Okay, let me back up. I need something for routine honing, on razors that could be made serviceable on a Norton 4000/8000. If I read this thread right, the DMT 8000 will serve for this. Correct me if I misunderstood.
In addition to that, I want to hone out a good size ding in my Wapi (boy, that almost sounds like an embarrassing personal problem, doesn't it?). I dropped it a few days ago, and now I have three choices: pay someone else to fix it, fix it myself, or replace it.
The going rate for honing is about $20. I checked with one of honers and razor restorers here and he said he would have to charge somewhere from $20 to $40 to hone this out.
I could get another Wapi and have it honed, for a price in that range. But this razor has new scales, and while it doesn't have any particular sentimental value, since all the options have about the same price tag, I'd just as soon fix this one.
The DMT 9 micron is $35 and I'm willing to spring for that, if it's a good choice. I may not use it frequently but I could use it now, and I want to have the equipment for 'ding repair'.
This is my second major ding in less than six months, and I may as well learn how to fix it.
Another choice for ding removal would be a Norton 1000/4000 combination ($45, from Woodcraft), or a Norton 220/1000 ($30). I'm just trying to figure out what the best choice is. Or, to put it a better way, to find out which choices will work for what I want to do, and what the pros and cons are.
In addition to that, I want to hone out a good size ding in my Wapi (boy, that almost sounds like an embarrassing personal problem, doesn't it?). I dropped it a few days ago, and now I have three choices: pay someone else to fix it, fix it myself, or replace it.
The going rate for honing is about $20. I checked with one of honers and razor restorers here and he said he would have to charge somewhere from $20 to $40 to hone this out.
I could get another Wapi and have it honed, for a price in that range. But this razor has new scales, and while it doesn't have any particular sentimental value, since all the options have about the same price tag, I'd just as soon fix this one.
The DMT 9 micron is $35 and I'm willing to spring for that, if it's a good choice. I may not use it frequently but I could use it now, and I want to have the equipment for 'ding repair'.
This is my second major ding in less than six months, and I may as well learn how to fix it.
Another choice for ding removal would be a Norton 1000/4000 combination ($45, from Woodcraft), or a Norton 220/1000 ($30). I'm just trying to figure out what the best choice is. Or, to put it a better way, to find out which choices will work for what I want to do, and what the pros and cons are.