Thread: DMT 325 and the Atoma 400

Originally Posted by Jonah

What is the reasoning for an atoma 1200 not working on a bevel setting hone? I'll need a lapping plate at some point and would love to escape with just buying one if at all possible. The comments about getting a replacement 400 and putting it on the other side of the plate is nothing short of brilliant, though

I don't have one yet but I've asked about them from a lot of friends that do. Apparently the diamond construction of the plate lends itself to standing up to the rigors of lapping waterstones but is too much of a good thing for razor bevels. It is a 1200 grit plate and if you lap waterstones with a 1200 DMT you'll have a paperweight pretty quickly. You can set bevels with the DMT 1200 but you cannot lap with it. DMT says anything over 325 is not advisable.