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I bought the lapping film and it works perfectly on the backside of the plates. No need to purchase all 7 $25 dollar plates. Maybe just buy 2, since there are 5 plates with holes and 7 lapping films. Be sure to clean off diamond debris before lapping and you're golden.
So, the plates (say the 800 grit that comes with it) will still mount and work with the lapping film on the back side? Then you just flip it over? Thanks for the idea.
I can't thank you enough for making this video. I've had the Worksharp PPA for about six months now. And i absolutely love this thing. It's a fantastic, easy to use and highly effective knife sharpening system that includes everything you need. What I never expected was just how in to sharpening I've become. I've watched so many videos on how to properly use it as well as sharpening tutorials in general. You're right, the base Worksharp system gets a blade very very sharp. But your video rocked my world. I'm always looking to improve results, and I had no idea about lapping film until watching this. Since then I've researched it more, and I also ordered the sheets and 7 ceramic honing panels to make an identical kit to yours. The panels were on sale during a tax free weekend so that was the easiest option for me that didn't involve sharing the panels I already have. Thanks again for such an eye opening and educational video, this was a total game changer.
DUUUUUDE!!! You're awesome! You provided not just food for thought, but entire buffet my man. So I've been collecting knives for around 5 years and have taken up sharpening, reluctantly at first a couple years ago, I suck free-hand, so I bought the OG PA when it came out and it's pretty much all I use until, my first run Pro PA came in about a week ago, when I came across your video. A thousand thank you's bro. My film arrived today, I bought the steel 1/8" thick by 1 inch wide, a 48" piece at tractor supply for under 11 dollars. Got some cutting discs for my Dremel tool and I'll be attempting to cut 7 strips of the steel for use with the lapping film. This seems next level brother, maybe some I'm new I'm not hung up on leather and paste. I'm gonna give this an honest go, given the fixed angle of the Pro, I'm excited for reproducible results. Thanks again, I'll be watching your videos regularly.
Thanks for the incredible tip on the lapping film for this system. I got mine a couple weeks ago and haven't had a chance to try it yet. I'm a total newb to sharpening, so thinking about buying a cheap chefs knife at the dollar store, dulling it on a brick, then trying to put an age back on it before putting any good knives on it.
@@EZ_Case outstanding! No problems, not only for laying films, but I've cut some smooth and rough leather strops and used contact cement to adhere then to the steel, and I load different grits of gunny juice diamond compound on then, then went to hobby lobby and got some bass wood strips and now I've got diamond compounds on a few of those, that's how gunny does it, works well for stropping, best of luck with it, have fun!
Danke für deine Info diese Lapping Films werde ich mir sofort besorgen Die Grundplatten werde ich mir anfertigen 2,5mm Blech Flachschleifmaschine auf 2,2mm schleifen CNC bohren 3.4mm 142,65mm Bohrung Mitte zu Bohrung Mitte. Eine Bohrung auf 4,8mm oval fräsen. Nochmal Großen Dank Herzliche Grüße aus Österreich
I picked up a two pack of the 600/800 stones for $34 and have added the lapping sheets on each side and punched holes and it works perfectly. I use 12/9/5/3 micron and its woking perfectly and really does a fantastic job. Thanks for the advice
I suppose it depends on how you finish your edges. I skip the workshop strop and use one from knives plus. I took two sets of knives, and one set constantly gives me BESS of 110 to 115. The other 145 to 150. 2 identical fillet knives and 2 identical pocket knives. Using these, I only went down by 2 grams....nice and shiny but not that much sharper. If I want a super shine, I put a thin layer of flex polish on a strop, let it dry, and then strop. Really nice shine, but there no decrease in BESS value.
I had mentioned this in earlier reviews, rs hughes is the largest 3m distributor and they sell to the public. You may need buy by the case...but when you break it down its the cheapest per sheet.
Okay so report time.. I just got the lapping films in today.. and they do in fact stick on top of my DMT aligner diamond stones rather securely.. I bought the 7 pack of 8 and a half by 11" and a 7 pack of four and a half by 11" I was able to put an insane mirror polish on my pocket knife and these films also adhere to Spyderco ceramic pocket Stones as well which are 5Lx 1W just in case somebody else has a different system than the work Sharp sharp and they also adhere rather securely to my DC4 on both sides as well.. hope this helps.. Also thankyou for the heads up on this Amazing product, SweetKnives!
