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Dunno what to tell ya, my ceramics are 800, and 8000, but I have no idea what the diamonds are. just that they are course as paving stones, I don't think they are even going to touch my knives,...

It would all depend on the stone you were lapping with, it would be possible to polish a ceramic stone to the point it wouldn't cut at all. I'm using pretty course diamonds and it does leave a...

Zeth, I saw that thread, good idea there!
Kevin, the point of the lapping on the ceramics (at least the way I'm doing it) is to refresh the surface and get to fresh abrasive. the ceramics are so...

I just picked up some diamond bench hones from Princess Auto, $14 for three grits. I don't expect much, but they are cheap and big, so lots of area to wear out. gotta love those Power Fist tools,...

not to be picky, but ceramics and Japanese water stones are two very different animals, and lapping has a slightly different goal.
But I appreciate the help.

Those seem to be good ideas, but I'm going for cheap here. Cheap is good, multi purpose and cheap is better.
I tried the lanksy a bit, and it seemed to work more or less, got the cutting ability...

I use the ceramic toolbox stones carried by Lee Valley Ceramic Sharpening Stones - Lee Valley Tools
I've been told that to keep then working well they need to lapped every once and a while to...