Thread: Diamond Plates

Originally Posted by silentC

I paid $9 for the set. Best value for money I've had in awhile.

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9 bucks ??!! :eek:

Geez Louise they fall off the back of a truck or something?

Can you get me some ?

Silent old buddy, maaaaatttttte. If you happen to see another set

I was a bit sceptical of them when I picked them up but for $9 I thought "what the heck"? The plastic base is rubbish, I think the good ones have some sort of high-density plastic base. These ones have too much flex in them. But if you put them on something flat, they are flexible enough that they sit flat. Definitely only worth $9.

I've missed the market this month (first week of every month) but I'll try and get to it next month and hopefully pick up a couple of sets.

Silent mate, I have 2 of them and they cost me around $300. :eek:

Mine were made in China!!

We make good stuff dont we?

Oh mine, this is my 666th post. I gotta stop. :eek:

666th post

You have a looooooooong way to go, Grasshopper.

Silent,
I used to use coarse diamond stones for coarse grinding, but found they lost their aggressiveness fairly quickly. I now use a sander with Derek's jig to grind the main bevel, which normally takes less than a minute, and then go to medium and fine diamond stones for honing the micro-bevel, with final polishing on MDF charged with Veritas honing compound. The whole process is now very quick.

I have never used waterstones, because I don't fancy the chore of constantly flattening them. The DMT diamond medium and fine diamond stones are very rigid and flat, and have lasted me a number of years without losing their bite when they are just used for honing micro-bevels. They cost a bit more than $9 though. You seem to have got a bargain if you have a usable set for that price.

Rocker

Originally Posted by Wongo

We make good stuff dont we?

Oh mine, this is my 666th post. I gotta stop. :eek:

You'll be okay when you get to 888.

I used to use coarse diamond stones for coarse grinding, but found they lost their aggressiveness fairly quickly

No doubt a $3 diamond plate is going to be rendered useless fairly quickly but I suppose I can go through a few of them before I catch up to the cost of a good one.

Now as for waterstones, well you can't beat them for making a mess and getting your hands dirty - isn't that what it's all about, deep down?

Remember that the finest diamond plate ("superfine") only has a grit of 1200 (9 microns), which is equivalent to a waterstone of about 2500. A 6000 waterstone is 2 microns, while Veritas green hone is 3 microns (equivalent to a 4000 waterstone). I must admit to feeling a little confused about the latter rating since this means that honing with Veritas green crayon is counterproductive! I am presently exploring this issue further.

Regards from Perth

Derek

And don't I just love my 12000, yes 12K waterstone for that last polish!!!
jacko

Originally Posted by jacko

And don't I just love my 12000, yes 12K waterstone for that last polish!!!
jacko

I can't remember my last polish

Derek,

I scary sharp my chisels as I find the waterstones a PITA.

I was using Veritas Green Compound but I found it did a really good job of removing the polish I had just got on 2500 W/D. So now I just go to 2500 W/D and leave it at that. My bald left hand can attest to the sharpness.

Dan