When you take one off a strip of lapping paper from the ceramic plate where do place the used one so you can use it again? And does it stick multiple times again to the plate! Thanks in advance for your response.
Your suggesting to buy several ceramic plate from work sharp? 2nd how do you know when to change lapping paper. I’m new in knife sharpening the reason I am asking. In fact, I don’t seem to have good luck with leather strop because when I finish with ceramic plate I will use the leather and the blade gets dull!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the information! I was wondering about this and have never used lapping films before. But holy crap a new ceramic Plate at the on the Work Sharp site is 24.95! But I believe there's someone on Etsy selling the blank plates for around 15 or 20. Subscribing!
I wonder if you could us magnetic paint on the plastic or aluminum?we used it years ago at my wife’s preschool. We painted a rectangle on wall and framed it and magnets 🧲 stuck too it.
Your Amazon link does not link to the 3M products, but the manufacturer is listed as Taytools, there is a separate 3M product with 4 sheets. Am I missing something?
Couldn’t you jump to every other grit, or do you need to go through every grit in turn for the best results? As for alcohol to clean the film, I would just use standard denatured alcohol you could get at Home Depot, right? Even the 91% isopropyl you can get at Walmart should work fine, but you know your link is a good deal on a large bottle of if. Great tip, subscribed, thanks!
You do not link to 3M lapping films. Can you provide the link to this amazing 3M product you are talking about. Or are you just trying to piggyback on 3M?
Your insight is so deeply appreciated. So I bought the lapping film sheets from the link you provided and I'm about ready to apply them to my steel bars from Simon (again thank you). Looks like you have a little overhang on the edges. Why is that and how much overhang would you recommend?
25 bucks a piece for the ceramic plates from Work Sharp...nope. I had high hopes for this sharpener. I can't get a solid grip on a lot of my fkat grinds with thicker blade spines either.
@@Sweetknives I'll look into it...what is thickness of the ceramic stone....I don't have the sharpener yet because I live in a country that is difficult to have international deliveries but I'm working on that
Great video. I've already ordered the lapping films. I'm amazed at how much faster the Pro PA is working for me than the last model. Not being able to machine my own steel plates (nor wanting to spend $25 / Worksharp ceramic plate), I'm trying to figure out my options. Using the Worksharp 800 and ceramic plates, is it really necessary to start at 30 microns rather than 12?
I agree that 12 micron is better to start with than 30. Also a guy on Etsy sells a 3d printed plate for the Pro PA for lapping film. It's one for $10 or as many as 10 for $50. I can't tell the quality yet as mine haven't arrived.
@@bobpancakes6075 Yes, I saw this 3d printed plates and messaged him. He acknowledged the same problem with his non-steel plate that the plate tends to get stuck as the magnet passes over the knife. I may wait to see if better options appear in the future or limit my lapping to the PA OG.
I found another person who is making more plates and they will be less than Work Sharp, keep a look out for new videos Ill be making. As for the 30 microns, I think you could skip 30 if you wanted.
Not sure if I am making this to simplistic but why not use the back side of the diamond plates for your film. You can buy 2 for $34.00 and add your film and when you need them you can still peel off the film and use the abrasive side. The magnet works on both sides.
Is a good idea but by doing that you would have a different angle because of the added steel on the other side from the other stones so you would have to adjust that, I like the idea though. Another thing is contamination of diamond dust etc from the other side...
No shit!! Freaking genius! I wish I read this before buying the right steel, the tools to cut it with, spending the time to drill and polish to perfect flatness. Well at least I'm ready to give it a proper go. Post about how your flipping idea works
@@Sweetknives Added steel? Flipping the stone doesn't make the stone all of a sudden get thicker. It's the same stone. Same angle. I tried it. It works perfectly.
Why buy any extra? Couldn’t you just put the 7 pieces of lapping film on the back side of the 7 standard plates? The magnet will still hold the plate with the film on, won’t it?
What metal did you buy at Home Depot (in what department)? I bought the Gritomatic 4" stone holder, no magnets involved. BTW, I also sent you an email - I'll resend it with sanman187 in the subject line.
Instead buying a bunch of new ceramic plates. Could a you get away with using the back of the plates that come with the kit, and stick the lapping tape in the back of them? Or does it need to be a ceramic backing?
