Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
Follow the manufacturer's instructions. The newer synthetics should not be soaked for a long time. They will get wet enough as you lap them. 5 mins. or so will do no harm tho. The lapping stone however is a different material & will not be harmed by a soak. Again it is unnecessary. It should be checked for flatness however.
Thanks. Reading on here it would appear there is very little use of this particular stone. I'm now considering selling it on eBay and going with the more popular DMT stone. Just to make sure I've got the right one, is it this one? D8C D8C Diamond Sharp Whetstone 8 X 3In Coarse 0017042007683 Dmtd8C
It's 8x3x3/8"
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