Thread: Lapping Hone Grits

So I have 300 and 600... Can I just use the 300 and 600 to lap it instead of going all the way up to the 1000 grit? No where I went to sold 1000 grit.. tried kmart, walmart, autmotive store, lowes, home depot...

I think you can use the 600 but just be careful not to lap too much. You don't want to wear down your hone. The only issue I would have is whether the final finish on the hone will be on the rough side. I use a shapton lapping plate and use a pretty rough grit to lap but also use a super fine grit afterwards to polish the hone. I'm sure one of the guys who use your method will chime in with more specific advice.

Really? That's weird. The automotive store is the one I find hard to believe. Do a lot of people drive around your hometown with a bead-blast finish on their cars?

Most likely the 600 will be fine. Are you lapping a Norton?

I've stopped there before with good results. I prefer to go to 1000 or even 1500, especially on the 8K side, though. Gives a nice silky feel to it.

Keep looking for the 1000 grit, though, because it'll come in handy for other jobs, like taking out nicks on eBay razors.

Good luck,
Josh

I just lapped my 8K side of my Norton with 600 grit waterproof sandpaper I purchased from Pep Boys. I think the 600 works fine but I am going to get the Norton Flattening Stone soon.

Steve,

I was planning to get the flattening stone, too, but then I got a Norton 1000 grit hone. It's more expensive, but you can use it for working out nicks and setting bevels on eBay razors.

The 1K polishes my 4K and 8K hones beautifully, and lapping them together keeps both hones flat.

The only downside is I have to resist the urge to lap constantly, because I like the results so much...

I mention this because the flattening stone is coarse, like 300 or so, from what I've read, and you'll probably end up polishing the finer hones on something higher grit anyway.

Just a thought,
Josh

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

Steve,

I was planning to get the flattening stone, too, but then I got a Norton 1000 grit hone. It's more expensive, but you can use it for working out nicks and setting bevels on eBay razors.

The 1K polishes my 4K and 8K hones beautifully, and lapping them together keeps both hones flat.

The only downside is I have to resist the urge to lap constantly, because I like the results so much...

I mention this because the flattening stone is coarse, like 300 or so, from what I've read, and you'll probably end up polishing the finer hones on something higher grit anyway.

Just a thought,
Josh

Josh:

Thanks for the review and suggestion. I'll add that to the mixer and give it a spin.