ncrockclimb
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Just curious. Do you use these dry or wet?
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KME Gold Series Diamond Stones - do you add water when using?
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I spritz them with a spray bottle, then dab them on a rag. I do this every so often during a sharpening session. They seem to cut better for me this way. Not sure if they do or if it's mainly psychological, but that's how I do it. 
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I have never used the KME diamond stones but my guess is they are not much different than DMT stones for instance. You can use them dry I am pretty sure but I have been using my DMT stones with water and a bit dish soap. Just enough soap to mitigate the water tension on the surface. I find the feedback maybe even better this way and they stay clean. You don't end up having all that black metal dust on your fingers and everywhere else in the air. At the end I rinse them, dry them a bit and done. I do that too on the DMT dotted stones even though the dots work as a reservoir for "shavings".
I have used the DMT Diafolds too and usually dry. I have never gotten really good with them other than a applying a microbvel and I guess that is really what they are made for although then I don't understand why they come in so many different grits? You can do some serious grinding with them too and I guess that is why but since it is a handheld and difficult to lay down on a surface, my consistency lacks quite a bit, compared to the DMT credit cards for instance which are great too.. Anyway, that gets quite dusty so rinsing them under water is a good idea, unless only used for microbevel.
I have used the DMT Diafolds too and usually dry. I have never gotten really good with them other than a applying a microbvel and I guess that is really what they are made for although then I don't understand why they come in so many different grits? You can do some serious grinding with them too and I guess that is why but since it is a handheld and difficult to lay down on a surface, my consistency lacks quite a bit, compared to the DMT credit cards for instance which are great too.. Anyway, that gets quite dusty so rinsing them under water is a good idea, unless only used for microbevel.
Hi folks, I haven't used KME's either only EZE lap and Lansky. In the machine shop all finish grinding and honing is done with cutting oils of different kinds. Keeping the metal and abrasive dust down is one reason but the main ones are to keep the stones from loading up, to minimize heat and most of all, for a superior finish. Oh I left out that it greatly extends the life of the abrasive and reduces retruing of the stones to. So I tried it on the diamond stones and it actually cut much better. The final finish is smoother to. In the field or for work with non diamond stones spit works great to (I read it some where). Water and soapy water tend to dry out too fast. For you military folks, remember the spit shine we put on our shoes? Hey it's nice to share good stuff, thanks.