Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Not to hard to find somethingsimilar though.,, try the below.

Challenge Lapping Surface Plate Machinist Tooling | eBay
Note there is a burr in that one that will need removal.
Or:
Lapping Plates, Round, Rectangular, Precision Ground, Challenge Precision

Good luck.

Yep, they're available all the time on eBay. Try to look for one locally if at all possible. (Use eBay with the search option for distance). They are heavy S.O.B.s and the shipping is not cheap. I got one for something like $25 a couple years ago - very handy.

I like to use SiC loose grit on mine though - but this is more necessary for lapping very hard natural stones like Arkies. Try to shoot for something at least twice as wide as your stones and a good bit longer as well - this will keep the lapping plate flatter for longer.

If you know any machinists, ask them to surface grind it flat for you once it gets a bit out of whack. I regrind mind when it's .002" out of flat. Takes a while before it needs it though, as mine is double-sided. I use 320 and lower grit for lapping on one side, 600 and finer on the other.

Great little review Mike. I've been thinking about getting a Chosera 1k, just because sometimes my king can be very slow, as you know all to well. I had bought a Sigma select ii in the 1k from LeeValley and have found it to be not much better than the King. Even though the website claims it to be a very fast stone. Oh, and the soak time is longer!!!! Can you imagine that!!! Everything I've read in your review makes the decision a no brainer. Again, thanks.

Today has a new guy over to hone his new TI which was factory shave ready. Chosera 1k bevel set. Had grind issue with a smile. Toe and heel off the hone 1 side and centre the other. Followed with 3, 5, 8, and 10 k naniwa ss and because of the gymnastics to get it there a 5x1 thuri to finish going from slurry to plain water. Came out nice did 10 laps on a paddle I put crox on for him and was slaying hair. Now I need to wait till he uses it to find out how it goes.

For my night session a Tosuke Kamisori I have never got there. Found a small chip so reset bevel on a la verte coti with slurry then to plain water and finished on g20 going from light slurry to plain water. Shave test tomorrow also first kamisori shave.

Will bring mine to the next GTG Andrew, so if you haven't purchased one yet, can try it out yourself to assess.
Did a nice number on my Ti edge even,,,
Cheers.