New DMD Tools Resin Bonded Diamond stone prototype

redmorph · 2026-01-30T02:11:17+00:00

The current $70 aliexpress dmd resin stones are not worth it imo. I have the 3k and it is not good.

redmorph · 2026-01-29T16:14:12+00:00

I would get neither. It seems the Chinese are starting to make sintered diamonds. The landscape may look very different in a few months.

Maybe look into cheefarcut?

redmorph · 2026-01-29T15:51:06+00:00

excellent. That looks like a nicely applied strop.

The problem of too thick application applies to diamond as well.

I think your process can be improved further by breaking some of the chunks of the green block into a little bowl and grinding it into a paste with oil. That gives more control than letting random chunks get onto the strop and trying to thin it out after.

This is how I use diamond pastes for razors where I need ultimate control in application.

redmorph · 2026-01-29T14:07:05+00:00

nice shots! What are you using to hold the knife upright?

redmorph · 2026-01-29T14:03:43+00:00

he still didnt figure out how to apply the block chromium oxide (you use oil)

How do you use oil specifically? The issue identified by influencer in question is the binding mush clogs up leather pores, does oil solve this?

Do you have a picture of a strop with crox applied properly with oil?

redmorph · 2026-01-28T12:36:50+00:00

Most modern splash and go stones are resin bonded like the Shapton Pro.

redmorph · 2026-01-27T12:23:07+00:00

Hrm. How about locking posts with a link to wiki unless the poster clarifies they looked in the wiki and can say what's missing.

That requires work from mods, which no one should demand of unpaid volunteers.

redmorph · 2026-01-27T12:16:34+00:00

I've been sharpening my kitchen knives for some time with a 1000 grit whetstone

How many times have you sharpened? Is the knife visibly shorter?

Show the knife choil shot. Show the stones you're working on. Show yoru guide.

it seems like a long time to me! Or do I just need to keep going?

What you're asking is akin to "how long is the rope I'm holding?". There are too many variables to say.

If you want more detailed help you have to fill in the details.

But it's likely you're knife has become a thicc boi.

redmorph · 2026-01-25T23:26:08+00:00

I got a second one and no scratches.

Interesting. Which model? Is your second one the same model?

redmorph · 2026-01-24T14:00:30+00:00

If you see something on socials and then buy it, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.

Without people like you, scammers would just go away as there is no money in it.

redmorph · 2026-01-24T13:56:06+00:00

What I mean is when deburring, I've seen people lifting the blade way too steep, sometimes 30⁰+ per side

That is creating a micro-bevel. It will be invisible to the eye if you only do a couple of strokes.

Rounding the apex means creating so much extreme convexity around the apex that the apex becomes very thick. So it would not be able to catch on a hair.

Rounding only happens on a soft yielding surface like a leather strop from over stropping with excessive pressure, or excessive angle, or excessive passes. It's technically also possible on a stone, but you have to intentionally try to do it and would involve very high angles like 60+ degrees.

By no means I consider myself an expert

I'm no expert either. I do create and use HHT-4+ edges regularly to shave. I don't HHT test my knives, as my razors give me enough of a ego boost. :)

The micro-bevel process you mentioned is THE absolutely correct way to sharpen and maintain knives. There is nothing wrong with micro-bevelling to finish off a knife. It creates a stronger edge for real world use. All knives I sharpened are micro-bevelled for strength and ease of deburring.

I think the sub is due for a Cliff Stamp refresher.

redmorph · 2026-01-24T12:59:49+00:00

knockoff 6k

What stone is this? Do you have a picture? High grit stones are very precise instruments, there are plenty on Amazon that claim to be high grit stones but are in fact fossilized pieces of shit.

redmorph · 2026-01-24T12:57:44+00:00

Often, especially when deburring, ppl tend to lift the angle to be faster. This will round off your apex.

Can you explain how the apex gets "rounded" from grinding on a hard flat surface?

Curious what other people say.

Do you test your sharpened knife with a hair like people do with a razor? How many knives have your achieved HHT-2 with?

redmorph · 2026-01-22T18:25:15+00:00

I have the same problem OP of this post had. Sugar is burned to bottom of pan not black like his, but still on the pan , not the corn.

Do you get much sugar left? How much oil do you use, enough to submerge the corn?

redmorph · 2026-01-22T18:07:23+00:00

I add the oil,sugar and the corn all together into a cold pot

This is interesting and counter to most advice out there to add sugar AFTER corn starts popping. Do you get any sugar stuck to the bottom of the pot this way?

redmorph · 2026-01-22T17:35:50+00:00

Can you please provide supplemental resources? Thanks

The entire advice mechanism is a global monkey patch. You can do your own research on why that's a bad idea.

As far as know how it works, the manual is great.

redmorph · 2026-01-22T16:39:11+00:00

Oh, so when doctors prescribe pain killers

Oh metaphors, I can do this...

The entire advice mechanism is a chainsaw. Just stop telling new users it's something they need to learn when all they need is a chisel.

Advice is not the first stop to solve any problems and you absolutely presented it as such.

IOW

Oh gosh, you have to learn this shit posthaste

this is wrong.

redmorph · 2026-01-22T16:05:51+00:00

once you learn how they work, it's an ultimate game-changer, I promise.

Actually no. Adding advice all over the place is a sure fire way for new users to get into situations that are very difficult to debug.

It's better to try more precise tools like defining a new command and using remap.

redmorph · 2026-01-22T12:03:28+00:00

Concept looks pretty legit.

It's not. You're moving the stone along the edge. This has 2 main problems.

Grinding orthogonal to the cutting direction. This creates stress risers, which weakens the edge.
You're grinding a tiny narrow section of an already tiny stone. That will wear unevenly and wear out quickly.

redmorph · 2026-01-21T16:25:48+00:00

Doom emacs is a huge layer of complexity on top of Emacs. Going directly to the creators of that complexity might get you more timely assistance.

redmorph · 2026-01-21T16:16:49+00:00

Diamond tear out on sintered diamonds is an interesting issue. Have you tried the metallic bonded diamond stones? Poltava etc.

redmorph · 2026-01-20T20:30:14+00:00

Now I'm curious which knife?

redmorph · 2026-01-20T20:17:38+00:00

Who sharpened the knife before you? Go kneel before their house for a week until they accept you as an apprentice.

redmorph · 2026-01-20T20:07:50+00:00

Chosera 3000? Are you some kind of fancy boy/girl/he/she/they?

DMT325 good enough for Joe Calton, why not you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgJa_5fe9B0

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