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Update on what is up for those who wanted to know.

My new DMT8C is on the way, the old one is confirmed a bit "off".

The guys from SRD, as always, were great about the whole thing, and a heck...

Thanks Glen, the binder contracting was also in the back of my mind, you may be dead right on this one. Maybe the stones "enlarge" ever so slightly when they are wet and being lapped, and then they...

I lap with no pressure whatsoever on the Naniwa stones, just the weight of the stones themselves, and I follow the procedure as in the wiki section if this website, and on the SRD DVD. I definitely...

Well, here is the verdict. The DMT8C I have is definitely NOT straight. I checked the top of the plate, and the bottom of the plate, and just to be sure, I used 2 different Stainless steel edges. Can...

I do move the stones around to avoid lapping the centre too much, so I don't think that is the case. Every minute or so while making small circles, I lap towards the sides, and back to the centre. I...

Thanks guys, will try and find some way of measuring the DMT again, but I am pretty sure that it is not flat. The result is shown in my Naniwa stones pictures.

I lap extremely lightly with only...

If this is not normal, I will consider sending it back, but I do not live in the USA, so it is a nightmare sending stuff back and forth.

If you guys think this DMT is normal, I will continue...

Here are a couple of photos of my new DMT8C I use to lap my Naniwa stones with. It turns out that the DMT is not very flat...

OK, I'm not a master lapper yet, but do you guys think this is...