whats ur favorite stone for lapping your hone.
im deciding what ot get to lap naniwas with or nortons or shaptons...
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whats ur favorite stone for lapping your hone.
im deciding what ot get to lap naniwas with or nortons or shaptons...
I do a lot of stone lapping. I use the DMT D8C which works great on the softer stones like Coticules. For harder stones like say, a Barber hone, I'd use the D8XX, Extra Extra Course. It's a beast...DMT Continuous surface.
I don't like the DMT's that look like cheese graters. I believed they're called "Duo Sharp"
Once I get where I need to be, I may clean up the surface with some wet/dry sandpaper, but not always. I usually get a nice clean surface off the DMT's. I hardly ever see a mark on the Coticules or Chinese 12k.
I've never touched a naniwa, but for all of my hones, I am happy with my DMT8XX. The 8" plate costs more but it ensures you maintain a flat surface. The XX version is the 120 grit and it is the only grit that DMT recommends for lapping. If you use a finer DMT you risk losing the diamonds.
I lap my Shaptons with the Shapton DGLP, and naturals with
a well-worn D8C.
- Scott
I use a D8C for all lapping. On harder hones I use a D8XX followed by the D8C.
Ceramics take too long to lap with D8C. Trust me. I gave up and ordered a D8XX.
400 and 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper till I got my DMT 8C.
For barber hones, I have a coarser "Little Devil" from redtrader that works very well.
D8C for some and GDLP for others cause I have it. I may get a D8XX in the near future. HAD is a hard taskmaster.
I have a Global Ceramic that is one sided. I tape a piece of 100g wet dry to it and use it as a sanding block. It is flat and cheap and works great.