Is It Necessary To Use Figure 8's When Lapping?

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Originally Posted by Lemur

Some diamond plates will also bend slightly, if you want to be sure to get your hone flat put the diamond plate om a flat surface and your stone on top.

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Which diamond plates would bend when doing hand held lapping??? I'm not saying what you've proposed is a bad idea, i think it's a good one, but curious nonetheless. The DMT i've had my hands on is way too thick, IMO, to bend when holding it in your hand.

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Originally Posted by brooksie967

Which diamond plates would bend when doing hand held lapping??? I'm not saying what you've proposed is a bad idea, i think it's a good one, but curious nonetheless. The DMT i've had my hands on is way too thick, IMO, to bend when holding it in your hand.

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A friend had that problem with some diamond plate that is a thin film glued on a plastic base.
I should have added, if you get a DMT or Atoma to bend, you are using way to much pressure.