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Until I bought the GDLP I used my D8C to lap my Shapton pros and what have you with success and no downside other then the stiction hassle. The stiction makes it take a bit longer. I still use the...

Gee Kaptain, I feel like I am on the spot here so let me pre-qualify my response with the inevitable YMMV. :rolleyes: First of all I had never lapped a hone in my life before this past March when I...

According to the vendor I got it from here the spec is,"All Starrett straightedges are accurate to +/- .0002/foot (2 ten thousandths of an inch per foot) from a mean true plane." If you get one go...

Nice of him to send it back when it out does the ten he has for himself. I am not such a nice guy, I would have sent you a new one and kept the better then 10 for myself. ;) That said, I bought a...

Glad I bought mine from Craftsman Studio. I would bet they would have taken care of it by now. The goodwill and enhancement to Shapton USA's reputation he would have gotten had he promptly replaced...

Chris, if I were in your shoes, wingtips I assume :D I would wait and see what Harrelson sends back. If it gets your stones accurately flat what the heck, keep it. If it doesn't I would demand a...

When I spoke to Harrelson before buying the GDLP I inquired about the re-manufactured DRP. It was close in price to the glass plate. Harrelson told me that you have to buy the full price iron DRP and...

When I was looking at buying the GDLP I talked with Harrelson about the differences between the cast iron and the glass plates. I was concerned that if I were to drop the glass it would break, He...

Thanks Chris, I'm with you, the Bon Ami will do :)

Chris, you mentioned DMT sending you a cleaning kit for your plate. What does that consist of and is it any good?

This is encouraging. Thanks for the update. I also use a light touch when lapping my Shapton pros and can flatten one that I have been using and just needs a touch up in very short order. Maybe...

I still have my D8C and I use that for coarse stuff. A friend of mine said that Shapton suggests only lapping their stones. I figure that is because they can't be sure of what the grit is on another...

Geez Chris, I hope this is as you said an anomaly. I went for the GDLP and so far so good. I haven't lapped anything under 1000 with it. I am not sure how much more or less I have used mine then...