is the diamond durable ????
1885970
I think I bought this about a year ago and the diamond crystals are holding up very well. I use it about every 1.5 to 2 months for sharpening knives.
1885971
They begin to dull out after about 100 sharpenings of professional grade kitchen knives. Still very nice 'stones'.
1885972
When used for sharpening knives, chisels, and planes, I have heard people discuss 20 year life. I have seen NO perceptible wear in my four DMT stones, some of which are several years old. I read a review where someone was using it as sandpaper (really???) and was disappointed, although I bet it was clogging rather that losing the diamond grit. The extra coarse is for reshaping the cutting edge - my newest stone - and it is likely to replace my grinder (which led to too many funny shapes and angles) I got the coarse to flatten my waterstones, but found it also worked great on dull blades (as the first step). Someone said they used the extra coarse to flatten waterstones, but I don't want to remove that much material - regular coarse works fine on all my waterstones. There is no medium The fine is outstanding for a quick touch up of chisels or for extreme sharpening of kitchen knives. Big advantage is soap and water clean up of kitchen contamination. The extra extra fine (it has a different name) is disappointing. I found it worth going to waterstones after the "fine" DMT. I use 4000, 8000 and now 13000 grit waterstones, occasionally followed by honing compound.
534422
My daughter has had hers for a while now and uses it daily with no problems. She has a case for it and still managed to fling it across some cement last weekend without breaking the screen. It's scratched but no pieces chipped off or missing.
970247
It comes with jewel glued on it and they are very durable. I've had it for a year and it still looks good!
2171309
The blade is reasonably durable, but like any metal cutting implement, it does require sharpening to keep its performance optimal. Personally, I use a diamond coated honing tool, and I sharpen it after every trip where it sees significant use
764238
Yes it is very durable and well built. I bought for my mygrandson who is very active and it has held up good .
1330730
I bought one and its well made, durable. I haven't regretted it. had purchased a GOLDS it lasted 3 months, have had MIR over a year, use it every other day and still in great shape
819252
No, it can't, the diamonds have to be very fine. buy a glass tile diamond blade because those are made for glass tile. if you use this one, you run the risk of getting hurt by the tile shattering especially since its glass. hope this helps
1967157
I think I've seen these rated as 400 on the coarse side and 600 on the fine side. My estimation is that initially they act a bit coarser (say 200/300) but like most polycrystalline diamond abrasives the lose a lot of their aggressiveness after a little use. They do seem to last pretty well for their price. A year ago I bought 4 since they were so cheap and 3 are still in the box. The main defect is the metal abrasive plate tends to separate from the plastic substrate, so they are not good if a very flat surface is critical.
189030
This pendant is made of a hard, durable stone/gem-like plastic. After 4 months of being worn daily, mine only has one or two half-millimeter long thin/shallow scratches (probably because I sometimes am an idiot and allow it to brush or hit against hard, rough objects like walls, etc.). I hope this helps!
2036404
No- its not brittle at all. My 11 year old got it last Christmas & used all year!
2043632
I see no reason why it shouldn't. It's very flat and the diamond grit is harder than any stone. And it's no too coarse.
979485
I bought Diamond Steve and one of his legs has broken off. I wouldn't say it breaks easily, but it will break with rough handling.
189823
Our warranty only lasts for one year since the date of purchase and requires product registration to be activated. The current version, the 3D-Bee Diamond, is better quality and has more options than the Platinum model and is priced below what the 3D-Bee Platinum used to sell for.
1863826
I used mine on soft iron and all the diamond abrasive came off each file I used. Just wore off very quickly.
577362
I think that the stone IS a steel plate. I think they have bonded diamond dust to the top of a flat bar of steel. Whatever it is, it works great.
1844524
It is very durable, I have left mine out in the woods for a few months on end during hunting season and never had any issues!!
878432
Yes it is. It can withstand allot of action and last a long time. You will not be disappointed.