Thread: How to prepare a new DMT 325 and what else is it good for?

I'm of the opinion that you don't have to break these in at all. I have only used one new one, and it worked just as well as a used one that I tried.

So I think they are ready to use right out of the box.

I use mine for cleaning hones, and also for sharpening knives. It makes a burr on a knife very quickly, then I follow with Arkansas stones. I use the stone dry with knives.

I have yet to use the D8C on a razor, but I imagine it would remove a ton of steel from a razor in a very short time. Not for the faint of heart!

I'm looking to get some more diamond plates, in a few different mesh sizes. I've been really happy with the 325.

Michael