First and foremost, while I didn't believe it when I started honing and using tape there is a Huge Difference between the cheap electrical black tape that you find at most places to the 3M 700 tape that was recommended to me by a Pro Honer.
The 3M 700 has much more wear resistance. That's no bull!
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I still am a bit anal as I change the tape after setting the bevel (if the bevel is taking awhile, I re-tape) and then I change tape after the 1K--the 4K then the 8K and then when I go to a finisher. (If I go from say a Naniwa 12K to a Coti, I again change tape). As Glen (GSSIXGUN) said in his video when he was helping speedster learn to hone "Tape's Cheap".
Just my two bits------------for those youngsters that $0.25 USD :w