DMT vs EZ-Lap

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H-m-m-m, better sharpener including price? I really would like to be healthy though rich instead sick but poor
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If seriously, better sharpener is more expensive, this is quite natural and not with sharpeners only. As to DMT vs. Eze-Lap comparison, I have some dmts and some eze-laps, my impressions on DMT sharpeners I have expressed here. I'll share my impressions on Eze-Lap stuff somewhat later, after I'll cope with some work scheduled onto earlier time.
So far I can say certainly: DMT stuff is better, it cuts more controllably and lasts longer. Eze-Lap cuts crazier at the beginning but is less durable and loses cutting abilities faster. But each DMT sharpener costs almost twice as suitable Eze-Lap counterpart.
Here my advice is over, you should decide yourself what is better for you. This is not simple question, if one stuff would be definitely better than another nobody would buy this another
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[This message has been edited by Sergiusz Mitin (edited 11-14-2000).]
 
My experiences with the hones are parallel to what Sergiusz describes, with the added comment that the Ez-Lap's I have used have come with very rough and uneven initial finishes that will tear an edge apart, they need to be worn down to allow uniform sharpening.


-Cliff
 
The DMTs cost a LOT more; dont cut as well since half of the surface is not covered with diamonds, and dont last any longer. You can get the EZLap at Walmart. If you were to take an equal grit DMT and an equal grit EZLap and rub them together face to face, what you would end up with is a plain piece of plastic in the DMT. I have several of both and use them both. They are both good sharpeners, but you get more for your money with the EZLap.

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The DMTs...dont cut as well since half of the surface is not covered...

And I thought it (or whatevertheycallit) is supposed to reduce builtup
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Anyways..., I also use both and always find the DMTs last longer. In my opinion, it is not because of the quality of the diamond, but moreso because of the way they bond the diamond dust to the surface. My toughest tests came when I chipped a MD ceramic knife, I wasted one good EZLap doing it. The EZLap was not new, but my DMT was 2 years older, and I managed to get rid of the chipping.

At first I didn't believe this, as I asked Mad Dog himself on how to resharpen the ceramic knife, and he suggested me the EZLaps. Two incidents later, now I'm convinced that the diamond on the EZLaps get dislocated more easily compared to the DMT counterparts. Mind you that when I use both sharpeners on steel knives, they last way too long to notice the difference. Bought more EZLaps than them DMTs...

[This message has been edited by Frantium (edited 11-14-2000).]
 
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