I lapped my 12k on 800 grade wet and dry but then I just like pain.............:roflmao
I don't know if some are soft and some hard. Mine is like glass and I thought it would never get flat but it did and I haven't had to do it again since!
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I lapped my 12k on 800 grade wet and dry but then I just like pain.............:roflmao
I don't know if some are soft and some hard. Mine is like glass and I thought it would never get flat but it did and I haven't had to do it again since!
Since there is such a great variation in coticules and escher/thuringan/german water razor hones and japanese naturals then it would not be surprising to see variation in the chinese 12k stones. Mother nature is rarely static.
Just my two cents,:)
BTW, I was at a Gun show today and found 6 razors for $30 total.
3 were exactly the same, 4/8 Spike with single concave grind, really good shavers, and one Boker 5/8 with a shoulderless grind. It was a good day.:)
In peril of a thread hijack, what do you mean by a single concave grind?
I'll help to get us back on track. I just got my 12k from woodcraft. I was elated to find there was a retail store about 20 min from me. They did mention that the price was going up about $3 next week FWIW.
Tuesday UPS will be delivering my D8C and a D8EE. I'm going to attempt to flatten my 12k with the D8C. Would it be ok to finish it on the D8EE? By that, I mean...would it both finish out the 12k and break in both DMT stones?
I just ordered Chi12K and Norton lapping stone. I have a D8EE at home. I'll post my results with pics here.
I received my new 12k today. I layed out the pencil grid, lapped it with the Norton lapping stone, took about 10 minutes. It stuck to the glass very nicely and all the pencil was gone. Then I lapped it with the DMT8EE. Took out the roughness and made it beautiful. Total time: 20 minutes.
Seems all the answers are here.
I'll just add I got my glass base out of an oven door. Nice hard tempered glass.
Also I use fine,valve grinding paste for lapping. Don't know if my Chinese stone is hard or soft but the SiCarbide doesn't seem to care.