https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylisothiazolinone, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzisothiazolinone. Wonderful! Paul Sellers & Company Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with the company number 10347569. I have a couple Arkansas stones (hard; translucent) and I can’t see why I shouldn’t use the same bottle of glass cleaner as I use on everything else. I have know idea what grit it is, I think I have washed it twice and cant remember ever checking to see if it is flat and I use 3 in 1 oil . My thinking is that the 3×8 double-sided will serve most of my regular needs, but I can use the small XC when I need to remove a lot of material during the restoration process. I don’t like them. The type of stone also matters as a softer stone might be all right with a DMT 120 or an Atoma 140, but something like a Shapton Pro 1k ends up with a horrifically scarred surface after lapping with the DMT 120 (I've since sold this stone so I can't try it with the Atoma 140). A reputable dealer who sold me ceramic slips for carving tools told me to use water as lubrication. DMT Diamond Stones are available in two main varieties, the Interrupted Surface found on their 6" and 8" Whetstones and DuoSharp stones, and the Continuous Surface found on their Dia-Sharp stones. I am sure there could be something to honing fluids but presentations to me have so far failed to impress me. Many such people lose sight of the fact the wood itself is abrasive and so what starts out at 15,000 or 20,000 becomes reduced to a few hundred in the first few strokes anyway. My argument is, that if you are making one-off pieces,…, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. The finer the grit the greater the propensity to surface clog. I think that EZE_Lap have proven themselves to me. I can’t imagine why the Japanese have wasted centuries using them….still, what would they know? Get his weekly digest delivered straight to your inbox. Easy and clean to do and do not get wet hands. I am not sure why people complicate things so. First, how much pressure do you use when you are lapping? Thanks! I think if you were going to use the 140 exclusively for lapping you would need to follow up on the Rika or similar to cleanup the surface. ?…try it…i have all the worlds of sharpening…you name it diamond plates, diamond paste, waterstones, strops, stropping compounds and ill just safely and wisely say that i use them all in fairness to get the edge that works for me…and yes the effort is unreal an my arms are like…massive..but that be the foreplane to thank mainly but for me that effort shows in the time that edge lasts and the finish it leaves behind….and mr sellers…youre an inspiration to very many and your work is amazing its been a pleasure to have seen your vids on youtube i hope to be as successfull but i doubt with my mentality that will be possible…but boy do i love to make some craking stuff . nor did many of the other methods used today. Dinner was cooked as usual but due to social distancing, the missis and I ran an uber…, I replaced an Erika 85 (with all the accessories) with a Minimax 16” Bandsaw and haven’t regretted my decision for a moment. I've had the DMTs longer than the Atomas, so this may eventually apply to both, but the DMT 325 has taken on a yellow hue to its surface. You use 250, then 800 and 1200 grit stones to grind and hone, followed by 15000 grit stropping to polish. TL;DR: The Atoma 400 is worth it over the DMT 325 if you have the extra money to spend. In other words, if you were to use water stones, would choose a different mix. May I ask two quick questions? Again the Atomas are a clear winner. Is the extra area worth it? That’s fine if the intension is to sharpen and not work wood. Hey great writeup! I am about to work my way through your course, I want to start with sharpening. I’ve lived around here for the last 20 years. This website uses cookies to store information on your computer. They are both preservatives (microbicide and a fungicide) used in cosmetics. I have an addiction and can't stop buying things, and because of that I've ended up with a DMT 120, DMT 325, Atoma 140, and Atoma 400. I don’t use DMT though I have used them on a very limited basis. My question is how large of a diamond plate do you recommend? Both the DMT 120 and the Atoma 140 leave pretty bad finishes on anything 1000 grit or higher, but that was too be expected. Part of the reason why I did this resurfacing on my plates was to try and prep them for flattening use. Not to bother with lapping either – a waste of time and effort. Will it damage the brass wheel that rolls on the stone? for anything but temporarily. You can buy a chisel that takes and keeps a keen edge for 50 bucks or 5. at Gillette. I usually go through the grits from 250, 400, 600, 800,1200,1600, 2000, 2400. You cannot use a square edged stone to sharpen traditional Japanese weapons. I’…, Dear Paul. I recently discovered that my new chisels, although of good quality, needed to be lapped. Is an auto glass cleaner like auto gym fast glass what you mean? I only wishI had you as a teacher when I was young. How does this brand compare to DMT? I was using only water on my stones and trying to flatin my plane blades it seams to take over 8 hours to do. With … I’m a recent convert to woodworking. You are a gift to us all. Watch out for the snake oil!!! The replacement pads themselves costs a bit more than a DMT, but if you already have an Atoma that's worn out buying a replacement pad makes more sense than getting a cheaper DMT. I have an addiction and can't stop buying things, and because of that I've ended up with a DMT 120, DMT 325, Atoma 140, and Atoma 400.