So what i don't understand is, I'm told i have destroyed my granite plate that wasn't flat before lapping. I have been using for the last couple of months after lapping it with no troubles.
Through out the thread, the no.1 statement is "it dosnt need to be 100% flat"
I lapped it first with my DMT to get the majority flat and then finished with my glass plate that is much larger then the granite plate, and as noted on here, the glass plate by it self is more then flat enough to lapp a hone (as mentioned previously). The granite plate was noticeably out before lapping it now its, as far as i can tell 100% flat (or 99.9% flat)
Now, this plate will go out and am i supposed to through it out or why isn't it ok to maintain it the way i have, since i seem to be able to get it flat via this method. according to the comments, this plate cant be maintained and once lapped its worthless. I really think that, by saying that, the comments are miss leading people.
I'm very OCD about everything i do and if its not 100% im not happy. I just cant see how it can be decided that its not flat and that i destroyed it when no once has checked it after.
Dose this mean i need to re lapp all my hones now?
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If that's the case, i have a lot of work on my hands