Need some help - lapping stones
Brief history - I've successfully hone a couple of razors. Currently have at 1500, 4K/8Kcombo, Naniwa12K, pasted strop and daily strop. With that combo I've gotten my razors in decent shape until recently.
In the past I've lapped my stones on 400 grit wet/dry on a ceramic tile under running water and that seemed to work fine. However, decided to get a DMT 325. Here's where the real bad problems begin.
When I tried lapping with it the first time I had horrible scratches on my stones. They would run with the direction I was lapping. If I went really light under running water I wouldn't get them. If I used any sort of pressure, or if the stone got stuck, I would get these scratches. I've felt along the edges of the DMT and don't notice anything that would explain it, also don't feel any abnormalities on the surface.
Am I doing something wrong or is it a possibility that my DMT is defective?
Thanks,
Charlie