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Tim,

You may not be able to get the HHT to work after the D8EE. As long as the blade feels "sticky sharp" against a dry thumbpad you should be ready to move on to the 12k.

From there, I'd...

I've done some pretty serious lapping/scraping/scrubbing on all of my DMTs and haven't ever experienced a lost section of diamonds.

Try honing a razor on those areas, even if the diamonds are...