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Maxi Smart 🪨 Waterstone Flattener for Flattening Whetstones Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.7
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Description of Maxi Smart 🪨 Waterstone Flattener for Flattening Whetstones

FLATTENING KIT: Comes with anodized aluminium calibrated Straight Edge to check the flatness of your whetstones and Silicone Mat to place the Maxi-smart on a countertop, keep it in storage or even use as a sharpening stone holder. AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL BODY REFINED BY SURFACE GRINDING MACHINE: Ensures precision ground of +/-0.0005” and provides +/-0.003” electroplated diamond surface tolerance. Increased corrosion resistance and deformation-protection. You don’t have to worry about long sessions with H2O. EFFI-ARC GROOVES: Designed to prevent hydraulic lock, so you won't be stuck during the lapping. Grooves provide a trap for excessive slurry, ensuring constant contact with the stone and air escape. DIMENSIONS & COARSENESS: Measures 9.4 by 4.1 by 0.35 inches / 240 x 105 x 9 mm and weighs around 4.4 pounds / 2 kg. Has a consistent 160 mesh / 91 micron / 180 grit surface that assures precision results during the flattening. Monocrystalline diamonds are electroplated on the groovy side. Stainless steel Diamond Breaker included to remove possible high diamond particles and prevent deep scratches on your whetstones (one time 2 minutes use with the new plate). USAGE: Watch our tutorial before use. Only for whetstones, not for tools sharpening. Maxi-smart can lap 400-10k grit artificial or Japanese whetstones 500 times (tested with ±0.6′′ / 1.6mm flatness 400 grit stone). Use straight movements and even pressure. Also can flatten natural stones 100 times (tested on ±0.016′′ / 0.4mm flatness Arkansas Black). The plate on a countertop, straight movements, bigger pressure and plenty of water. Use an abrasive stick to clean the plate`s surface, if clogged. LIFETIME SUPPORT: Email us if you have any questions / ideas on how to improve our products or if you are not satisfied. We will help you or send a product replacement / refund.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Lifetime less than 1 year

I purchased this item on the 21st February so today, after less than nine months of normal amateur use, this is what happened. Very disappointed. For that price I expected it to last me for years. I mainly use it for lapping Shapton ceramic stones. In general, until it happened today, I was very satisfied. This worked fine for me. But 9 months? EDIT: Shortly after writing this review, I emailed the company to report my issue. They responded within an hour on Saturday and very quickly agreed to…

Pros
  • LIFETIME SUPPORT: Write to us if you have any questions/ideas to improve our products or if you are not satisfied. We'll help you or send you a product replacement / money back
Cons
  • Not Automatic

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best round I've ever used and I've used a lot.

Professional knife sharpener with more than seven years of experience, has sharpened more than 40,000 knives. I never write reviews but felt the need to support this company because finally someone made a commendable lapping plate. I have used most lapping pads on the market but the second version of the maxi smart pad is by far the best I have ever used. I prefer Shapton's harder stones and with this plate you can quickly work with professional stones and even glass stones which are the…

Pros
  • HOW TO USE: Watch our tutorial before using. For rods only, not for sharpening tools. Maxi-smart can lap 400-10k grit artificial or Japanese sharpening stones 500 times (tested to ±0.6"/1.6mm flatness with 400 grit). Use straight strokes and even pressure. Can also cut natural stones Smooth 100 times (tested for flatness ±0.016" / 0.4mm Arkansas Black). Plate on the countertop, straight movement, more pressure and more water. Use a sharpening stick to clean the surface of the plate when clogged
Cons
  • Has been damaged

Revainrating 5 out of 5

So good I'm buying two more if availability stops.

Wow you don't have to worry about long sessions. Just wow! So I've used many leveling plates over the years: DMT (both "regular" plates and plates specifically designed for leveling), Atoma, Norton, EZ-LAP and many more. I have to say it's sooo much better. First of all the price. To be honest I was a bit hesitant to try it because of the price, you usually get what you pay for, but this is definitely an exception. As shown in the photos, the stone (and included ruler) is EXTREMELY flat. The…

Pros
  • AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL BODY SURFACE GRINDING MACHINE: Provides +/-0.0005" precision grinding and a diamond coated surface tolerance of +/-0.003". Increased resistance to corrosion and protection against deformation. With H₂O
Cons
  • Unsafe