New Support for DMT Edge Pro Stones

I'm happy to see more interest :). And, I'll clarify- the reason I want the 1" stones is the ease at which they can be glued onto any stone blank (I suppose the 2" wides can still be). I envision buying a nice collection of unmounted 1" DMTs for safekeeping.

The 1/2" DMTs, though, I'm much more excited about even though I would use them less frequently. I just want to be prepared for the hard steel/ceramic recurves that I may occasionally come across when I begin sharpening for clients.

Either way and like I said- I'm happy to see there's interest here. Please keep contacting DMT so we can hopefully nudge this along.

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billcushman said:
The Edge Pro Diamond stones that are available on the Edge Pro site are a 600 and 1200 Eze-lap. Check out the attached link for other Eze-lap 1 x 6 stones.

http://www.eze-lap.com/product/1x6ds.htm

I have both Edge Pro diamond stones and both work fine.
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Thanks for the link. Confusingly, the stone without the center groove (looks like Ben's) is already mounted in wood..and for similar or greater prices than Ben's already mounted diamonds. I suppose the ones with the center groove would still work and they are a bit cheaper. Although there isn't a huge discount if you take into account you still need a $3 stone blank to attach it to... Not impressed unfortunately.
 
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I have been using the EZE-Lap 1x6 diamond hones for years with an Edge Pro ( Back then Ben did NOT recommend the use of diamond...period) and have yet to wear one out. They stick easily to the blanks and as long as you do not push too hard and let the diamond do the work, I see no reason to look elsewhere for diamond hones.( If one is satisfied with the grit size offered)
 
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Nosmo said:
I have been using the EZE-Lap 1x6 diamond hones for years with an Edge Pro ( Back then Ben did NOT recommend the use of diamond...period) and have yet to wear one out. They stick easily to the blanks and as long as you do not push too hard and let the diamond do the work, I see no reason to look elsewhere for diamond hones.( If one is satisfied with the grit size offered)
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How many blades do you think you've gotten out of them? Do they still cut satisfactorily? Aggressive remover of metal?
 
It has been my experience that a considerably coarser grit than the EP diamond hones would be preferable for reprofiling edges.

It has also been my experience that the EZ lap stones wear considerably faster than the DMT offerings.

Of course, it is entirely possible, indeed probable, that mine have worn quickly because the fine grit is not particularly well suited to heavy work such as reprofiling.

Ben
 
BladeChemist said:
How many blades do you think you've gotten out of them? Do they still cut satisfactorily? Aggressive remover of metal?
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The number of sharpenings would be a guess so won't quote a figure. They start out very aggressive and quickly settle down after a couple of blades. I use the Eze lap hones for sharpening only and not for heavy re profiling.
 
I have a full set of Eze-Lap stones and a DMT XXF four inch aligner stone mounted on blanks.

I use them in preference to the Edge Pro stones as they never need lapping, are good to go dry as well as wet, and using a paper clip I can compensate for differing stone thickness.

http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/865209/tp/1/

I do use and will continue to use the original stones, but for hogging off metal diamond plates are cool! You can go all diamond or mix and match. I doubt the knife cares once the previous grit of scratch pattern is wiped out by the next finer grit pattern.

The end result should still be a mirror edge that scares arm hair off your body.

I do like polish tapes, but I do use paper tape and crayon type polish to strop with also. Whatever works for that final shiny edge.

A good fat marker is your best buddy, and a large magnifying glass is her ugly but interesting friend!

The diamonds may be best for any initial edge and bevel setting and maintained using strops or water stones. After the initial breaking in period when the diamonds cut like crazy things, the stones settle in and work at their rated grits. This may be why some people think the stones are worn out and buy new ones?

They are really only coming good and can be used for ages before needing to be changed.
 
i keep thinking the best DIY solution would be to buy only the replacement sheet for atoma plates, cut it to size and stick it to an aluminium polish tape blank. even if you have to carefully grind 1mm or two from the blank. should be easy with a dremel, a good caliper and a D8XC.
 
