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    Default Atoma Diamond Plates

    Has anyone tried these??

    I am looking to invest in a good setof hones and was curious about them.

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    Don't have any but from what I hear from friends that do they are great for lapping waterstones. I don't think I'd want to hone a razor on them. As great as they are be aware that the Dia-Sharp DMT D8C, the usual lapping plate for many of us, is way cheaper. FWIW, I have the D8C but the Atoma 1200 is on my to do list if I can ever bring myself to part with the $.

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    Same here, would be fun to try an Atoma, but my DMTs looks like they going to last a few years more.
    Search on site for Atoma, lot written about them.
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    Like Jimmy said - fantastic for lapping, but not for honing on.

    The kind of random pattern of the diamond grit stops them sticking as much as DMTs during lapping, and they are very, very quick too. Very expensive, though, and you can get equally good results lapping on glass with lapidary grit with some care at a fraction of the cost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil Miller View Post
    Like Jimmy said - fantastic for lapping, but not for honing on.

    The kind of random pattern of the diamond grit stops them sticking as much as DMTs during lapping, and they are very, very quick too. Very expensive, though, and you can get equally good results lapping on glass with lapidary grit with some care at a fraction of the cost.

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    Was going to order some more "lose grit" but at 50 Kg a bucket it was a little more than I needed.
    My old supplier shut down.
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    As have been said, great for lapping, but not useful at all for honing razors.
    I have the 140, 600 and 1200 grit, all of them stellar products.
    I also have the 325, 600 and 1200 grit DMT plates in 8 by 3 inches, they are not as good for lapping imho, but slightly better for rough work on steel. Personally, i wouldn't use any of those either on any razor though.
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    Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....


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    Bringing up an older thread, but i've heard alot of guys using the 1200 for setting bevels & the 800 for chip removal.
    Is there something better?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JGKC9AYC View Post
    Bringing up an older thread, but i've heard alot of guys using the 1200 for setting bevels & the 800 for chip removal.
    Is there something better?
    Atoma do not have 800 grit IFAIK, the 1.2k not good for repairs.
    I use synthetics for any repairs, but if one does not want to invest in 400-600 grit synthetic the 325 DMT will work well enough.
    Stefan

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    Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
    Atoma do not have 800 grit IFAIK, the 1.2k not good for repairs.
    I use synthetics for any repairs, but if one does not want to invest in 400-600 grit synthetic the 325 DMT will work well enough.
    Any particular synthetic for repairs, brand-wise?
    Is the 1.2k no good for setting bevels or is there something better & cheaper?
    Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JGKC9AYC View Post
    Any particular synthetic for repairs, brand-wise?
    Is the 1.2k no good for setting bevels or is there something better & cheaper?
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    It will work but the way it is made it is better working for lapping purposes.

    For repairs, you can get, 400/600 Naniwa Chosera, I like 400 Sigma Power. For most cases 1k Naniwa Chosera works great for me.
    Stefan

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