DMT DIAFLAT Lapping Plate – Grey
The DMT Difference
Since 1976, DMT has been in business to do just one thing: make the world’s best diamond sharpeners. Product innovations such as our signature polka-dot interrupted surface, and others with our continuous surface of high-performance diamond, are praised worldwide for their superior quality.
From pocket-sized whetstones to heavy-duty bench stones, the difference arrives time and again through our undivided pursuit of sharpening excellence.
For DMT products, no oil or pressure must be used to sharpen the tool or knife.
Quality must be manufactured, not fabricated
Diamond Coverage differs widely from one manufacturer to the next. For long-lasting performance, DMT makes certain that each sharpening surface carries the most diamonds per square inch in the industry.
Diamond Uniformity is also key to sharpener performance. DMT uses a proprietary process that ensures near-perfect consistency in grit size. The result is a micronised monocrystalline diamond that covers evenly across the sharpening surface to prove effective with every use, year after year.
Beware of imitators!
Surface Flatness can mean the difference between a well-honed tool and one that is barely serviceable. Flat surfaces maintain consistent, even contact with the edge to produce a bevel that carries the same degree of sharpness from end to end. DMT sharpeners are engineered to be the flattest on the market, and built to outlast other products, which are variable in surface, and often warped, hollowed or grooved.
DMT Benefits
- The most diamonds per square inch in the industry
- Near-perfect consistency in grit size
- The DMT sharpener produces a clean, razor-sharp edge
- Best Surface Flatness
DMT – Applications
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Home and CulinaryDMT Diamond Sharpeners will quickly sharpen the hardest stainless steel kitchen cutlery while removing a minimum of material from the blade, unlike electric sharpeners. Whether you have a Chef’s knife, a Sashimi Knife, Ceramic knife or even a steep angled meat cleaver, DMT kitchen knife sharpeners can do it all. | Gardening and LandscapingHone pruners, knives, loppers, edgers, axes, shears – even lawnmower blades. DMT sharpeners enable gardeners of all skill levels to keep all of their gardening and landscaping tools in top condition. With a sharp edge, garden and landscaping tools produce smooth, clean cuts that are better for plants. | Outdoor Sports and TacticalOutdoor Enthusiasts worldwide prefer the award winning DMT products to care for their edges. They withstand harsh environments and sharpen all kinds of knives, tools and edged equipment that hunters, hikers, rock climbers, adventurers, campers and sportsman rely on to survive and enjoy the outdoors. | WoodworkingSharp tools make every job easier. Unleash your creativity with woodworking tool sharpeners and chisel sharpeners that work with you, not against you. Our woodworking tool sharpeners are valued by woodworkers who want effective, precise sharpening for all of their tools. |
DMT – Product line
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DuoSharp and Dia-SharpThe first rule of shop maintenance is sharpen your tools. DMT Diamond Whetstones, DuoSharp Bench Stones and Dia-Sharp Bench Stones, are renowned by woodworkers and others for their remarkable sharpening speed, precision flatness and ease of use. | Diafold and Mini-SharpThe lightweight DMT Diafold and Mini-Sharp sharpeners are easy to use. The compact models are ideal for on the way. During transport, the handle is used as a protective cover for the diamond surfaces. | Guided SharpeningThe DMT grinding systems enable a professional edge care, regardless of the manual skill. Both novice and professional will enjoy precise, professional, consistent sharpening results. | Diamond SteelDMT Diamond Steel Sharpeners combine high performance diamond and ceramic sharpening surfaces with the realigning and convenience of traditional steels for sharper results! DMT sharpening steels truly sharpen- not just hone. |
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| Innovative, precision flat two grit diamond sharpener featuring both interrupted and continuous diamond sharpening. | A hardwood box of 3- 6 inches Diamond Whetstone sharpeners makes a perfect gift. | Dual purpose with compact convenience, the Double Sided Diafold Sharpener offers two 4 inches x 1 inches Diamond Whetstone surfaces in one light-weight, portable sharpener. | For professional sharpening results, regardless of skill, depend on DMT Aligner Kits and Accessories. | Fast honing diamond surface with the realigning function and convenience of traditional butcher’s steel. | DMT’s precisely engineered Dia-Sharp Bench Stone with continuous diamond surface assures consistent, even sharpening every time. | |
| Related Applications: Knifes, scissors, tools AND featuring a continuous zone for small and pointed tools | Related Applications: Woodworking, home, culinary, hunting, and more | Related Applications: Home, camping, toolbox, pavilion and more | Related Applications: Handworked, culinary and outdoor sports. | Related Applications: Chef knife, carving knife, fillet knife, paring knife, bread knife, skinning knife | Related Applications: Woodworking and culinary. | |
| Models: WM8CX, WM8FC, WM8EF, WM8EF-WB, W8EF-H-WB. | Models: W6X, W6XP, W6C, W6CP, W6F, W6FP, W6E, W6EP, W8X, W8XNB, W8C, W8CNB, W8F, W8FNB, W8E, W8ENB and available in durable plastic storage case. | Models: FWCX, FWEF, FWEEE. | Models: ADELUXE, AKFC, AKFNR. | Models: DS4F, DS2E, DSOF. | Models: D8XX, D8X, D8C, D8E, D8EE. Size: 6 inches, 8 inches, 10 inches and 11,5 inches. | |
| No oil is needed – sharpen dry or with water. | No oil is needed – sharpen dry or with water. | No oil is needed – sharpen dry or with water. | No oil is needed – sharpen dry or with water. | No oil is needed – sharpen dry or with water. | No oil is needed – sharpen dry or with water. |
| Weight: | 1.81 kg |
| Dimensions: | 35.56 x 16.51 x 8.89 cm; 1.81 Kilograms |
| Model: | DMTDIAFLAT |
| Part: | DIAFLAT |
| Colour: | Grey |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Acme United Corporation |
| Colour: | Grey |
| Quantity: | 1 |
At $185 this was quite a bit larger than my last dia flat stone and also cheaper. So far it seems great though I haven’t used it much yet.
