Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post

As far as magnification, I check them at the start for chips or other anomalies. I may check at some point during the honing, or after I think I'm done ..... or I might not. I found my honing improved when I went from 100x to 30 and 40x ......
I do the same check after each stage to make sure the edge looks fine e.g there is no microchips , then move on. For me 30x works perfect.