Tom Cancelleri Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 My local Woodcraft happens to have a Shapton lapping plate that you use the powder to flatten your stones. I have Shapton pro stones, and the lapping plate is in clearance at "make an offer" nobody wants to buy this thing. Is it worth making an offer? They have the price on it as 129 as the price for it about 7 years ago. Woodcraft price to break even on it is 84 bucks. They said well accept the most we can get for it. Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Make sure you can get refills of the powders before you buy. Without that it will have a short period of usefulness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trip Posted July 25, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 There are some very respected woodworkers and sharpening boffins that use lapping plates with diamond paste and/or powdered lapping abrasive for all their sharpening needs... So it’s more than just a way to flatten stones... And many savants maintain it’s the best way to sharpen... Note: we are talking lapping plates sans abrasive where the diamond paste or powdered abrasive + cutting oil is added at time of sharpening... On the upside, if you invest in a high-quality plate, you don’t need stones at all... The Shapton plate is really no better or worse than any other, but it was expensive for its size... As a comparison, the Veritas plate is bigger (a lot bigger) for around $95... You can use diamond paste or powdered abrasives from anyone... DMT, Veritas, et al sell plenty... The Veritas product killed-off the Shapton (export version) due to more plate, less $$... You can still import the Japanese version. At $89, the sale plate is price-competitive with the Veritas product. For the same $$, I’d rather have the bigger (Veritas) plate... Caveat Emptor: I don’t know how long one product wears compared to another... In theory, it takes many many years to dish a lapping plate --- but I did it in under one year on an el-cheapo plate with LV 5 Jnats (super hard natural polishing stones)... I’ve never owned a high-quality dry powder lapper, so I can’t say how long they last. But if it doesn't work out, I know who we can blame... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Crawford Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 i bought one 15+ years ago and no longer use it - found that a piece of plate glass and wet/dry sand paper does a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekcohen Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I do not believe that lapping plate is able to use diamond paste. This plate is ONLY for dry grit. Frankly, for this price you can purchase a very nice approx extra coarse - coarse diamond plate (250-300 grit), which will do a BETTER job flattening your Shaptons (I do all mine, from 1000 - 12000, on a 275 grit diamond stone). And it will do it without the hassle and muck. Regards from Perth Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I currently use a dmt plate to flatten. I figured it'd be worth asking, since at some point their probably going to be giving it away for next to nothing Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 ==>probably going to be giving it away for next to nothing discontinued product... I used to have a plate -- forget the make... killed it... I still have a bunch of lapping abrasive -- I sometimes use it on MDF -- it's a quick and dirty touch-up when I don't want to pull the stones out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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