Originally Posted by
Neil Miller
I have had a couple of the Chosera 10k hones, Glen - I sent the first back after six months or so because the surface crazed-up. The replacement has just started to do this as well, except it took 9 months or more to occur. It doesn't seem to affect honing at all, but I lap it pre-honing session just to ensure that none of the little 'plates' have lifted up at the corners (the overall effect resembles dried and cracked clay).
The chosera 5k has just started to show a few hairline cracks - well over a year and a half old now, but the 3k and 1k are still fine.
I used to get fed-up lapping them (the 10k and 5k, that is) with the Shapton GDLP (or whatever its called!) plate - slow. But an Atoma eats them up.
Regards,
Neil