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2nd March 2016, 12:13 PM #1
Aldi four way diamond plates
I know what you are going to say, these are probably rubbish and you are probably correct but for $10 they could come in really handy for the occasional woodworker.
The little woman picked up a couple of these, one for me and one for my brother.
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John
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2nd March 2016, 12:37 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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I bought one a couple of years ago, had heaps of use and still good. Might go grab another one,me thinks
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2nd March 2016, 01:04 PM #3
Been using one for a few years.
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2nd March 2016, 01:59 PM #4Intermediate Member
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Yep, I have one and it is fine for what it is. Does the job.
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2nd March 2016, 05:58 PM #5Taking a break
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Not fine enough for my liking to use on woodworking tools, but it works a treat on kitchen knives
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2nd March 2016, 06:35 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I have had one for a few years but don't use it much as even the finest one is to course to get a fine surface on tools leaves a course scratched surface.
Regards Rod.Rod Gilbert.
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3rd March 2016, 08:20 AM #7
I think the 200 will probably be the most used, or maybe keep it in the kitchen. I ran a ruler over the faces and they are not exactly flat.
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3rd March 2016, 11:11 AM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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We have no Aldi here in the West, and I think I'd give'em a try. Anyone game to help me?
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3rd March 2016, 11:43 AM #9
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3rd March 2016, 12:05 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Mine seems pretty flat when I checked. I use them to sharpen scissors, the back of plane iron and chisels.
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3rd March 2016, 12:16 PM #11
Close but they are bowed towards the ends.
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3rd March 2016, 03:53 PM #12
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3rd March 2016, 09:00 PM #13
I got one a few years back and mostly use it to regrind bevels and to rehab old beat up blades. It is not fine enough for really sharp so I finish on a stone. That said it is really good for the grunt work of getting old blades flat on the back. At the price get a couple. Handy to have.
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5th March 2016, 05:08 PM #14SENIOR MEMBER
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Good for flattening water stones, mine is flat on all 4 faces
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14th March 2016, 01:33 PM #15GOLD MEMBER
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Harbor freight has them here, but they've always asked more (about $15 US). That's the nature of the beast, though, HF has a lot of junk and they are in business and doing well because they ask quite a lot for things you can find cheaper elsewhere (presuming you don't shop their sales).
Anyway, I got one of those a couple of years ago just out of curiosity, I think they were $10 US at the time, and I had shaptons. I believe they shed a bit of grit into the shaptons from time to time.
For sharpening, they suffer from inconsistent diamond sizes, but for $10, they're plenty good enough for that.
For good stones, ezelaps in 8x3 were available here for a long time for $35, easily the best thing available for the price, but I believe amazon has pricing software that responds to demand and after word got out about that, they went way up from that.
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