Thread: Taidea vs Shapton vs Norton etc

I only have experience with Shapton glass stones. They cut fast and leave a mirror polished edge. The micron size of each stone takes all the guess work out of the equation. The only drawback is the price and the Shapton recommended diamond glass lapping plate.

Originally Posted by feltspanky

I only have experience with Shapton glass stones. They cut fast and leave a mirror polish on the edge. The micron size of each stone takes all the guess work out of the equation. The only drawback is the price and the Shapton recommended diamond glass lapping plate.

At one time that was considered 'state of the art' and I got one. Nice in that the grooves overcome stiction and maybe closer tolerances than the DMT, but not worth the extra $ AFAIC. The DMT D8C will get the job done but the Atoma diamond plate series is now the state of the art, at far less $ than the Shapton GDLP, more than the DMT, but far more efficient than any other plate I've had. Well worth the $ if you do a fair amount of honing/lapping. IMHO.

I have a couple of taidea hones, 5k and 8k. I like them, but I don't use them for my razors. Not bad at all, but I don't think they compare to shaptons or naniwas. The norton I don't know terribly well, I don't have one I'm afraid.

I too have the DGLP and love it!

Lynn talked me into it several years ago and he said I would not regret it and I never have. In my opinion it WAS worth the extra money as it worked better than anything else for the regular refreshing that I do on SuperStone and GlassStones. Nothing works better for refreshing hones.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I too have the DGLP and love it!

Lynn talked me into it several years ago and he said I would not regret it and I never have. In my opinion it WAS worth the extra money as it worked better than anything else for the regular refreshing that I do on SuperStone and GlassStones. Nothing works better for refreshing hones.

Yeah, I agree that it's a really good lapping plate. But it's $379.00. It is glass and you only get one "whoops" with it. I don't knock it's performance, just that there are other options that have come out since it's inception that are less expensive and IMHO do the job equally well.

Best Regards,

Howard

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Yeah, I agree that it's a really good lapping plate. But it's $379.00. It is glass and you only get one "whoops" with it. I don't knock it's performance, just that there are other options that have come out since it's inception that are less expensive and IMHO do the job equally well.

Best Regards,

Howard

Wow, I don't remember how much I paid for mine but it was way less than that. Let me know if you ever want to thin your collection, that is, if you want to sell for way less than that!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Wow, I don't remember how much I paid for mine but it was way less than that. Let me know if you ever want to thin your collection, that is, if you want to sell for way less than that!

If I ever get that crazy desire to part with it........you'll be the first to know, promise!!

Cool!
I promise I'll give it a good home!

In lower grits probably would not matter, but higher grits, buy quality. A good finish stone is a life time purchase. They are not that much cheaper, more importantly they are a little small…

When you are starting out size, matters, larger is better…

Recently bought an 8X3 in, I Wood 300 Diamond Plate, the diamonds are in a diamond grooved pattern and work great for lapping, no sticking. They are priced about the same as DMT’s

Originally Posted by feltspanky

I only have experience with Shapton glass stones. They cut fast and leave a mirror polished edge. The micron size of each stone takes all the guess work out of the equation. The only drawback is the price and the Shapton recommended diamond glass lapping plate.

Ditto what he said ^^^^^

I don't use the SG lapping plate. Opted for DMT instead