Thread: Questions of DMT Dia-Sharp 8000 vs Norton

I have both a Norton 8k and a DMT 8k: I think the Norton is finer and easier on the face....but it dishes so fast.

I guess I'll wait and get a norton combo and a lower grit dmt I can use to do big repairs and also to lap the norton. I just don't know when I will have that much to drop at once....

What a bad time to pick up such an addictive hobby...

My personal experience mirrors Joel's. I follow the D8EE with a coticule and it's very smooth. 20 more laps on the CH12K and then off to the strop. Very smooth shaves that last quite a while.

I have jumped straight from the DMT to the CH12K but it took about 80-100 laps to smooth it out. So yes, you could save some money on a coticule by spending more time on the CH12K.

That is what I was thinking. If I use something after the DMT (Chinese 12k) won't it not matter then if it is a bit rougher than the Norton? The thing is I could buy a DMT 8EE and thats it, or I could buy a norton but then I would also have to worry about re-lapping it.

Originally Posted by mziter

That is what I was thinking. If I use something after the DMT (Chinese 12k) won't it not matter then if it is a bit rougher than the Norton? The thing is I could buy a DMT 8EE and thats it, or I could buy a norton but then I would also have to worry about re-lapping it.

I'm doing DMT 8E, DMT 8EE, Chinese 12k with slurry until the 8EE scratches are removed, then another 50 without slurry. Today will be the first time I've shaved with this exact progression (I've been using a variation of it on blades I've shaved with for the passed week), but it looks very promising. Using a slurry with the Chinese 12k speeds up removing the scratches from the 8k stone quite a bit, but it's still a pretty slow cutting stone.

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

I'm doing DMT 8E, DMT 8EE, Chinese 12k with slurry until the 8EE scratches are removed, then another 50 without slurry. Today will be the first time I've shaved with this exact progression (I've been using a variation of it on blades I've shaved with for the passed week), but it looks very promising. Using a slurry with the Chinese 12k speeds up removing the scratches from the 8k stone quite a bit, but it's still a pretty slow cutting stone.

Which slurry stone do you use on the 12k? Is it a Nagura, or a norton artificial one?

Originally Posted by mziter

Which slurry stone do you use on the 12k? Is it a Nagura, or a norton artificial one?

You could use the DMT C or E to raise a slurry on the 12K

Originally Posted by mziter

Which slurry stone do you use on the 12k? Is it a Nagura, or a norton artificial one?

The Chinese 12k I bought from Chris L here on the forums came with a slurry stone. I believe he's still selling the slurry stones seperately for 8 bucks or something. It takes *alot* of rubbing to get a good slurry going. The idea of using a DMT to raise a slurry sounds very promising, too.

Originally Posted by mziter

Which slurry stone do you use on the 12k? Is it a Nagura, or a norton artificial one?

Look in the classifieds under strops & hones. Chris L is selling slurry stones from cut up Chinese 12Ks. I think it is on the second or third page. I just ordered one. Get 'em while they last.

Thanks a lot everybody! I just ordered the powder and chinese slurry stone from chris! What about the "Selective" strop that I got off of ebay. Would I be fine pasting that up or would that be a bad idea?