Una placa de primersima clida al tacto y al uso.
Excelente placa diamante deja las piedras completamente planas es impresionante lo bien que trabaja merece su precio 100%
While expensive, this is a great lapping plate for flattening water stones. It makes quick work of an otherwise tedious job.
I lapped two aluminum oxide stones and two Carborundum stones. The plate works incredibly well. It cuts very fast when the stone is rough, the smoother it gets the less bite it has (which is to be expected). I was able to use the stones I lapped to clean precision machine surfaces without issues. I can’t see any wear on the lapping plate. I am very happy with the quality and flatness of the stones lapped on i
A quality lapping plate is a necessity if you are using water stones and this is the best one that I could find. It is flat and the diamonds are even across the entire plate. Exactly as advertised but dang…just seems pricey.
Others mentioned an uneven distribution of abrasive but mine is uniform across the entire surface. I flattened my 10,000 stone and touched up my straight razor as a test.
Best shave I’ve ever had. It was a revelation.
I flattened my kitchen oil-stone, after 15 years of use, and it was not only flat but honing knifes became way faster! So I had to freshen all of my knives and my quilting shears. Then I did my Norton 4 k/8 k and Shapton 12 k water stones and my razors were very happy too!
I never realized how non flat my sharpening stones were. This changed the game for me.
La he utilizado para rectificar mis piedras de afilado y emparejar cuchillas y formones. En verdad es magnfica esta placa.
La piastra funziona in modo impeccabile.
La spedizione stata anche pi che puntuale: arrivata prima di quanto promesso (ordinato gioved sera arrivato domenica mattina).
Visto il peso della piastra e la precisione della superficie diamantata sarebbe stato preferibile un imballaggio un po’ pi protettivo, comunque non presentava segni di urto, per cui stata maneggiata con cura.
Si tienes piedras afilar japonesas de muy alta calidad (Naniwa, Shapton, etc) es IMPRESCINDIBLE tenerla.
Oft die Frage die ich auch gestellt bekomme und hier die Antwort:
Jeder der seine Messer, Stemmeisen, Hobelmesser udgl. mit Nasssteinen schrft kommt um so einen Richtblock nicht herum.
Jeder kennt die eingeschliffenen Schleifstein mit denen eine gerade Klinge nicht bzw. nur noch schwer zu schleifen sind. Damit bekommt man diese wieder gerade aber Vorsicht mit der Verwendung auch damit kann man “schief” schleifen. Ich mach das immer auf einer geraden Oberflche viel Wasser und einem Bleistift und es funktioniert 1A. Kann nun meine Nassschleifsteine viel lnger benutzen da ich diese mit dieser Abrichtplatte immer wieder begradige.
Von mir eine Kaufempfehlung
Habe meine 8 Wasserschleifsteine sehr schnell wieder plan gebracht.
Habe zustzlich bei einem gehrteten K390 Stahl Messer (Ca. 61HRC) den Schneidwinkel aufgebracht und bin ber den aggressiven Abtrag sehr erfreut. Klare Kaufempfehlung.
ber die Haltbarkeit kann ich noch nichts sagen. Sollte ich negativ berrascht werden, trage ich dies nach.
El precio es elevado pero hay que tener en cuenta que estas comprando la mejor que existe, es una placa que utilizandola correctamente te durar toda la vida, yo siempre la utilizo con agua para evitar una friccin excesiva.
