Thread: lapping my escher

when i purchased my naniwas, i purchased the 220grit lapping block with it, and i am wondering, i do have some 400 grit sandpaper, but can i use the lapping block on my escher, or will i be better off with the sandpaper.

If I had those options I would do the pencil grid and start with the 220. Once it was flat I would try a razor and if it felt good I would leave well enough alone. If it felt coarse I would draw another grid and use the paper on the plate to make sure it is flat. I do it in the kitchen sink under running water. I use the 325 plate on my Escher and I don't lap them very often. Nothing like with my synthetics. With the 325 the razor feels good on the hone.

thanks jimmy, i will admit i dont lap the escher very often, at least not like the nani's, they get lapped before each session, the escher feels pretty flat still and i lapped her before the last session, so i think i am good so far, but i felt it was still a question that needed asking, before i truely mess things up

Same here. I lap the naniwas before a session. The naturals don't change the way some synthetics do and a finisher isn't getting a lot of wear so I don't lap those but once in a blue moon. I hate to see any of my Escher going down the drain.

i love mine, i just wish i had a one that was wider and longer, would make finishing a little easier, but you work with what you got, till you can get another

I have to agree with you guys except on one point....when I lap my hones I always finish with a 1000 grit. The texture it leaves agrees with me more. All it amounts to is personal choice. I found it beneficial to be consistent, by doing so it gives me a better sense of when I need to "refresh" the surface of the hone.

Just my $.02,

this will sound not right i never lap my escher.just dont wanna waste any of it.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

this will sound not right i never lap my escher.just dont wanna waste any of it.

I know you're a young man Sham, but that Escher ...... all of the dozens you have..... will be there long after you're dead and gone if you live to be 100.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

I have to agree with you guys except on one point....when I lap my hones I always finish with a 1000 grit. The texture it leaves agrees with me more. All it amounts to is personal choice. I found it beneficial to be consistent, by doing so it gives me a better sense of when I need to "refresh" the surface of the hone.

Just my $.02,

I've never tried that Randy but I definitely will now that you mention it.

If you're Escher is small it shouldn't need all that lapping like the Naniwa does. I lap my naniwas before or after using them also but that's a totally different subject.