I use a DMT aligner guided system and I'm wondering if I could use the 3m film on top of the diamond stones.. I also have a couple of Spyderco ceramic pocket stones that should work as well as a double stuff 2.. I primarily free hand strop sharpen my blades with sandpaper these days and use Bark River compounds instead of using my diamond stones.. but I dunno if I should use an 8x2 or go smaller like a 5x1 in order to maximize the longevity of the 3m films.. Any thoughts on this?
But polishing super steels like high-speed tool steels wouldn't make sense, right? These films are aluminum oxide, and you need diamond paste to polish properly because using Al.Ox. can cause carbude fallout, so i hear! i would love to be fully informed on this topic by someone so i can understand better and whether that's even true or not.
It semi works for shine but only reduces BESS results by a few grams. I bought some plates then 1x6 kangaroo leather strops with adhesive backing from gritomatic. Now I use gunny juice but you can use diamond paste, spray etc. Doesn't do much as far as BESS results but takes less time to get the same results on super steels as the microfilm does....and is less expensive. If I didn't own any super steels and I wanted the super shine, then I would have stuck with the lapping films as they do put quite a shine on softer metals. Also get a hard felt block to debur the super steels before using the films. They are not strops, they are abrasives. They do not remove the micro burr.
They put the mirror edge on the knife edge. Without them its virtually impossible to do unless you have the correct water stones, but this has been proven to be highly effective in putting a mirror edge (essentially making the knife sharper).
Just a question I've always used 3M lapping film but it's always been the 3M diamond lapping film and this says it's the Aluminum oxide and a whole lot cheaper than the diamond. Have you noticed a difference between the two? I would love to save some money but not at the cost of performance. Thanks for the help.
The difference mainly is cost and speed. Diamond lapping film is very hard to get and 10x more expensive and doesn't necessarily produce better results. Overall, the AO is a much better cost alternative and produces outstanding results (may take a bit more time vs diamonds). If money is no object, get the diamond lapping film from 3M if you can find it.
@@Sweetknives Ok thanks I did buy some of this to give it a shot. I still have some of the diamond films but yes it's expensive 30 bucks a sheet and wicked edge is the only place I've ever seen it. Thanks
@@Sweetknives it does . It’s all I had from the auto section at wal mart but I’d like to try this lapping stuff . Good vid . There’s nothing wrong with obsessing over an edge for an hour or so . Currently looking for a 15 shaman around $300 . I hear that steel lasts a long long time
Its like why do you need knife sharper... well we knife guys are obsessed with edges and we want to spend 15 hours sharpening one knife to microscopic perfection... DUH!! 😂🤣
Just put the film in the cart. Thanks!!!! Hopefully my Pro Adjust from DLT shows up tomorrow. Any source yet for after market plates to put the film on?
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I bought the lapping film and it works perfectly on the backside of the plates. No need to purchase all 7 $25 dollar plates. Maybe just buy 2, since there are 5 plates with holes and 7 lapping films. Be sure to clean off diamond debris before lapping and you're golden.
So, the plates (say the 800 grit that comes with it) will still mount and work with the lapping film on the back side? Then you just flip it over? Thanks for the idea.
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo yes. No problem. I put the highest grit with the highest lapping film, so I don’t have to wonder which is which.
Wait. 7 plates, 7 films. You're putting a film on the leather strop?
@@coreybikes if you flip the plate over, it isn’t leather, it’s steel, a perfectly flat surface for adhering the lapping film.
What did you use to punch the holes in the paper to fit on the plates? Or just cut short?
I can't thank you enough for making this video. I've had the Worksharp PPA for about six months now. And i absolutely love this thing. It's a fantastic, easy to use and highly effective knife sharpening system that includes everything you need. What I never expected was just how in to sharpening I've become. I've watched so many videos on how to properly use it as well as sharpening tutorials in general. You're right, the base Worksharp system gets a blade very very sharp. But your video rocked my world. I'm always looking to improve results, and I had no idea about lapping film until watching this. Since then I've researched it more, and I also ordered the sheets and 7 ceramic honing panels to make an identical kit to yours. The panels were on sale during a tax free weekend so that was the easiest option for me that didn't involve sharing the panels I already have. Thanks again for such an eye opening and educational video, this was a total game changer.
