Thread: Stupid question

So the consensus seems to be a dmt 325. Great thanks for the advice guys!

So how does this sound as a starter set:
Norton 4k/8k combo
12k naniwa finishing stone
Dmt 325 lapping stone
And a barbers hone for touchups
Good?

Originally Posted by Lemur

Remember your newly lapped stone will have o surface as rough as the lapping stone used.
If you have a stone of equal grit as the newly lapped you can rub them together, use a piece of tomonagura
or just expect it to be a little coarser in the beginning!

I've heard that before and accepted it as reasonable. Now I'm thinking about it and I'm not so sure. Does that mean if you lap a 12K stone with a DMT 325 (about 45 microns) that you get a grit of 325 for some period of time? How long? Is there anything one can do about it? Even using an ultra fine DMT plate (1200 grit, 9 microns) you would still ruin the usefullness of a 12K for awhile. If there's general agreement that this is the case I'm happy to accept it. I just hadn't thought it thru till now. Thoughts?

Woops...left out the part about using a plate of equal grit (12K in this example) but not sure if that woujld always work. I might have missed something but haven't seen the diamond plates in grits above 1200.

Originally Posted by anthogia

So how does this sound as a starter set:
Norton 4k/8k combo
12k naniwa finishing stone
Dmt 325 lapping stone
And a barbers hone for touchups
Good?

The 12k will do fine for touchups no need for a barber hone. But other wise just fine.

mumpig,

For a short time the higher grit hone will have peaks and valley's of the lower grit. If the high grit hone is a hard natural or barber hone it will take a long time to wear to the bottom of the valley's. In the mean time it may leave relatively deep groves in the razor. In the Did I break my new Swaty thread gssixgun suggested rubbing the lapped barber hone with an arky to smooth it.

Jonathan

I should have mentioned that if you are using the diamond hone to raise a slurry that the slurry seems to take care of the valley's. But if you use the diamond hone to lap a barber hone that you will use dry it may be very aggressive for a while until the surface is worn down to the bottom of the valley's.

Jonathan

Originally Posted by anthogia

Hi guys I have a real stupid question for you all-
Is a flattening stone what you use for lapping stones?
Thanks in advance
Tony

I use a lapping hone for flattening my stones.

Originally Posted by Datsots

I should have mentioned that if you are using the diamond hone to raise a slurry that the slurry seems to take care of the valley's. But if you use the diamond hone to lap a barber hone that you will use dry it may be very aggressive for a while until the surface is worn down to the bottom of the valley's.

Jonathan

I always get a slurry w/ the DMT and have let it ride. Sounds like the right approach. Thank you.