I just started using those, for touchups and field sharpening, and love the edge they leave.I use coarse, and fine grit,then strop on bare leather, and the edges are toothy and they shave too! I used the coarse grit to reprofile my Paramilitary2 in s30v and its not that hard at all! So much easier than using water and oil stones, plus less messy! I put an edge on few kitchen knives, and they cut like crazy! I have a small beltsander too, but use it just for rough profiling!great stuff overall!
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Who is using DMT diamond sharpeners???
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Been using these a LOT:
Dia-Folds (C/F, EF/EEF), frequently used with an Aligner/Magna-Guide for re-bevelling.
'Credit Card' hones (F & EF), very handy for quick touch-ups on pocketknives.
DMT Dia-Paste (1 micron) on one of my strops.
I also have two double-sided 6" Dia-Sharps (XC/C, F/EF) and a Duo-Sharp bench hone (C/F), but haven't used them near as much as I should. My habits are built around using smaller hones, while sitting in an easy chair and watching TV or whatever. If I manage to find a convenient table or tray more suitable for using the larger hones in the same setting, I'll likely use the larger hones more (I've actually been giving this a lot of thought lately).
I wholly agree, these are great tools. :thumbup:
Dia-Folds (C/F, EF/EEF), frequently used with an Aligner/Magna-Guide for re-bevelling.
'Credit Card' hones (F & EF), very handy for quick touch-ups on pocketknives.
DMT Dia-Paste (1 micron) on one of my strops.
I also have two double-sided 6" Dia-Sharps (XC/C, F/EF) and a Duo-Sharp bench hone (C/F), but haven't used them near as much as I should. My habits are built around using smaller hones, while sitting in an easy chair and watching TV or whatever. If I manage to find a convenient table or tray more suitable for using the larger hones in the same setting, I'll likely use the larger hones more (I've actually been giving this a lot of thought lately).
I wholly agree, these are great tools. :thumbup:
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me 2 david--dmt and creamics, stropping is all i ever use. A diamond is the hardest stuff on the planet. Itll cut anything. You dont need anything else. W/ proper care, DMT stones last 4 years.
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I have the DMT aligner. I didn't expect a whole lot from the aligner becasue it is made of plastic but it actually works well.
The stones are great, which i expected.
I had intended on buying a lansky mount to use with the system but the DMT one seems to be working fine.... I am guessing you were refering to the bench stones but i do not have enough skill for hand sharpening at this point.
The stones are great, which i expected.
I had intended on buying a lansky mount to use with the system but the DMT one seems to be working fine.... I am guessing you were refering to the bench stones but i do not have enough skill for hand sharpening at this point.
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I use the aligner kit and it works great for me. I've gotten my knives to hair splitting with it now that I've gotten my flow down. It took a little while to find the best way to use it but now its my favorite way to sharpen
Been carrying around the F credit card sharpener. I really love it! I think they're a really good way to get a feel for what the continuous surface is like too.
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I only use the X-coarse to start the edge and the coarse to finish, in the dia large stones. The coarse gives me a good shaving edge and removes the burrs so I don't even need to strop. So, no convexing the apex.Then in my pack and truck I only carry the coarse in the duo stones. DM
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just last night I sharpened one of my knives going all the way from X-Coarse to EEFine. I have finally gotten my technique to where I can get hair whittling edges reliably. I couldn't be happier with my DMT setup.
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Can you use any sized knife with this? I have an Ontario rat 1 but looking into gettin a Becker BK9. Can one of those DiaFold System handle big knives?
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With the Dia-Fold hones, the Aligner/Magna-Guide should handle blades up to ~ 8" or so, maybe a little bigger. You can use a bench hone with the Aligner clamp if you wish, which would afford more freedom of motion. The downside to using the smaller hones & guide rods is, it can get somewhat awkward to reach the full span of a really big blade's length. It works, but you might feel a bit constrained by it. You could also use the clamp with a sheet of wet/dry sandpaper on a hard, flat surface (like glass, or a counter/benchtop). Here's a video from DMT, demonstrating use of the Aligner clamp with a bench hone:
[video=youtube;iZOM_3Xi8O0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iZOM_3Xi8O0[/video]
I have XXC, XC, F, and EF stones from DMT. I like the F and EF, but the coarser ones seem to lose their "bite" against steel after a while.
So now, I prefer stones where the entire block is the abrasive material rather than just a coating, at least when I'm dealing with coarse stones. Otherwise, my F and EF stones give me very good edges.
So now, I prefer stones where the entire block is the abrasive material rather than just a coating, at least when I'm dealing with coarse stones. Otherwise, my F and EF stones give me very good edges.