ZDP-189 is it any good?

The D8XX devours steel, but I still wish I had a belt sander for changing the primary grinds on flat ground blades. The D8XX pounds through hollow grinds to give you a flat to the stone edge real fast, but changing a flat saber grind to a zero grind takes some time, as I found out with my Endura Wave. If you use heavy pressure and no water it can speed things up. I rinse mine off every so often to get rid of the crud that starts accumulating.

Let us know how the D8EE works. I know a lot of guys used to the better 8000 grit waterstones really complain about the finish the D8EE leaves, but I have never used it. I remember a thread where Thom Brogan bought one, and after flattening several stones and sharpening several knives he had to resort to lapping it with the D8EF to get it to polish better. Being a diamond stone I would imagine it does cut faster than most waterstones, and if you are used to a 1200 grit diamond finish it should be quite a leap past that in terms of polish.

Mike
 
I do not use anything but diamonds. Bench stones first to 1200 and then leather loaded with powders. To polish edge it is 6 microns powder mostly, which I do very carefully because it is easy to round edge on leather. I hope D8EE will let me sharpen it without leather at all o rmay be only at very late stages.

I think it is possible that way hard fixed diamonds affect very edge may be different then diamond on leather and so it will be better.

Thanks, Vassili
 
nozh2002 said:
I do not use anything but diamonds. Bench stones first to 1200 and then leather loaded with powders. To polish edge it is 6 microns powder mostly, which I do very carefully because it is easy to round edge on leather. I hope D8EE will let me sharpen it without leather at all o rmay be only at very late stages.

I think it is possible that way hard fixed diamonds affect very edge may be different then diamond on leather and so it will be better.

Thanks, Vassili
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Have you tried stropping on a piece of paper with a solid backing like a glass plate instead of the leather? I definately understand not wanting to go to stropping on leather, as all I ever did on leather was round off my edges. The D8EE seems to fit your needs perfectly, as it has the diamonds you love in a fine grit.

Mike
 
gunmike1 said:
Have you tried stropping on a piece of paper with a solid backing like a glass plate instead of the leather? I definately understand not wanting to go to stropping on leather, as all I ever did on leather was round off my edges. The D8EE seems to fit your needs perfectly, as it has the diamonds you love in a fine grit.

Mike
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I trid MDF, it is better a bit then leather but dusty! I do not want to breeze this dust. The problem wth paper on glass or marble is - I do not want to waste diamonds after each use.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
gunmike1 said:
I definately understand not wanting to go to stropping on leather, as all I ever did on leather was round off my edges.
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Have you ever tried using fairly thin, hard leather glued to a hard surface? I use a piece of roohide loaded with diamond dust. Works for me.

Hans
 
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