Si te gusta el mundo del afilado sin duda est placa no te debe faltar, reconozco que su precio es elevado pero si lo que buscas es un buen resultado, no lo dudes.
La he probado durante unos das y estoy encantado, he aplanado todas mis piedras dejndolas mejor que de fbrica.
I am very pleased with this and other DMT products.
S, super mis expectativas, una excelente compra, aadire ms productos DMT en mi coleccin para afilar cuchillos y aplanado de piedras.
Close your eyes and ignore the price! This product is superb. I flattened both sides of four water stones in less than 15 minutes. I would definitely recommend this for serious woodworkers looking for an easy way to keep expensive water stones in great working condition with no fuss.
I used it to flatten two oil stones and a wet Stone. This diamond plate helped me to easily accomplish this task. I also used it to flatten and square up one of my plane irons. I did all this using only water to keep the diamond plate from getting clogged. So far this has been a worthy investment.
I can’t recommend this enough if you sharpen with water stones.
I have used as a lapping plate on up to a 20,000 grit stone. Works great just remember constant running water and absolutely no pressure, just the weight of the stone.
Excelente relacin calidad precio. Una placa as enviada desde el extranjero costara mucho ms. Hay mejores pero no a este costo, funciona a las ml maravillas lapeando piedras sintticas profesionales.
Afilo constantemente y mis piedras estn al 100 con la DMT lapeadora.
Aplana cualquier piedra de afilar en tiempo record y con ningn esfuerzo. Utilizar slo agua para aplanar las piedras.
Totalmente recomendable
Dura eternamente
I use it to flatten my sharpening stones. Does what it’s meant to do. Durable and very weighty.
Stone works great and much quicker than a traditional flat stone. Does not gum up as fast either and clean up is a snap.
Overpriced but does flatten water stones well and quickly. Make pencil marks across the stones and lap until pencil remove. Reveals the high spots. Allows more accurate sharpening of woodworking plane irons. I am using it with Shapton glass stones. You can achieve the same thing with carbide dust on glass or granite plate, but this is convenient and less mess.
Straight forward, simple, and effective. Large surface area makes even lapping quick and painless.
keeps my stones flat, and they keep my knives sharp, so I can’t really complain. It’s a little on the pricey side, but if you have a nice set of stones, you need a nice plate to keep them nice and flat.
I knew my older stones needed flattening but I was surprised that a brand new stone needed a little help. This is a quality item it’s very heavy and works greatl
Worked as intended. Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is the price.. seems a bit steep for what it is
I purchased the plate on the recommendation of respected woodworkers and it works as advertised. It flattens my waterstones far better than the previous stone I received with my stones. From flat stones come sharp edges.
So far very useful when sharpening tools, making sure water stones are flat.
Works great on waterstones. I was hoping it would be good for lapping plane bodies etc as well, but it is not very aggressive at all, and a couple of high peaks leave significantly deeper scratches in the metal. That’s ok for stones, but not for a finish surface.
While it’s not inexpensive, it does what it’s made to do and does it well. I use it to flatten Norton waterstones
Works beautifully! Exactly as advertised, this lapping plate flattened my whetstone in about 5-minutes. I was amazed to find how uneven my whetstones actually were until using this product. I expect to get many years of quality service out of this DIA-FLAT Lapping Plate.
Really make my whetstone really flat. Really cost a lot though. Perhaps I should get the dmt Xtra coarse instead of this.
oh…my first lapping plate and maybe my last..this is the bes
I finally broke down and bought a DMT Lapping Plate to dress-up my water stones. If you like to sharpen knives, I recommend you get one of these plates to keep your stones flat.. The first time I used it I couldn’t believe the difference it makes.
I used it on a Norton 4k/8k stone and the Naniwa SS 12k. It performed very well.
I’ve been looking at this for a LONG time, but finally bought it while starting a refurbishment of an old Stanley/Bailey jack plane. I used to flatten the frog, blade, chip breaker and sole of the plane body. Worked great and help me turn and 80+ year old plane into a great hand tool again.
Excellent Product and is perfect for sharpening dull knives.
Very good selle
Received on time and as described but have not tried actual product yet.
Expensive, but worth it, as it will last a long time.
Was delivered on-time and in new condition.
There were a few larger diamond pieces that would have scratched the stones, but rubbing the DMT onto some concrete for a few seconds smoothed it out.
It works great for lapping my Norton 4K/8K and Naniwa 12k stones.
It does a great job, doing exactly what is suppose to do.
Works exactly as advertised. I use it to flatten my Japanese water stones…and that will be my only use of this plate. It’s great.
Besides keeping waterstones flat this is good for larger metal that need a facing.
