated.

I just got the 325 co for lapping i just brought the 325/600 duo and i have a dmt 6x2 dmt1200. I got the stand with my 8x3 double sided duo. much easier than 1k nortons no mess or lapping . They do need working in a little i did it with an old razor that i did'nt need. they leave scratches. My coticule with slurry seem s to get rid of the 600mesh marks. I'd recomend them my 325/600 has the little round circles in the surface my 1200 is continious type and my lapper.

If by all of your hones you mean waterstones, then the 325 grit DMT8C is great. If you want to lap natural hones or barber hones, then you are better off with the 120 grit DMT8XX. The 8C can be trashed fairly quickly when lapping those harder hones.

I do not recommend lapping a Swaty with a DMT 325. It leaves a nasty brown spot on the diamond surface. However the DMT 325 is great for lapping most other stones, natural or synthetic. Beware the Swaty on the DMT 325.

Start considering carborundum stones for Swatys. Works quite well.

Sham might have some thoughts on this subject.

Hey, this is my post #325 about the DMT 325. Ha!!!

Originally Posted by Utopian

If by all of your hones you mean waterstones, then the 325 grit DMT8C is great. If you want to lap natural hones or barber hones, then you are better off with the 120 grit DMT8XX. The 8C can be trashed fairly quickly when lapping those harder hones.

Most everything I have are synthetics. A hodgepodge of naniwa superstone, Shapton glass stones, shapton pro stones, and norton, along with a Jnat and a couple Belgians. I don't have any barbers hones any more.
I do have a DMT 120grit, but thought this might be too coarse for the higher grit stones, and would need a bit of finishing on the 325grit after the 120grit.

Thanks for the tip on breaking in the DMT600/1200 Gary, I have a Pakistani made Camel brand razor that would be perfect. (I knew that would come in hand for SOMETHING).

I've also got the xx and find it very good if I start to lap a hone on the 325C and find I have a long way to go. I'll go to the XX and do most of the work and finish on the 325. I also have a 600 and 1200. They are handy for certain things and I used to prefer the 1200 for bevel setting but I now feel it is too aggressive for most blades and prefer the naniwa, shapton pro, or norton 1k. It is good to add to the arsenal because there are some blades that are so tough a diamond plate is the way to go though. I use the shank of an old 12" Stanley screwdriver to break my plates in and knock any divots on the edges down.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I also have a 600 and 1200. They are handy for certain things and I used to prefer the 1200 for bevel setting but I now feel it is too aggressive for most blades and prefer the naniwa, shapton pro, or norton 1k.

I don't get it with you guys. I spend so much time at the initial stages of setting a new bevel on a chipped razor and would love to have a 8" DMT 1200. I have a 1200 6x2 that I sacrificed to lapped some nortons before I bought a D8C (gouges that were not good for razors), and I did look at the edge on a trash razor. If it's too aggressive, why not enjoy the speed and just use a light touch and follow-up with a more frequent check-up to monitor progress? That seems like a very efficient setup for any razor honing.

Certainly an experienced honer would have the restraint and wisdom to make appropriate use of an aggressive diamond tablet?

Originally Posted by AxelH

I don't get it with you guys. I spend so much time at the initial stages of setting a new bevel on a chipped razor and would love to have a 8" DMT 1200. I have a 1200 6x2 that I sacrificed to lapped some nortons before I bought a D8C (gouges that were not good for razors), and I did look at the edge on a trash razor. If it's too aggressive, why not enjoy the speed and just use a light touch and follow-up with a more frequent check-up to monitor progress? That seems like a very efficient setup for any razor honing.

Certainly an experienced honer would have the restraint and wisdom to make appropriate use of an aggressive diamond tablet?

Well I used to use it a lot for setting bevels, referring to the 1200, but I found that I really like the feel of the naniwa 1k and the results better than the plate. If I liked the plate better I'd use that. No ax to grind, just what feels 'right' to me. Now if you ask why I got the naniwa when I was okay with the plate ..... that would take a psychiatrist.