Thanks Billy..As Advised Above..A Piece of Glass is Fine..or Marble or Summit..Any Joiners Joint Should be Able to Cut Ya.. Say 22 Cm By 7 or 8 Cm Piece of Heavy Glass..There are 2 Ways..You Can Use One Piece Only as a Base Plate..That Means Using Water Underneath to Suck it Down as it Comes Sticky Back..You Can Remove the Film & Re Use the Same Base Plate for the Full Progression..
The 2nd Way is to Get Multiple Pieces Cut & Just Stick the Film Down Permanently or Until it Needs Renewed..When I was Using Film as a Progression I Used the Former Method..Just Make Sure there are Zero Air Bubbles Underneath..Its Easy Once You Get the Hang of it..
I Hone with the Edge & Heel Slightly Leading for Most of My Strokes..You Can Use Fancy Pig Tail Type Strokes which Involve Both Blade & Spine Leading or Circles..Probably Best to Stick to Edge leading X Strokes Until You Get the Hang of it..You Can Also Use Small Circles Up & Down the Hone on the Lower Grit Hones to Speed things Up..
In Short the Same as Any Hone..Light Pressure is All thats Needed..Dont Go at it Hammer & Tongs..Lapping Film is Quite a Fast Cutter in Capable Hands..
Billy
Thanks @Benz3neI can answer a couple of those questions, I think!
Yes, flattest surface possible. You can buy exceptionally flat glass which works well with it - I'm fairly sure someone on here had a good source for 'lapping glass', as it is often known... It'll need to be wet as this helps the lapping film 'bind' to the flat surface, minimising the risk of tears as well as reducing the risk of rounding the blade, and it is edge first until you strop! I.e. edge first like you would with a stone, as you said.
Welcome as always.Thanks @Benz3ne
Oh Aye..Forgot the Wet or Dry Question..Use Water..Splash & Go..As I Finish Off Each Hone I Go Down to Almost No Water But Not Completely Dry..In Other Words..Almost Dry But Not Quite to Finish Off Each Hone..I Use Very Light Strokes at this Stage..There is a Lot of Cushion with Film & Plenty of Feedback..Thanks Billy..
By the way how do I know when it is time to replace a worn lapping film?
Its Really Quite Obvious when its Worn & Needs Replaced..It Will Lose its Cutting Surface & Just Stop Working Properly..In Other Words..Its Not Performing as You Know it Should..When its Very Worn it Can be Seen..Its Obvious..And will the light green 1 micron film be transformed to 0,5 micron at some stage and should be saved as a super finisher?
The Prices are Not too Good to be True it's Just a Basic Stone..Guys Use Em for Knifes But Few Seem to Use Em for SRs..Here is a Rare SR Thread on Em..What about the Nanima Small Stones, Size 175 mm x 55 mm x 15 mm, are they a usable option, they are a lot cheaper?
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