DMT; holes or continuous surface?

[honed]

DMT Users, which one do you prefer, the continuous surface, i.e this one:

or this one:

Are there any advantages with one or the other?
For honing & for lapping?

I'm opting for 600 grit.

 

[JPDyson]

I've heard that the continuous grit can cause some intense suction on some stones, and have wondered if the interrupted surface alleviated that. Hope to find out!

 

[taffy]

I have the ones with the holes, seem to work fine as well

 

[LarryAndro]

I have no experience with anything other than the solid DMTs. But, they work fine. If you are getting just one DMT, I would recommend the DMT 325. When you get it, it will seem so gritty that you will wish you hadn't purchased it. But, with a little use, it tames down, and you will be so happy you will send me money!

 

[Joe Edson]

I'm currently looking at the Duosharp course/extra-fine (325/1200) to work as my lapper and bevel setter. It has the interrupted surface as well, so I'm interested in hearing feedback about this.

 

[jkh]

I prefer the Dia-sharp (full nickel/diamond matrix on metal plate) over the Duo-sharp (swiss cheese nickel/diamond matrix on plastic base) because I hate the cheap/lightweight feeling of the Duo-sharp plastic base.

I did not notice any difference when honing or lapping.

 

[jkh]

I've heard that the continuous grit can cause some intense suction on some stones, and have wondered if the interrupted surface alleviated that. Hope to find out!

I would be curious to hear more about this intense suction. I had a razor that was magnetized and next to impossible to hone on the DMT until I de-magnetized it. I wondering if an intense suction is really just a magnetized razor.

 

[JPDyson]

I would be curious to hear more about this intense suction. I had a razor that was magnetized and next to impossible to hone on the DMT until I de-magnetized it. I wondering if an intense suction is really just a magnetized razor.

I meant on other hones when lapping or building slurry.

 

[jkh]

I meant on other hones when lapping or building slurry.

Indeed, I can attest to the intense suction whilst lapping. I never lapped anything with the interrupted surface as mine were smaller (6x2) than the hones I was lapping (8x3)

 

[SliceOfLife]

Definitely Duosharp (interrupted plastic). Feedback is a LOT better. Wish they had EE's in interrupted.

 

[L R Harner]

jsut got a 600/1200 monster combo plate set up yes with the holes

im using it for flattening and cutting in bevels on fresh from the grinder razor blanks

 

[honed]

I see that consensus cannot be reached.
And I hadn't been expecting it either, after all, this is a forum with over 2.000.000 posts about shaving

But it's really nice to hear everyones opinion.

I'm leaning towards the one without the holes.

Larry:
No, I won't send you money.
I bought 1 (one!) straight from you back in the days & look what you started,
a complete out-of-control mayhem of stones, razors & late-night honing sessions

 

[Bart]

I have an XX solid (used for lapping), the C and the F with holes (both used for edge restoration) and the E solid (used as a paper weight).
They all work fine, and I like them all as they are.
I'm sure I would say the same, if I had them in some other order. Humans tend to favor what they know and are used to.

Kind regards,
Bart.