Thread: Atoma lapping plate

Best price I could find was here; ATOMA Diamantschleifsteine
Anyone know any cheaper place in the EU?

Took a junker blade to the 400 just to see. Its very new but I did break it in. What a mess! Wreaks way more havoc on steel than a 325. Cuts very fast. But you will be up all day and night honing out scratches. I don't think I would use it on any razor.

Originally Posted by bill3152

Took a junker blade to the 400 just to see. Its very new but I did break it in. What a mess! Wreaks way more havoc on steel than a 325. Cuts very fast. But you will be up all day and night honing out scratches. I don't think I would use it on any razor.

Yeah that's my experience. The 1200 is a bit gentler but I don't even use DMT's on razors any more.

I use a 6 micron (4k equivalent ) for chips or wavy bevels on TIs or other hard steels. It doesn't dish and it gets me through the chips plenty fast. Then back to the chosera 1k and up. This one doesn't leave any scratches that the 1k can't easily remove.

Originally Posted by bill3152

I use a 6 micron (4k equivalent ) for chips or wavy bevels on TIs or other hard steels. It doesn't dish and it gets me through the chips plenty fast. Then back to the chosera 1k and up. This one doesn't leave any scratches that the 1k can't easily remove.

You find a 6 micron plate cuts faster than a 14 micron stone ? Seems a redundant step to me.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

You find a 6 micron plate cuts faster than a 14 micron stone ? Seems a redundant step to me.

Actually wouldn't surprise me, diamonds cut more aggressively than AlO, especially on hard steels.
Sometimes even a finer diamond plate can cut faster than a course, it's like the courser one can't grip the steel, it just skips over with a few scratches left behind.

AlO is more gentle in removing steel.

Using abrasives is a science but it sure is strange sometimes!

Originally Posted by onimaru55

You find a 6 micron plate cuts faster than a 14 micron stone ? Seems a redundant step to me.

It seems that it does cut faster. And no worry about dishing(not that choseras dish easily either).

Yes , Al Ox is a slower cutter but some stones also contain Si C which puts them not too far behind diamonds in speed but without the depth of scratches. It's interesting that even some Jnats can cut out of all proportion to their fineness. Yet another YMMV .

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Yeah that's my experience. The 1200 is a bit gentler but I don't even use DMT's on razors any more.

+1 on that for me too. With the Chosera 1k I don't need anything else. Bill looking forward to hear how the 600 works for you.

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