Thanks to all for the reassurance and excellent advice! Had a go today, and i very highly recommend the DMT 325 (DC8) which performed exceptionally as a lapper, making quick work on the Chosera 1k, and Naniwa 5, 8, and 12k. Probably spent an hour total on all four. Now on to the fun part...learning to hone!
You have a great set of stones to learn off of. Hopefully you can find someone relatively close to you so that they could teach you the basics. Best of luck and if I can help don't hesitate to contact me.
Scott