My 300 grit diamond plate is worn out. I don't have a problem with that, I have worked it hard over the years. Looking at replacing it with either a 220 grit DMT for $64, or an Atoma 140x for $105. Leaning towards the DMT, though I have read good things about Atoma. Given my rust hunting days are pretty well wrapped up, and I won't be beating on my coarse stone for rust removal, any reason to think a replacement DMT won't meet my needs on clean tools just fine for years to come? Next step up in my shop is DMT 600 grit.
I think a fresh 220 should be fine for me, plus it is only 60% of the price of a coarser Atoma.
And it is time to do something definitive about my grinder. Tormek is not really in the budget. I am leaning towards the Veritas Deluxe Power Sharpening set for the price of a single Atoma stone. It comes with a 6" Norton wheel and the Veritas bench mounted rest with a sled and an angle guide.
Will I be disappointed with "a Norton 6" × 3/4" 80x white aluminum oxide grinding wheel" on PMV 11? Where do I have to look and how much do I have to spend to pickup a 6" bench top grinder that should have minimal shaft runout out of the box? Am I going to have to spend real money on CBN wheels as I transition to PMV 11? I am going to wear out the existing plane irons in my herd, but incoming replacements are likely to be PMV11.
My four widest plane irons are all ready to get hollow ground, but I know better than to try to free hand them on the (homestore) grinder I have.
I saw a thread from 2019 where Tom M King really likes the Veritas benchmount grinder tool rest, I am pretty well sold on the rest and sled whether I go for 6" or 8" for the next grinder. I do own a lathe, but for the work I am currently doing I like square and octagonal legs better. Being able to do turning tools later is not really a consideration, but I could set up the "other" side of my soon to be new grinder for those later if need be.
Thanks. Once I have a wire edge on my coarsest stone I feel good about the rest of my system.