Review on 💇 Enhance Your Professional Cutting Experience with Trend DWS CP8 Double Sided Professional by Tom Tucker

Good plate. If you don't have any others at all, start here and you'll get the best bang for your buck. The performance is very good. I have DMT, Trend and Atoma plates, 10+ between brands and cereal. The trend insert cuts the fastest. As someone who has different types, I will go so far as to briefly explain the differences I see between all of them. They are also advertised as having the thinnest of all my diamond inserts. I will buy again, yes. I have all different slabs and if I could do it all over again I would buy 2 different trendy slabs and then just move on to my Shapton waterstones. It would save a lot of money and I would still be happy with the result. I always follow the water stones anyway. If you buy a double-sided sheet, be sure to use a rubber sheet/stone holder to keep it in place and not damage the underside. . It also has the same scratch pattern on the 300 grit side. Being double sided I didn't have to buy two separate panels which are lighter. The rest of my diamond cymbals are single ply and I can tell you the entire collection is heavy. They work well when using a lubricating fluid. I don't have to apply as much liquid as with Atomas. Metal scraps are easy to remove. They feel solid like DMT and have better value overall. You can buy two different plates and get four cereals. The best ratio of price and quality. DMT is a good piece of steel, but diamonds seem to break far more often, leaving nasty scratches that are harder to repair. DMTs seem to be a bit more prone to rusting with a very faint red cast even after adding a rust preventative to the lubricant (sanding properly) and wiping them down as thoroughly as possible with a lint free cloth. Using a DMT lube requires the least amount of liquid and scrap metal is easily removed. They seem to be the densest and most durable of all. Atomas is my go to when I need a nice polished finish. With a little more effort I get a high-gloss finish and a scratch pattern that is as even as possible. The plate is made of aluminum and the diamond plate substrate is made of steel bonded to the aluminum plate. Atoms slice smoother and even though they're rated 400, 600, 800, 1200, they actually feel like 600, 1000, 1500, 2000. I have to constantly use a lot of liquid as the metal sludge builds up, otherwise the plate will dry out and the tool will stick easily. The steel back will gouge and scratch with abuse (I tested it on one). The aluminum corners and base flex slightly if you drop them hard enough (also tested). They are the lightest of them all. When the steel wears out, I choose DMT inserts. When the steel is clean I go straight to the trend because it's the fastest. When I want the lightest tint, I use Atoma. If I make a very good edge then I'll go through Shapton waterstones up to 16000 - depending on the tool - and even end up at a stop that's about 30000 grit.