Hi everyone,
I recently got a Shapton DGLP which had "soak in water for approx 1 minute before use" on the instruction sheet that accompanied it. I had a little discussion with JimmyHAD about this, and it seems that the instruction sheet is a bit awry - can't see how soaking a diamond encrusted metal plate with a glass backing can help?
Anyway, today I got a new Shapton 8000 GS. The first thing I noticed was its colour - not white like my other shapton GS hones, but a light grey/lilac colour. Looks positively dingy next to the other pure white GS hones. The next thing I noticed was the instruction sheet - again, soak for approx 1 minute before use. I don't recall this being on the other instruction sheets - maybe it was and I overlooked it.
My worry is whether it is necessary or not - my other GS hones are fine with just a spray of water.
One other thing about this 8000 GS - it is incredibly smooth - much smoother than the 16,000 GS, which seems a bit odd.
Has anyone else recently got an 8000 GS or know about the colour/soak in water issues? It's no big thing - the stone works wonderfully well, its just got me curious!
Regards,
Neil