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You are verifying my point as you tell me I'm wrong. The plate IS wearing out. The DIAMONDS are not. We are in agreement. Somewhere along the lines of our discussion we created confusion. Diamonds...

Well, that's my point. They do erode, but no one will be around in 1 billion years to measure the .00000001 millimeter that goes missing....

Right. But they aren't being "eroded" in the sense of river rocks being eroded by water, right? They are either fracturing into smaller pieces or being removed from the plate due to the weakest link...

I'm not really trying to argue. I am interested in this stuff. I think you guys mean to say something else, and we are in confusion. Diamonds, like everything else, do wear, I'm not denying that...

Everything you said defies geology and physics. I still think it's the diamonds losing hold of the plate that's the issue. Less diamonds, less cutting power. If I'm wrong, then everything I've...

Oh yea, I always use the stone holder for the dmt. I learned the hard way with that, getting blisters in awkward places on both hands trying to hold the dmt. Glad you got it figured out.

If you think it's the diamonds getting "worn" I'd like to understand how and why with evidence. Diamonds are the hardest material known to man and I really don't think rubbing them on a stone is...

Not to say that the recommendations mentioned are wrong, but my experience is different. I've used a dmt325, and only a dmt325 to lap all of my natural and synthetic stones. I have had zero problems...