Thread: DMT D8E 1.2k + D8EE 8k impressions!

Just got them yesterday from Howard@theperfectedge (Who has been really nice dealing with, and has the best prices around), and I'm definitely glad I chose to try them out and not stick to the "standards" for the sake of it. I got the the D8E and D8EE yesterday
and tried them on a Wapi that had a 1-2mm chip on the edge at the heel.

All the "time lapses" are VERY approximate, and I don't count the number of passes. Took about 15 minutes on the D8E to remove the chip and set the bevel. Then maybe 15 minutes on the D8EE and I had quite a straight edge without much micro chipping at 30x magnification. Then did maybe 20 minutes on the C12k with slurry, no slurry and then dry... off to the CrO strop + strop on my TM 3" latigo... etc etc etc...

Result: Good shave! In a lot less time than my Nortons ever took me... :P

I'm thinking of maybe adding a coticule to my "arsenal" because it wasn't
as smooth (like... 5% less smooth.) as my DA off of the Norton 8k but I think that may be due to not having honed out the chip completely, since I only have a 30x loupe. But I don't think a lot of people like shaving off of the Norton 8k either - I personally don't and never really cared for it. I'll hone another wapi and post my impressions.

The 12k did it's job well and not that slowly.

All in all, a very good buy, and worthy of replacing the sacred Nortons! The D8EE really does remove metal like the 4k and polishes like the 8k.

Also, no lapping and no soaking is a godsend. I'm NOT going back to waterstones! The only awkward thing about them is the feel and look, at first, but spray on some water and/or soap and you forget about it quickly.

Thanks to the 4-5 people I asked info about the DMTs on the forum and to Howard! I can now attest that they're in fact very good and the "jagged diamond edges" can be easily and in no time be honed away on any polishing stone.