Thread: how...............

how do you use a dmt 1200 grit hone...........i am trying to learn how to hone.........but i am a lil confused as to how you use it. i assume you wet it first and do x patterns?

check out the wiki it has great info. for you

First it needs to be broken in with a plane iron, chisel, or in my case by wetting it and rubbing the surface with the shank of a large screwdriver. I pay particular attention to knocking down any divots on the edges that might catch the razor's edge and chip it.

DMT recommends a drop of dish soap in the water and it does make things go more smoothly. The 1200 is a bevel setter and cuts very fast and is aggressive. Be very careful and use magnification to check your progress. You can always take metal off but you can't put it back. I usually do circles and back and forth strokes on a really dull razor and ASAP start with regular X strokes. It is a bevel setter only.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

First it needs to be broken in with a plane iron, chisel, or in my case by wetting it and rubbing the surface with the shank of a large screwdriver. I pay particular attention to knocking down any divots on the edges that might catch the razor's edge and chip it.

DMT recommends a drop of dish soap in the water and it does make things go more smoothly. The 1200 is a bevel setter and cuts very fast and is aggressive. Be very careful and use magnification to check your progress. You can always take metal off but you can't put it back. I usually do circles and back and forth strokes on a really dull razor and ASAP start with regular X strokes. It is a bevel setter only.

Exactly right on all counts. Right on Jimmy