Base for DMT hone

[Alberta Ed]

A few months ago I picked up an 8" DMT double-sided hone (red/green), after using the 6" bench stones for a couple of decades. (My BIL now has the bench stones). The 8" came with DMT's "exceptional" Non-Skid Mat, which I found to be unexceptional, being basically a piece of thin, semi-tacky plastic that didn't do much to hold the hone in place at all. So I stuck four sticky plastic dots -- the kind you see on cupboard doors -- on each corner, which really don't get used too much, at least the way I sharpen. That seemed to do the trick; I still get 99% of the usable hone surface, and the dots keep the hone from sliding around. Cost, about $1.60 (Canadian) and I still have 8 or 10 dots left.

 

[adamlau]

Or you can lay two strips of PTFE tape across a surface and position your plate atop crosswise. Say $1.40 (including CA sales tax) for a 260-inch roll. Two three-inch strips will cost you three cents.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Or you can lay two strips of PTFE tape across a surface and position your plate atop crosswise. Say $1.40 (including CA sales tax) for a 260-inch roll. Two three-inch strips will cost you three cents.

Good suggestion. I'll have to try that. The dots are handy though if you are taking the hone to various areas: workshop, kitchen, etc.

 

[Danketch]

I use the generic sub $20 I think sharpening stone holder you can get on a variety of big auction or river sites. Works good and I use for my waterstones as well. Can adjust for length and tighten up to stone. Rubber as well so wont slide.

 

[awestib]

or just put the diamond plate on another sharpening stone, maybe with wet paper towel in between. Is rock solid that way.