DUUUUUDE!!! You're awesome! You provided not just food for thought, but entire buffet my man. So I've been collecting knives for around 5 years and have taken up sharpening, reluctantly at first a couple years ago, I suck free-hand, so I bought the OG PA when it came out and it's pretty much all I use until, my first run Pro PA came in about a week ago, when I came across your video. A thousand thank you's bro. My film arrived today, I bought the steel 1/8" thick by 1 inch wide, a 48" piece at tractor supply for under 11 dollars. Got some cutting discs for my Dremel tool and I'll be attempting to cut 7 strips of the steel for use with the lapping film. This seems next level brother, maybe some I'm new I'm not hung up on leather and paste. I'm gonna give this an honest go, given the fixed angle of the Pro, I'm excited for reproducible results. Thanks again, I'll be watching your videos regularly.
Awesome, let me know how it works out.
Thanks for the incredible tip on the lapping film for this system. I got mine a couple weeks ago and haven't had a chance to try it yet. I'm a total newb to sharpening, so thinking about buying a cheap chefs knife at the dollar store, dulling it on a brick, then trying to put an age back on it before putting any good knives on it.
I’m debating doing this. How did it work out for you?
@@EZ_Case outstanding! No problems, not only for laying films, but I've cut some smooth and rough leather strops and used contact cement to adhere then to the steel, and I load different grits of gunny juice diamond compound on then, then went to hobby lobby and got some bass wood strips and now I've got diamond compounds on a few of those, that's how gunny does it, works well for stropping, best of luck with it, have fun!
I've been doing this for my KME for a couple years now...Well worth the effort. Fortunately KME sells a set of glass backers made for this.
Thanks for the advice!
Subscribed.
A Tanto sharping video using this sharpening system would be nice.
Good idea, Ill try that someday
It was fairly easy and straightforward to do my elementium tanto, larger ones might be more difficult
Really useful! Thanks for the info!
Danke für deine Info diese Lapping Films werde ich mir sofort besorgen Die Grundplatten werde ich mir anfertigen 2,5mm Blech Flachschleifmaschine auf 2,2mm schleifen CNC bohren 3.4mm 142,65mm Bohrung Mitte zu Bohrung Mitte. Eine Bohrung auf 4,8mm oval fräsen. Nochmal Großen Dank Herzliche Grüße aus Österreich
Thanks for this lengthy review! I really enjoy it. BTW, I wish I could get more metal plates!😅
I picked up a two pack of the 600/800 stones for $34 and have added the lapping sheets on each side and punched holes and it works perfectly. I use 12/9/5/3 micron and its woking perfectly and really does a fantastic job. Thanks for the advice
Hello! Can you tell me where do I find the steel and ceramic plates pleasa? Thanks
Amazon or work sharp
Good stuff and thank you for your guidance. Way to go!😎
Thanks for watching!
I suppose it depends on how you finish your edges. I skip the workshop strop and use one from knives plus. I took two sets of knives, and one set constantly gives me BESS of 110 to 115. The other 145 to 150. 2 identical fillet knives and 2 identical pocket knives. Using these, I only went down by 2 grams....nice and shiny but not that much sharper. If I want a super shine, I put a thin layer of flex polish on a strop, let it dry, and then strop. Really nice shine, but there no decrease in BESS value.
You are my go to guy on these DIY workarounds man!! Thanks.
Hey thanks a lot
I had mentioned this in earlier reviews, rs hughes is the largest 3m distributor and they sell to the public. You may need buy by the case...but when you break it down its the cheapest per sheet.
Gritomatic sells a stone holder for the professional precision adjust that helps to solve that magnetic problem.
The link to the lapping films doesn’t link to 3M films . . .
Do they come in assorted packs.thanks
Okay so report time.. I just got the lapping films in today.. and they do in fact stick on top of my DMT aligner diamond stones rather securely.. I bought the 7 pack of 8 and a half by 11" and a 7 pack of four and a half by 11" I was able to put an insane mirror polish on my pocket knife and these films also adhere to Spyderco ceramic pocket Stones as well which are 5Lx 1W just in case somebody else has a different system than the work Sharp sharp and they also adhere rather securely to my DC4 on both sides as well.. hope this helps.. Also thankyou for the heads up on this Amazing product, SweetKnives!
Glad it worked it out!
When you take one off a strip of lapping paper from the ceramic plate where do place the used one so you can use it again? And does it stick multiple times again to the plate! Thanks in advance for your response.
