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01-12-2011, 07:59 PM #1Check the 'Reset' box
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Lapping Spyderco UF
Lemme tell you; it takes time! For sure one of the hardest thing to do.
If you ever plan to do it, think twice...
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01-12-2011, 08:05 PM #2Senior Member
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Actually don't lap it. it never been advised .
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01-12-2011, 08:20 PM #3Damn hedgehog
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Why should you lap it? Originally Posted by offshoot
'That is what i do. I drink and i know things'
-Tyrion Lannister.
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01-12-2011, 08:29 PM #4Check the 'Reset' box
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Yes sir, BUT there's another school, which tells by lapping the circular pattern off from its surface, it becomes better. Didn't know what rule to follow, I decided to do it anyway. Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl
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01-12-2011, 08:44 PM #5Check the 'Reset' box
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Yup, that is the question. Originally I got the idea from here... Originally Posted by Sailor
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01-12-2011, 10:27 PM #6Hones & Honing
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When it come to the super hard stones the best rule is to lap them only if they are dished in the center or else return them for a refund.
That's my opinion and I sticking to it!
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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01-12-2011, 10:47 PM #7The Great & Powerful Oz
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+1... I lapped my UF before I realised there was a warranty to cover dished stones.
Teach me to read the instructions hehe.
I found the quickest way was to use coarse, water based, automotive valve grinding paste on glass followed by fine. I would bet going thru a progression of silicon carbide powders would be even faster as auto pastes contain a proportion of aluminium oxide which won't have as much effect.“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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01-13-2011, 06:10 AM #8Senior Member
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I used DMT plates to lap/deglaze mine, then sold it.
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01-13-2011, 06:47 AM #9Check the 'Reset' box
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Which DMT(s)? Originally Posted by wsfarrell
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01-13-2011, 07:04 AM #10illegitimum non carborundum
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Lapping a Spyderco with a DMT is a good way to end up with a useless Spyderco and a useless DMT. The "grit" of the Spyderco is imparted by its factory lapping. That is why the F and UF hones have different apparent "grits" yet are made with the same material. The cutting capacity of the hone comes from the factory surface, NOT the material within the hone. This is analogous to a file--it's cutting capacity is due to the depth of gouges cut into it rather than some characteristic of the iron.
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