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sgillespie Do I need a lapping plate? 03-24-2012, 05:16 PM
regularjoe If you end up buying more... 03-24-2012, 05:20 PM
Ecl Just cut to the chase and get... 03-24-2012, 06:21 PM
Lazarus Need no. But as the above... 03-24-2012, 06:54 PM
sgillespie Any reason I should go with... 03-24-2012, 08:30 PM
adrspach It is more maintennance... 03-24-2012, 09:09 PM
Danricgro I have never read anything... 03-24-2012, 10:19 PM
Ecl I bought the Norton plate... 03-24-2012, 10:57 PM
sgillespie Thanks everyone for the great... 03-25-2012, 01:53 AM
Cove5440 I've heard that the shaft of... 03-25-2012, 02:11 AM
  1. 03-24-2012, 08:30 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ecl View Post
    Just cut to the chase and get a DMT Coarse (325 grit) 8-inch plate. Sandpaper seems cheaper but is more time consuming. You want to spend your time using the tool (the razor), not assembling a tool to make a tool useful to make another tool useful.

    The DMT will need a little prep work once in its life to knock off the excessively large diamond bits, otherwise it'll always be ready to go.
    Any reason I should go with this over the nawina lapping plate?
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    It is more maintennance friendly and what I'v heard there is now DMT manufactured larger lapping plate rather than hone used as lapping plate.
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