Awesome idea
acrylic sheet will do for attaching those sheets...blessings to all
Your suggesting to buy several ceramic plate from work sharp? 2nd how do you know when to change lapping paper. I’m new in knife sharpening the reason I am asking. In fact, I don’t seem to have good luck with leather strop because when I finish with ceramic plate I will use the leather and the blade gets dull!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the information! I was wondering about this and have never used lapping films before. But holy crap a new ceramic Plate at the on the Work Sharp site is 24.95! But I believe there's someone on Etsy selling the blank plates for around 15 or 20. Subscribing!
I wonder if you could us magnetic paint on the plastic or aluminum?we used it years ago at my wife’s preschool. We painted a rectangle on wall and framed it and magnets 🧲 stuck too it.
Interesting idea, may have to try it… thanks for the tip 🙏
Your Amazon link does not link to the 3M products, but the manufacturer is listed as Taytools, there is a separate 3M product with 4 sheets. Am I missing something?
Why can't you stick them on the back of the diamond plates
being Aluminum oxide, will it work well for these super steels like Cruware or Maxamet?
Are the detents in the plates?
Or the base?
How do you apply the lapping film to the metal plate?
How long do the lapping stones last?
Couldn’t you jump to every other grit, or do you need to go through every grit in turn for the best results? As for alcohol to clean the film, I would just use standard denatured alcohol you could get at Home Depot, right? Even the 91% isopropyl you can get at Walmart should work fine, but you know your link is a good deal on a large bottle of if.
Great tip, subscribed, thanks!
You do not link to 3M lapping films. Can you provide the link to this amazing 3M product you are talking about. Or are you just trying to piggyback on 3M?
Your insight is so deeply appreciated. So I bought the lapping film sheets from the link you provided and I'm about ready to apply them to my steel bars from Simon (again thank you). Looks like you have a little overhang on the edges. Why is that and how much overhang would you recommend?
25 bucks a piece for the ceramic plates from Work Sharp...nope. I had high hopes for this sharpener. I can't get a solid grip on a lot of my fkat grinds with thicker blade spines either.
Maybe could find somewhere with a water jet cutter and have them to cut out the strips at the correct thickness??
I like the idea, just dont have time to figure it all out... :)
@@Sweetknives I'll look into it...what is thickness of the ceramic stone....I don't have the sharpener yet because I live in a country that is difficult to have international deliveries but I'm working on that
Mine should be here next Tuesday. I can try to measure the thickness on the ceramic stone after I get it.
1/8th inch
Not available don't know when be back in stock?
Holy shit man, this has serious AVE vibes. Good stuff 👍
The safari link to the lapping films isn’t working. 😢
www.lappingfilms.com/
Does the lapping film have glue on one side or do you use double side tape to get the laping film to stick
It’s got adhesive on the other side, just like a sticker. They work great
What film grits do you recommend if I don’t want to go through all those? Say the top three most useful?
I would stick to the sequence and do it correctly but that’s just me :)
@sweetknives The link for the lapping films doesn’t say 3m… do you have another link?
Hey i m from greece , do you ship in europe ? Thanks for your vids , are realy helpful
Great video. I've already ordered the lapping films. I'm amazed at how much faster the Pro PA is working for me than the last model. Not being able to machine my own steel plates (nor wanting to spend $25 / Worksharp ceramic plate), I'm trying to figure out my options.
Using the Worksharp 800 and ceramic plates, is it really necessary to start at 30 microns rather than 12?
I agree that 12 micron is better to start with than 30. Also a guy on Etsy sells a 3d printed plate for the Pro PA for lapping film. It's one for $10 or as many as 10 for $50. I can't tell the quality yet as mine haven't arrived.
@@bobpancakes6075 Yes, I saw this 3d printed plates and messaged him. He acknowledged the same problem with his non-steel plate that the plate tends to get stuck as the magnet passes over the knife. I may wait to see if better options appear in the future or limit my lapping to the PA OG.
I found another person who is making more plates and they will be less than Work Sharp, keep a look out for new videos Ill be making. As for the 30 microns, I think you could skip 30 if you wanted.
@@Sweetkniveswhy not just mount the lapping film to the backside of each plate as someone suggested? That would work out perfectly.
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromodid you ever try this? seems like it would work just fine mounting the lapping film on the backside of each plate.
Not sure if I am making this to simplistic but why not use the back side of the diamond plates for your film. You can buy 2 for $34.00 and add your film and when you need them you can still peel off the film and use the abrasive side. The magnet works on both sides.
