I generally do not like to use Diamond plates to flatten stones. SiC on a granite block is my preferred method. Other very coarse and hard 8” bench stones are also cheap and effective……. But the Sharpal 10x4 and DMT dia-flat 10x4 have my attention. (And I am a bit of an impulsive buyer, and Christmas is coming up, and I should sell some of my lesser used stones, but I am also a bit of an impulsive buyer if I haven’t mentioned that already.)
The primary focus would be flattening JNATs. I tried flattening an Ark with an inexpensive SK-11 Diamond plate before and let’s just say the Ark won that battle. My Suehiro Gokumyo 20K has also pulled diamonds out of my Ez-Lap pocket plate which is no bueno too.
Does anyone have either of these flattening plates in the 10”x4” size and can speak on how they perform?
The Sharpal in particular is $100 while the DMT is $200 so pain-price-point on the Sharpal is pretty attractive.
The primary focus would be flattening JNATs. I tried flattening an Ark with an inexpensive SK-11 Diamond plate before and let’s just say the Ark won that battle. My Suehiro Gokumyo 20K has also pulled diamonds out of my Ez-Lap pocket plate which is no bueno too.
Does anyone have either of these flattening plates in the 10”x4” size and can speak on how they perform?
The Sharpal in particular is $100 while the DMT is $200 so pain-price-point on the Sharpal is pretty attractive.
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