This is one of the best lapping plates made. Simply put – these are engineered and are individually tested..
ONCE MY MAN MADE JAPANESE WHETSTONES WEAR OUT, I AM DONE WITH THEM. THEY ARE NOT WORTH THE INVESTMENT. A BELGIUM YELLOW COTICULE COSTS THREE HUNDRED BUCKS AND WELL WORTH IT. YOU HARDLY EVER NEED TO LAP THE NATURAL STONES BUT WHEN YOU DO THIS WORKS GREAT.
I RESTORE STRAIGHT RAZORS AND THIS A GREAT LAPPING PLATE.
his is a giant monstrosity of a lapping stone and works great.
I have been using the DMT plate to flatten my Norton water stones. It is fast and saves money not buying the wet sanding paper I was using on a piece of granite.
Diamonds cut fast, and these diamonds are BIG, so I can use this to do initial grinding where I might otherwise have gone to a wheel. Thus I can get a flat face, rather than a concave one.
It’s nice and heavy. I just wet the water stone I’m sharpening, then lay the plate on the stone and slide it back and forth a few times and the stone is flat. I love it because it works fast and I have confidence that it is flat. I would definitely recommend it.
Bought this to flatten my kramer water stones. Did a great job. I have 400,1000,3000,5000,10000 grit and it flattened them all beautifully. It gives you tips for your higher grits to keep them smooth. I recommend this for anyone that’s wants a great product that will keep your stones super flat. I am a chef and keep my knives sharpened daily and this helps me keep them sharp. Pricey but you pay for quality!!!
I chose this product because of the excellent reputation ,although the high price and weight, but it is very practical and is ideal for lapping any water stone , I’m used it to lapping 2 of my water stones(N4000/8000) and the other 12000 and the result was very excelle
So far, I’ve used the plate to flatten an 800 grit and a 4000 grit Japanese waterstone and an India oil stone. It worked extremely well on all three. The size and grit are perfect and it’s much cleaner and easier than fooling around with glass plates and sandpaper.
I got this to flatten water stones, Iit was engineered for this job. It will do all the things you want a diamond plate to do and it is big enough to lap plane s add other large tools. Water is all you need for lube.
On a recent trip to Maine for a woodworking class I brought my newly purchased lapping plate. The instructor showed me how to use it properly and showed how it make sharpening easier.
Heavy duty. Does a great job flattening and getting rid of material in a hurry.
My plate looked brand new when I got it. I saw a few reviews saying their stuff looked used so I thought I would throw that in.
Along with my Atoma, this plate is second to none for leveling coarse to medium grit water stones. I would step it up to a coarse Dia-Sharp for medium-fine to extra fine grit stones.
This does what it is supposed to well but I wish the finish was finer so the tools would not have to take too much additional polishing.
I use expensive A-2 chisels & plane blades so I’m not willing to pinch pennies on getting flat stones that are required for getting a flat edge on your blades.
It is a great tool for levelling whetstones.
Very flat and easily removed the high spots.
Very happy with the product.
I place the Dia-Flat on a stand made by DMT in my kitchen sink and flatten stones on it under running water. Rinse any remaining grit from the Dia-Flat between stones. One tip for flattening polishing stones is to back off your pressure after the stone is flat, and lightly abrade the surface of the stone before use. DMT includes this tip in the instructions, and it works.
Having previously used an XXCoarse DIA-SHARP (D8XX) to flatten my Norton waterstones, the DIA-FLAT has taken an already decent product and improved it on several fronts.
SIZE: This massive 10″ by 4″ plate is much bigger than the various sharpening stones on the market (and much bigger than my D8XX that is only 8″ by 3″). This allows you to move your sharpening stone around without ever leaving the edges of the DIA-FLAT.
WEIGHT: The biggest surprise is the weight of the DIA-FLAT, at 4 pounds it is 50% heavier than the 2.7 pound D8XX.
SURFACE: The DIA-FLAT shares the D8XX’s coarseness of 120 microns, but instead of being clumped in a series of small circles — the entire services is coated with 30 carats of diamonds (3/4 carat per square inch!) with a guaranteed flatness within 0.0005″.
BOTTOM LINE: The DMT DIA-FLAT makes it simpler than ever to achieve and maintain a truly flat sharpening stone, assuring a better sharpening experience — and more importantly, a better experience using your sharpened tools and/or utensils.
ONE TIP FOR USE: If you are someone who uses several sharpening stones (coarse to fine) to achieve a polished, even edge — make sure to run your DIA-FLAT under running water and thoroughly rinse off the particles from one stone before moving to the next, so as to prevent cross contamination. This is difficult to do, but it is a necessity if flattening more than one stone.