I purchased the 42M (400) and the 42C (250) stones from Eze-lap without the wood base for the same prices as the 41 equivalents.

http://www.eze-lap.com/product/1x6ds.htm

Since the Edge-Pro diamond stones (600 and 1200) are made by Eze-lap, I now have a set of four Edge-Pro diamond stones. Until/unless DMT decides the make Edge-Pro stones or releases some stones in 1" x 6" size, the is the best alternative.
 
Added DMT Diamond to EP about 6 months ago. Works great for me. Used double sided tape to attach to strips of alum I cut and beveled the ends to match the EP stone holder.
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billcushman said:
I purchased the 42M (400) and the 42C (250) stones from Eze-lap without the wood base for the same prices as the 41 equivalents.

http://www.eze-lap.com/product/1x6ds.htm

Since the Edge-Pro diamond stones (600 and 1200) are made by Eze-lap, I now have a set of four Edge-Pro diamond stones. Until/unless DMT decides the make Edge-Pro stones or releases some stones in 1" x 6" size, the is the best alternative.
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How thick are they? 1/8" for mounting to a stone blank? I had no idea Ben sourced from eze-lap, I'm going to have to jump on that now- thanks for sharing!

rpttrsn said:
Added DMT Diamond to EP about 6 months ago. Works great for me. Used double sided tape to attach to strips of alum I cut and beveled the ends to match the EP stone holder.
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You know, that doesn't look half bad at all. Just shorten your stroke a bit and it looks like it would work. I'm a bit worried though of sharpening near the tip of the blade and having it get caught in the plastic dots. How have they worked for you across the entire blade?
 
I forgot to reply back in this.

I bought a DMT Aligner stone in x-coarse.

I took an EP blank, cleaned it with acetone, gave the DMT blank a brief wipe with acetone and used the Loctite 'professional' strength cyanoacrylate (superglue) to mount it.

Just like the picture shown previously.

It is a very rapid steel remover. Very nice for doing an initial re-profile to balance the cruddy factory grinds on the cheaper knives I generally buy. I wouldn't use this on a fancy blade with a tiny little bevel on it unless you really want to chew into it for some reason.

it is a world coarser than the EP 120 stone.

One has to watch the ends of the stone as it's shorter than the EP blanks so if you are careless you could smack the edge of the blade with the end of the stone.

Aside from that, I'm quite happy with it.
 
hardheart said:
you can get PSA diamond abrasive sheets in polyester or foil backed and mount them on blanks. 3M lists from 60 grit to 8-12 micron.

http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediaw...s6EVs6E666666--&fn=Flexible Diamond 6008J.pdf

http://www.moldshoptools.com/catalog/list.php?category_id=50
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Yep, have and use them. Currently using a 0.1 micron diamond PSA lapping film on a glass blank to finish my mirror edges- works wonderfully. The one link you posted lists a maximum length of 4 inches. If you order from psidragon you can get 3x6" sheets which will net you 3 diamond tapes after cutting. Still pricey though compared to AlOx tapes.
 
You know, that doesn't look half bad at all. Just shorten your stroke a bit and it looks like it would work. I'm a bit worried though of sharpening near the tip of the blade and having it get caught in the plastic dots. How have they worked for you across the entire blade?[/QUOTE]

It works the same way that it would with the DMT system, which is a similar sharpening concept. Not a problem with the tip for me. The alum. material is 1/8" thick. Since I was not using the DMT as much as the Edge Pro I added it to the system I preferred.
 
BladeChemist said:
How thick are they? 1/8" for mounting to a stone blank? I had no idea Ben sourced from eze-lap, I'm going to have to jump on that now- thanks for sharing!
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The 42M Medium (400) and Coarse (250) stones are exactly like the Edge-Pro 600 and 1200 stones except for grain size. They are the exact same size in all three dimensions. When mounted on blanks they will look EXACTLY like the Edge-Pro stones.
 
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