Is a good idea but by doing that you would have a different angle because of the added steel on the other side from the other stones so you would have to adjust that, I like the idea though. Another thing is contamination of diamond dust etc from the other side...
No shit!! Freaking genius! I wish I read this before buying the right steel, the tools to cut it with, spending the time to drill and polish to perfect flatness. Well at least I'm ready to give it a proper go. Post about how your flipping idea works
@@Sweetknives Added steel? Flipping the stone doesn't make the stone all of a sudden get thicker. It's the same stone. Same angle. I tried it. It works perfectly.
Why buy any extra? Couldn’t you just put the 7 pieces of lapping film on the back side of the 7 standard plates? The magnet will still hold the plate with the film on, won’t it?
@@davidpossien3061 but even if it changed the angle, if you know the angle you can adjust it to match. Doesn’t take a genius. Trust me. I’m no genius.
What metal did you buy at Home Depot (in what department)? I bought the Gritomatic 4" stone holder, no magnets involved. BTW, I also sent you an email - I'll resend it with sanman187 in the subject line.
Instead buying a bunch of new ceramic plates. Could a you get away with using the back of the plates that come with the kit, and stick the lapping tape in the back of them? Or does it need to be a ceramic backing?
Instead*
Yes
I use a DMT aligner guided system and I'm wondering if I could use the 3m film on top of the diamond stones.. I also have a couple of Spyderco ceramic pocket stones that should work as well as a double stuff 2.. I primarily free hand strop sharpen my blades with sandpaper these days and use Bark River compounds instead of using my diamond stones.. but I dunno if I should use an 8x2 or go smaller like a 5x1 in order to maximize the longevity of the 3m films.. Any thoughts on this?
just attach the films to wooden paddles, like the paddle strops.
Job Done without the faff
But polishing super steels like high-speed tool steels wouldn't make sense, right? These films are aluminum oxide, and you need diamond paste to polish properly because using Al.Ox. can cause carbude fallout, so i hear! i would love to be fully informed on this topic by someone so i can understand better and whether that's even true or not.
It semi works for shine but only reduces BESS results by a few grams. I bought some plates then 1x6 kangaroo leather strops with adhesive backing from gritomatic. Now I use gunny juice but you can use diamond paste, spray etc. Doesn't do much as far as BESS results but takes less time to get the same results on super steels as the microfilm does....and is less expensive. If I didn't own any super steels and I wanted the super shine, then I would have stuck with the lapping films as they do put quite a shine on softer metals. Also get a hard felt block to debur the super steels before using the films. They are not strops, they are abrasives. They do not remove the micro burr.
What does the lapping film do ??? Just make the stones last longer or …
They put the mirror edge on the knife edge. Without them its virtually impossible to do unless you have the correct water stones, but this has been proven to be highly effective in putting a mirror edge (essentially making the knife sharper).
They already sell the ceramic plate, but it's $25 a piece 😬
Just saw that after you said that. 😮 that’s a lot of money.
Just a question I've always used 3M lapping film but it's always been the 3M diamond lapping film and this says it's the Aluminum oxide and a whole lot cheaper than the diamond. Have you noticed a difference between the two? I would love to save some money but not at the cost of performance. Thanks for the help.
The difference mainly is cost and speed. Diamond lapping film is very hard to get and 10x more expensive and doesn't necessarily produce better results. Overall, the AO is a much better cost alternative and produces outstanding results (may take a bit more time vs diamonds). If money is no object, get the diamond lapping film from 3M if you can find it.
@@Sweetknives Ok thanks I did buy some of this to give it a shot. I still have some of the diamond films but yes it's expensive 30 bucks a sheet and wicked edge is the only place I've ever seen it. Thanks
3:30... $25 each.
I never tried these but have gone as far as 2 k paper over a stone
2k paper will get it pretty sharp...
@@Sweetknives it does . It’s all I had from the auto section at wal mart but I’d like to try this lapping stuff . Good vid . There’s nothing wrong with obsessing over an edge for an hour or so . Currently looking for a 15 shaman around $300 . I hear that steel lasts a long long time
Its like why do you need knife sharper... well we knife guys are obsessed with edges and we want to spend 15 hours sharpening one knife to microscopic perfection... DUH!! 😂🤣
I'm pretty sure I seen a commercial that said all you meed...and now lapping film...whatever
Just put the film in the cart. Thanks!!!! Hopefully my Pro Adjust from DLT shows up tomorrow. Any source yet for after market plates to put the film on?