Waterstone Lapping Plate

The lapping plate is 4 x 10.

Waterstone lapping plate.

Determine if your waterstone is flat. In order to keep flat and straight edges on cutting tools it is necessary to have a flat stone to sharpen on. With a consistent aggressive diamond surface and precision ground hand certified flat to 0 0005 the dia flat lapping plate assures precise results when flattening stones. For convenience and portability we like norton s three waterstone kit shown because two stones soak while you sharpen with the one sitting on top.

As long as the lapping stone stays flat it should work. Dmt s dia flat lapping plate is designed to bring back flatness to any conventional waterstone oilstone or arkansas stone the surface area is approximately 40 inches allowing easy flattening of both large and small stones. Ability to flatten his regular ceramic and natural stones a smoothly cutting device with precision dimensions and flatness evenly distributed diamonds and enough space to move the stones around. I own the dmt dia flat lapping plate and it can cost up to 195.

Sandpaper on glass is a cheap option but most of us end up investing in a coarse diamond plate at some point. Shapton also makes a lapping plate that runs around 400. Others use course diamond stones to lap their waterstones. Rub the flattening plate until the stone s darker low spot disappears.

Raised abrasives cut quickly. Waterstones are flattened with coarse flat stones called lapping plates or flattening stones. With more edges in contact with the waterstone these lapping plates surface the stones faster. Selecting a lapping plate for waterstones what is a lapping plate and why do i need one.

Its extra large surface area makes it easy to use. A lapping plate or flattening stone is a coarse stone used to flatten other sharpening stones. Waterstones are a great way to sharpen but because they wear from use you need a way to keep them flat. Grooves in the plate channel away.