Thread: DMT Grit for Flattening?

It seems that the folks at The Perfect Edge have DMT hones in a number of grits. If one were to have just a single grit to use for flattening/lapping all other razor hones, which would be best?

Thanks for the help,
denis

Only one??? Ouch, I'm hooked on 2 the D8XX (120) and D8C (320). I use the 120 to get the stone flat than a few strokes of the 320 to smooth it out.

I have seen many just use the 120 will good results, I just don't like the texture left behind by it.

You will definately want to get the 325 grit course stone. The diamond cuts extremely fast and yet this stone leaves a velvety smooth finish on all the stones I have tried it on.

I'll be using my 320 on your barber hones. Unless you decide to buy the DMT yourself instead--a good move if you'll be flattening a lot of rocks.

I asked Howard the same question, and he recommended the 320. I might get the 120 someday, but I think this will be adequate for my needs.

Josh

Not sure on the grit, but I have been using my Norton flattening stone on all my hones without problem.

Lynn

Originally Posted by adjustme69

Not sure on the grit, but I have been using my Norton flattening stone on all my hones without problem.

Lynn

Well Lynn that brings up an interesting point. i used my nortons flattening stone on a whole mess of barbers hones, the set of nortons, a few coticules and my knife stones, pretty much any other stone i wanted a flat plane on. So my question is what will level the flattening stone, besides sandpaper on glass? which is messy and most likely not the best solution.

I flatten, revive, and otherwise rehabilitate about 20 stones every week. These range from coticules, blue belgians, artificial stones, norton waterstones, arkansas stones, etc. I use a DMT8C to do this work. The 8C is an 8"x3" coarse, continuous diamond (no holes in the surface) with rubber feet on the bottom. I put it in the kitchen sink and adjust a stream of warm water over the end of the stone to continuously wash the swarf away. If a stone is REALLY dished, I drop back to a DMTXX, extra coarse stone to bring the high spots (usually the ends of the stone) down to the height of the middle of the stone. I then move to the DMT Coarse to take out the deep scratches from the extra-coarse stone.

The DMT Extra fine clogs up in a few strokes and you can't proceed without cleaning the stone. I don't recommend using the DMT Extra fine for lapping stones.

I like the DMT stones because they're so durable and they don't dish. Like I say, I do about 20 stones a week and have been for years and the stone is still fine. The DMT is a very high quality stone and is all you need to flatten stones.