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

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.

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.

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.

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.