I'm thinking about cconverting entirely to diamond stones/plates for all of my sharpening needs. Any drawbacks/advantages before I tool up? (with the exception of using a strop after i get to 6/8000 grit)
I've been using a combo of things right now. a coarse Diamond stone for minor adjustments to initial bevel (i use a jet wet grinder for putting on a new bevel)
i follow up the coarse stone with waterstones. 1000/6000 combo. hone up on both, then i move to a strop with the yellow flexcut compound for a final polishing.
I'm wanting to get rid of the waterstones as they wear out quickly, require constant levelling and are going to eat up more money in the long run.
any drawbacks to using only diamonds?
(i know the diamond stones arent always as flat as i'd like them to be. )
thanks,
dan